How local health department grades restaurants and food trucks: They
check for compliance with health and sanitation codes. Inspections are
scored and they give establishments a letter grade of A, B, or C. Receiving
a high grade is not only important as a matter of public safety, but
also to running a successful business. Lower grades can drive customers
away which results in less patronage which results in less profit for
the business. If too many violations are found, the inspector can deem a
restaurant a public health hazard and has the authority to order it be
closed. This includes a temporary closure of a restaurant. They work
with low-scoring restaurants to improve their practices and to help them
comply with sanitary codes. As a health dept liaison, I have been
helping restaurants and food trucks to attain higher letter grades and
also to serve safe foods to their customers. My happiest moment was to
see one of my restaurant customer became the “BEST of Boston” not only
in taste but also in serving safest food! I also found it very
rewarding to help low scoring restaurants back to open their business
after being forced to close by their local health department. My success
rate is so far 100%!
Health Department Liaison
"It's very
rewarding for me to help low scoring restaurants back to open their business
after being forced to close by their local health department. My success
rate is so far 100%!"
Over 20 years as a food safety manager & operator, partnering with various retail food operations such as Flik, Compass Group, ARAMARK, Partners Health, Delaware North Companies etc. HACCP certified in retail food operations.