Two Winsted restaurants fail inspections

WINSTED — Two Laurel City restaurants failed inspections conducted by the Torrington Area Health District.

Mario’s Tuscany Grill and China Star, both on Main Street, received scores lower than 80 during recent inspections, according to records obtained by The Winsted Journal.

In order to be listed as "passing," a business must score an 80 or above, with a maximum score of 100. Those who score lower than 80 must remedy all issues and be reinspected within two weeks.

Should a restaurant fail again, it will be shut down. There are 10 areas of food preparation that are considered "four-point items" and failure in those areas can result in an automatic failure of the inspection.

Businesses are inspected between one and four times annually, depending on their class and interaction with food preparation. Businesses such as Subway, a class two, are inspected twice a year and a class four, such as Mario’s Tuscany Grill, is inspected four times per year.

The Journal will continue to report how local restaurants fare in health inspections. Each week, the Torrington Area Health conducts more than 40 spot inspections on local food-service related businesses and scores the businesses based on specific criteria.

Scores from recent inspections are as follows:

R&B Sportsworld, 19 Rowley St. Winsted, class 2, inspected on Oct. 8, with a passing score of 95.

Old Newgate Coon Club Inc., 133 Colebrook Road, Norfolk, class 3, inspected on Oct. 9, with a passing score of 96.

Peter’s Boathouse, 349 Main Street, Salisbury, class 4, reinspected on Oct. 7, with a passing score.

PFS Two LLC, DBA Dunkin Donuts, 3 East Main St., North Canaan, class 3, inspected on Oct. 9, with a passing score of 94.

Sage Dining Services at Indian Mountain School, 200 Indian Mountain Road, Salisbury, class 3, reinspected on Oct. 17, with a passing score of 97.

China Star Restaurant, 440 Main St., Winsted, class 4, inspected on Oct. 16, with a failing score of 77.

Garibaldi Society, 524 Main St., Winsted, class 1, inspected on Oct. 16, with a passing score of 96.

Kehow Tribe No. 39 Cafe, 15 Case Ave., Winsted, class 2, inspected on Oct. 16, with a passing score of 87.

Sophia’s Pizzeria, LLC., 200 New Hartford Road, Winsted, class 4, inspected on Oct. 16, with a passing score of 86.

Wendy’s, 127 Main St., Winsted, class 3, inspected on Oct. 16, with a passing score of 96.

Cackleberries Restaurant, 242 Main St., Winsted, class 4, inspected on Oct. 15, with a passing score of 93.

Kent Pizza, 536 Main St., Winsted, class 4, inspected on Oct. 15, with a passing score of 94.

Mario’s Tuscany Grill, 560 Main St., Winsted, class 4, inspected on Oct. 15, with a failing score of 74.

Crystal Peak, 164 Torrington Road, Winsted, class 4, inspected on Oct. 14, with a passing score of 89.

The Tributary Restaurant, 19 Rowley St., Winsted, class 4, inspected on Oct. 14, with a passing score of 85.

Mad River Grocery LLC, 787 Main St., Winsted, class 1, reinspection on Oct. 21, with a passing score.

Winsted Area Child Care Inc., 1 Lake St., Winsted, class 2, inspected on Oct. 21, with a passing score of 90.

Steppin Stone, 15 Railroad St., North Canaan, class 3, inspected on Oct. 22, with a passing score of 93.

Billy Ray’s Cafe, 19 Rowley St., Winsted, class 2, inspected on Oct. 23, with a passing score of 87.