ILLINOIS: Before you dine, you can check online - (Rockford Register Star)
March 11, 2008 – 6:27 pmhttp://www.rrstar.com/cherryvalley/x1993297014
LOVES PARK — Officials at the Winnebago County Health Department were cited as saying next year theyll start publishing restaurant inspection reports online for each of the 1,551 food establishments in the county.
And changes are also in store for the agencys subjective food safety scoring system that can give one restaurant a pass and another a failing grade despite their having the same numerical score.
Matt Haese of Loves Park was cited as saying the changes are a good idea, adding, “Ive been in some restaurants before where you really wonder.”
Haese and his wife dined at the Loves Park BeefaRoo Monday, where a county health inspector paid a visit. While beef and french fries sizzled in the kitchen, Larry Swacina had salad on the brain. Swacina inserted a digital thermometer into each bin of salad ingredients as cooks hovered over the grill next to him.
Lettuce: 41 degrees. Cheddar cheese: 39.
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