Cleanest Kitchen winners on the Eastside of Cincinnati | News

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - People expect and deserve a clean and safe experience when dining in restaurants and food service facilities. The Hamilton County Public Health “Clean Kitchen Award” recognizes the best-of-the-best in maintaining safe food service operations.

Here is a list of winning operators on the Eastside of Cincinnati for the second half of 2012:

• Snappy Tomato Pizza; 6016 Wooster Pike
• Madeira Elementary; 7840 Thomas Drive
• Montgomery Inn Catering; 11314 Tamarco Drive
• Blue Ash Elementary; 9541 Plainfield Road
• LaRosa's 901 Loveland Madeira Road
• Ethicon-Surgeon's Lounge; 4545 Creek Road
• Ursuline Academy; 5535 Pfieffer Road
• Taco Bell; 7781 Montgomery Road
• Burger King; 10558 Loveland Madeira Road
• Indian Hill Elementary School; 6100 Drake Road
• Indian Hill high school; 6865 Drake Road
• Indian Hill Middle School; 6845 Drake Road
• Indian Hill Primary; 6207 Drake Road
• Mariemont Elementary School; 6750 Wooster Pike
• Mariemont high school; 1 Warrior Way
• Terrace Park Elementary; 723 Elm Avenue
• Blue Ash Family Recreation Center; 4434 Cooper Road
• City of Blue Ash Amphitheater; 4433 Cooper Road
• City of Blue Ash Pool; 4433 Cooper Road
• Moeller high school; 9001 Montgomery Road

“We started the Clean Kitchen Award to recognize food service facilities in the County that are exemplary in maintaining clean, well-cared-for and ultimately, safe environments for serving food,” according to Greg Kesterman, Hamilton County Public Health assistant commissioner.  “Since we began issuing the award in 2011, it has really become popular with the County’s food service operations and we are seeing applications increase nearly every month.”

The requirements for receiving a Clean Kitchen Award are stringent.  To be considered, facilities must:

• Have fewer than three violations in the previous two years prior to applying;
• Have no "critical" or repeat violations in the previous two years;
• Maintain at least two staff members with Level I Food Handler certification or at least one staff member with a current ServSafe certificate;
• Submit applications along with corresponding documentation;
• Have a minimum of two years of inspection data on file with Hamilton County Public Health.

 The award is a real honor for our operators," Kesterman adds.  "It's not easy to receive one of these awards and our winners are diligent in maintaining sanitary operations.  If you are out and about and find one of our awards displayed in a restaurant or other food service facility, you can be sure that these operators take sanitation very seriously," he says.