Clean Restaurant Award Presented in Missouri City

t the City Council meeting of August 21, 2006, Missouri City Mayor Allen Owen presents 13 Clean Restaurant Awards to the food establishments operating in Missouri City earning scores over 95. Mayor Owen (far right) joins restaurant representatives receiving the awards that evening. "We should all be proud of these establishments for their efforts and continue to encourage people to come visit and support them," he said. (l-r) Keely T. Aust, Inspector I of the Code Enforcement Division, Planning Department; Tim Chow, Quizno's; Mike Sheraze, Popeye’s; Tom Nguyen, Ken Shin Sushi; Ki Joo Ban, Southern Maid; Reggie King, Burger King; Milton Kubala, Chick-Fil-A; Winsome Jones, Grace's Café; Mayor Owen.

At the City Council meeting of August 21, 2006, Missouri City Mayor Allen Owen presents 13 Clean Restaurant Awards to the food establishments operating in Missouri City earning scores over 95. Mayor Owen (far right) joins restaurant representatives receiving the awards that evening. "We should all be proud of these establishments for their efforts and continue to encourage people to come visit and support them," he said. (l-r) Keely T. Aust, Inspector I of the Code Enforcement Division, Planning Department; Tim Chow, Quizno's; Mike Sheraze, Popeye’s; Tom Nguyen, Ken Shin Sushi; Ki Joo Ban, Southern Maid; Reggie King, Burger King; Milton Kubala, Chick-Fil-A; Winsome Jones, Grace's Café; Mayor Owen.

13 Standouts with Scores Over 95
Five of 13 local restaurants in Missouri City receiving Clean Restaurant awards this health inspection go round achieved an excellent rating and obtained the highest score possible, a 100. These food establishments include Quiznos, Starbucks on the 5700 bock of Highway 6, Fruhstucks, Popeye’s, and Johnny Carino’s Restaurant.
Representatives of these food eateries scoring 95 or better with no critical violations were presented with certificates at the August 21, 2006 City Council meeting.
Those consistently demonstrating excellence with multi-awards include 7-time recipients Quiznos and Ken Shin Sushi, Chick-Fil-A with the highest number of award certificates totaling 10, and 9-time recipient, Domino’s on Texas Parkway. Other multi-award recipients include Southern Maid, Burger King on the 6800 block of Highway 6, and Grace’s along with Panera Bread and McDonald’s on the 1600 block of Cartwright.
Below is the complete list of the 13 clean restaurant award recipients along with their respective scores.

Name	Address	Award Times	Scores
Quiznos	5830 Highway 6	7	100
Starbucks	5740 Highway 6	4	100
Fruhstucks	5425 Highway 6	3	100
Popeye’s	4850 Highway 6	1	100
Johnny Carino’s	5750 Highway 6	2	100
Ken Shun Sushi	4751 Highway 6	7	99
Southern Maid	6311 Highway 6	2	98
Burger King	6855 Highway 6	6	98
Chick-Fil-A	6124 Highway 6	10	98
Grace’s	1909 Texas Parkway	3	98
Domino’s	2435 Texas Parkway	9	97
Panera	5672 Highway 6	4	97
McDonald’s	1605 Cartwright	4	96

As of May of this year, all restaurant establishments in Missouri City, where food is handled or prepared, are required to post health score resulting from onsite inspections by the City’s Health Inspector. Since then, City Council ordinances in effect require the posting of a letter grade—A, B, C or D along with a number grade for any establishment that fails a health inspection.
“Restaurants have been very cooperative about this process since their operators fully understand that our health inspections are part of keeping food establishments up to standards on food safety and restaurant cleanliness impacting public health,” explains Mike Fogarty Code Enforcement Division Supervisor. I believe the restaurants that won the Clean Restaurant Award are very proud of their establishments for that higher level of food service delivery and operation for what is intended for public consumption,” adds Keely T. Aust, Inspector I of the Code Enforcement Division of Missouri City’s Planning Department. “Owners and managers also have a particular pride about receiving the award and they want to make sure they maintain a safe and sanitary environment for that award every six months to let the public know that they are meeting high standards,” explains Aust.

Both Aust and Frank Luu, Health Inspector, conduct the food establishment site visits to check for compliance with health and safety regulations in accordance with the Texas Food Establishment Rules.
In Missouri City, all food establishments are inspected twice a year for compliance with health codes.
For more information about the restaurant awards and health inspections, interested persons are asked to call 281/403-8500.

At the City Council meeting of August 21, 2006, Missouri City Mayor Allen Owen presents 13 Clean Restaurant Awards to the food establishments operating in Missouri City earning scores over 95. Mayor Owen (far right) joins restaurant representatives receiving the awards that evening. “We should all be proud of these establishments for their efforts and continue to encourage people to come visit and support them,” he said. (l-r) Keely T. Aust, Inspector I of the Code Enforcement Division, Planning Department; Tim Chow, Quizno’s; Mike Sheraze, Popeye’s; Tom Nguyen, Ken Shin Sushi; Ki Joo Ban, Southern Maid; Reggie King, Burger King; Milton Kubala, Chick-Fil-A; Winsome Jones, Grace’s Café; Mayor Owen.

National Night Out in Missouri City

By Elsa Malakoff

“It is ‘doggone good’ to live in Missouri City,” a statement coined by these city officials as they posed with two McGruff dogs at the Public Safety Headquarters before making the rounds to some of the 60 registered parties in this community during National Night Out. Missouri City was recently ranked the safest of the surrounding five cities, including Houston, Stafford, Richmond, Rosenberg, and Sugar Land, according to a government report and with the celebration of National Night Out, residents took the time to promote community spirit in the name of neighborhood safety. (l-r) With MCPD Chief Ron Echols are Mayor Allen Owen, Council Member Eunice Reiter, McGruff 1, McGruff 2, Council Member Bob Burton, Council Member Brett Kolaja, and Assistant Fire Chief Mike Youngblood. Other elected officials at the Public Safety Headquarters and not photographed due to earlier departures to NNO neighborhood parties include Council Member Don Smith and FBISD Board Member Ken Bryant.