Which Businesses Provide the Safest Eating Environment in Town?

A handful of local businesses were recognized by the Richfield Health Advisory Board for their great efforts to provide safe food to customers Tuesday night.

See which businesses took home the 2011 awards.

Nominees and winners were graded on a variety of different areas including how health risk factors are managed, the store or restaurant's food safety training program, procedures in place, cleanliness and more.

Winner's of the board's annual Food Safety Award were:

Review these businesses by clicking on any of the names highlighted in blue.

Full-Service Restaurant

Houlihan’s

(Other 2012 nominees: Richfield American Legion Post #435, Richfield VFW Post #5555, and Don Pablo's)

Retail Grocery

Target

(Other 2012 nominee: Lund's)

Fast Food, Pizza, Carry-Out, Cafeteria

Wendy's

(Other 2012 nominees: Arby’s, Subway West, and Jimmy John's)

While many of us don’t get back behind the service counter or into the kitchen of our local businesses, which local restaurant or grocery store has impressed you with its product, general cleanliness or food preparation? Tell us in the comments section.

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