Dining Safety

According to Men’s Health magazine, the City of St. Louis is one of the safest places in the entire country to dine out. St. Louis shared top ranking and an A+ rating with Baltimore, Pittsburgh, and Richmond.

Health Director Pamela Rice Walker, who sent me the clip, attributes the City’s rank to her department’s quick response to all reports of food-borne outbreaks in restaurants, schools, and daycare centers; and strict enforcement of the state’s up-to-date Food Code. (She also mentioned that Kansas City’s C- ranked it 56th in the survey, but tempered that observation with the mischievous assertion that she wasn’t a competitive person.)

As an habitual eater, I am delighted with the results.