Encore Rouge, Walk-On’s, Irondale Cafe + more earned 95+ food service scores in October

Encore Rouge on Southside (Pat Byington / Bham Now)

Several Jefferson County restaurants—including Encore Rouge, Irondale Cafe, Red Bike Cafe and more—received 95 and above on their food service scores this past September.

Since 2018, Bham Now has reported the monthly Jefferson County Department of Health restaurant food service scores. Each month, the Health Department inspects an average of 100+ local establishments that handle and serve food. 

They include:

• Restaurants
• Schools
• Nursing homes
• Daycare centers
• Hospitals
• Grocery stores
• Concession stands

We report each month on local restaurants. Food service inspection scores are updated regularly on the Jefferson County Department of Health website.

Restaurants with 95+ scores

(Pat Byington/Bham Now)Walk On’s (Pat Byington/Bham Now)

• The Joyful Food — 99
• Walk-ons in Trussville — 97
• Our Place in Gardendale —97
• Dolly’s Cafe in Hueytown —99
• Drift Kitchen — 99
• Rusty’s BBQ — 99
• Fairfield Seafood — 96
• Three Earred Rabbit in Trussville —95
• True Story Brewing — 98
• Red Bike Coffee — 95

The Crestwood Storefront (Grace Brindley / Bham Now)

• Crestwood Pharmacy and Soda Fountain — 100
• Saul’s Kitchen Seafood — 95
• Irondale Cafe —98
• Encore Rouge — 97
• Ensley Seafood — 97

Jefferson County Department of Health

Jefferson County Department of Health. (Pat Byington / Bham Now)

Visit the latest scores on the Jefferson County Department of Health’s Food Service website. Food service inspections help keep us all safe. Bookmark the page and stay tuned for our monthly 95+ stories.

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Pat Byington

Longtime conservationist. Former Executive Director at the Alabama Environmental Council and Wild South. Publisher of the Bama Environmental News for more than 18 years. Career highlights include playing an active role in the creation of Alabama's Forever Wild program, Little River Canyon National Preserve, Dugger Mountain Wilderness, preservation of special places throughout the East through the Wilderness Society and the strengthening (making more stringent) the state of Alabama's cancer risk and mercury standards.