Partners in Food Safety
Denver’s dining scene is red hot. But, are local restaurant inspectors seeing red when they make their rounds?
Not in establishments designated as “Partners in Food Safety,” a program designed to recognize Denver food facilities that consistently promote and maintain excellent food safety practices.
The bar is high. Of the more than 3,500 regulated retail food establishments in Denver, only 15% typically qualify for the Partners in Food Safety Award.
“Food establishments” include restaurants, food trucks, bakeries, convenience stores, and food vendors and cafeterias in facilities such as schools and airports. The criteria to become eligible for the program are rigorous and include the following:
- No more than two critical violations per inspection on the last two inspections
- No fines issued within the last 12 months
- No foodborne illness outbreaks within the last 12 months
- Must offer a formal training program for all food handling employees
Dining out is a treat. An opportunity to enjoy a variety of food prepared in all kinds of ways; there’s something for everyone in Denver’s dining scene. But just as important as the buzz is food safety. Each year, one in six Americans, or 48 million people, will experience sickness from a foodborne outbreak. Be aware, educated and informed before you make that reservation!
Partners In Food Safety Award Recipients
2020 Recipients
Restaurants, Food Trucks and Other Food Service Establishments
- Chop Shop 200 N Quebec St
- Doubletree by Hilton Denver 3203 Quebec St
- Embassy Suites Stapleton 4444 N Havana St
- ERC @ PHP Lowry 8190 E 1st Ave
- Giuseppe's Pizzeria 5600 W Dartmouth Ave
- King Soopers 2727 W Evans Ave
Schools
Previous Recipients
Restaurants and Food Trucks
Aviators 8900 Pena Blvd
Bad Daddy's Burger Bar 240 Milwaukee St
Blue Bonnet Restaurant 457 S Broadway
Bubba Gump Shrimp Co 1437 California St
Buffalo Wild Wings, 7607 E 36th Ave
Cantina Grill- DIA Concourse B 8900 Pena Blvd
Cantina Grill - DIA Terminal, 8400 Pena Blvd
Chick-Fil-A, 3601 Quebec St
Chipotle 371 E Alameda Ave
Chook Charcoal Chicken 1300 S Pearl
Corner Bakery Café, 717 17th St.
Denny's 1605 N Federal Blvd
Dog Haus Biergarten 8316 Northfield Blvd
Domino's Pizza 8031 E Colfax Ave
Elway's at DIA, 8900 Pena Blvd
Einstein Bros Bagels 1213 E Evans Ave
Gameworks 7950 Northfield Blvd
Gennaro's 2598 S Broadway
Giuseppe's Pizzeria, 5600 W Dartmouth Ave
The Hound Sports Pub and Burger 3575 S Yosemite St
Il Posto 2601 Larimer St
Illegal Pete's 270 S Broadway
Illegal Pete's 1744 E Evans Ave
Islamorada Fish Company 7970 Northfield Blvd
J Street 3046 S Downing St
Lancer's Diner 2991 W Evans Ave
Liberati Restaurant & Brewery 2403 Champa St
Los Chingones 10155 E 29th Dr
Lounge 5280 - DIA, 8900 Pena Blvd
Maria Empanada 1298 S Broadway
Max Gill and Grill, 1052 S. Gaylord
Mici Handcrafted Italian, 2373 Central Park Blvd
Noodles & Co 1460 16th St
Olive Garden Stapleton 8314 Northfield Blvd
Pieology Pizzeria 1147 N Broadway, Ste 103
Protein Bar and Kitchen, 1600 Glenarm Pl
Qdoba 1201 Larimer St
Renaissance Denver Hotel 3801 Quebec St
Rise Pies 3000 E 1st Ave
Sam's Club 505 Broadway
Santiago's Mexican Restaurant 2505 N Federal Blvd
Santiago's Mexican Restaurant 6365 E Hampden Ave
Simply Pizza Truck , 15562 E Fremont Drive
Solutions Lounge and Restaurant 2220 California St
Sifted LLC, 3600 E 40th Ave
Snarf's 1490 S Broadway
Snooze AM Eatery 700 N Colorado Blvd
Sodexo @ United Airlines Flight Training Center 7500 E 35th Ave
Tavern Platt Park 1475 S Pearl St
The Goods Restaurant 2550 E Colfax Ave
True Food Kitchen 2800 E 2nd Ave
Woody Creek C 9100 Pena
Yampa Sandwich Co 4919 S Newport St
Schools
Academia Ana Marie Sandoval, 3655 Wyandot St
Barnum Elementary School 85 Hooker St
Beach Court Elementary 4950 Beach Ct
Bruce Randolph High School 3955 S Steele St
Byers High School, 150 S Pearl St
Cowell Elementary School 4510 W 10th Ave
Denison Elementary 1821 S Yates St
Denver Montessori High School 4250 Shoshone St
DPS Academy of Urban Learning 2417 W 29th Ave
DPS School of the Arts 7111 Montview Blvd
Ellis Elementary, 1651 S Dahlia St
Fairview Elementary School 2715 W 11th Ave
Garden Place Academy, 4425 Lincoln St
Godsman Elementary, 2120 W Arkansas Ave
Grant Beacon Middle School 1751 S Washington St
Green Valley Ranch Elementary 4100 N Jericho St
GreenLee Elementary, 1150 N Lipan St
High Tech Elementary School, 8499 Stoll Pl
Isabella Bird Community School 2701 N Lima St
Lake Middle School, 1820 N Lowell
Lincoln Elementary, 710 S Pennsylvania St
McGlone Elementary, 4500 Crown Blvd
Marrama Elementary 19100 E 40th Ave
Merrill Middle School 1551 S Monroe St
Newlon Elementary School 361 Vrain St
Oakland Elementary 4580 N Dearborn St
Odyssey School 6550 E 21st Ave
Rishel Campus 451 S Tejon St
Rocky Mountain Prep 3752 N Tennyson St
Sabin Elementary School 3050 S Vrain St
Schmitt Elementary School 1820 S Vallejo St
Sodexo @ Graland Country Day School 55 Clermont St
South High School, 1700 E Louisiana Ave
Steele Elementary School, 320 S Marion Parkway
Stephen Knight Center for Early Education, 3245 E Exposition Ave
STRIVE Prep Sunnyside, 4735 N Pecos St
Valdez Elementary School, 2525 W 29th Ave
Vanguard Classical School 801 N Yosemite St
West Campus High School 951 Elati St
William Roberts Elementary School, 2100 Akron St
Other Food Service Establishments
Colorado Acute Long Term Hospital 1690 Meade St
- Maxwell Elementary, 14390 E. Bolling Dr.
- Panda Express, 7850 W. Quincy Ave.
- Regis University Main Cafe 3333 Regis Blvd.
- West High School 951 N Elati St
- Rachel B Noel Campus 5280 Kittredge St
- Highline Elementary/Academy at Jacobs 19451 E Maxwell Pl
- Martin Luther King Jr. Early College 19535 E 46th Ave
- Chipotle 140 N Steele St
- Roberts Elementary 2100 N Akron Way
- Byers Middle School 150 S Pearl St
- Santiago's 2505 N Federal Blvd
- Chipotle 820 S Monaco Pkwy
- Conservatory Green/High Tech Elementary 8499 E Stroll Pl
- Park Hill Elementary 5050 E 19th Ave
- High Tech Early College 11200 E 45th Ave
- Garden Place Elementary School 4425 N Lincoln St
- Beach Court School 4950 N Beach Ct
- Smiley Middle School 2540 N Holly St
- Steele Elementary #278 320 S Marion Pkwy
- Trevista at Horace Mann 4130 N Navajo St
- Regis University - Claver Hall 3333 Regis Blvd
- Vista Academy 4800 Telluride St
- D. U. Ritchie Center Commissary 2250 E Jewell Ave
- Renzios Greek Food 3000 E 1st Ave
- Barney Ford Elementary School 14500 E Maxwell Pl
- Marrama Elementary 19100 E 40th Ave
- Blue Bonnet Restaurant 457 South Broadway
- Rosemark Mayfair Park 833 Jersey St
- Harrington Elementary School 2401 E 37th Ave
- STRIVE Prep Sunnyside 4735 Pecos St
- Lancer's Diner 2991 W Evans Ave
- Snooze Eatery 700 N Colorado Blvd
- Snarfs Sandwiches 1490 S Broadway
- Brown Elementary School 2550 Lowell Blvd
- Cory Elementary School 1550 S Steele St
- Maria Empanada 1298 S Broadway
- Village Inn 400 W 48th Ave
- Renaissance Denver Hotel 3801 Quebec St
- United Flight Training Center 7500 E 35th Ave
- Cowell Elementary 4540 W 10th Ave
- Supper Bell Catering 3600 E 40th Ave
- Swigert International School 3480 Syracuse St
- Odyssey School 6650 E 21st Ave
- Hallett Fundamental Elementary 2950 Jasmine St
- Bubba Gump Shrimp Company 1437 California St
- North High School 2960 N Speer Blvd
- Four Seasons Banquet 1111 14th St
- Four Seasons Hotel Restaurant 1111 14th St
- McKinley-Thatcher Elementary 1230 S Grant St
- Schmitt Elementary 1820 S Vallejo
- Merrill Middle School 1551 Monroe St
- Gust Elementary 3440 W Yale Ave
- Kunsmiller Middle School 2250 S Quitman Way
- Los Chingones Stapleton 10155 E 29th Dr
- Mici Handcrafted Italian 2373 Central Park Blvd
- Bar Red, 437 W Colfax Ave.
- Beach Court Elementary, 4590 Beach Ct.
- Blue Bonnet, 475 S. Broadway
- Bradley School, 3051 S. Elm St.
- Chipotle, 3600 W 32nd Ave.
- Courtyard by Marriott Denver Stapleton, 7415 41st Ave.
- Cowell Elementary School, 4540 W10th Ave.
- Dairy Queen, 2205 S Broadway
- DCIS - Baker, 574 6th Ave.
- Denver Commissary, 3600 E. 40th Ave.
- Denver Language School, 451 Newport St.
- Dora Moore Elementary, 846 Corona St.
- Doubletree Hotel, 3202 N Quebec St.
- DSST Byers, 50 Pearl St.
- Edison Elementary School, 3350 Quitman St.
- Elways DIA, 8900 Pena Blvd.
- Farrell B. Howell ECE-8 School, 14250 E. Albrook Dr.
- Florence Crittenden School, 451 S Tejon St.
- Four Seasons Hotel, 1111 14th St.
- Garden Place Academy, 4425 Lincoln St.
- Green Lee Elementary, 1150 Lipan St.
- Gust Elementary School, 3440 W Yale Ave.
- Historians Ale House, 24 N Broadway
- Hapa Sushi, 1514 Blake St.
- Highline Academy Northeast, 19451 Maxwell Place
- J Street (Mobile), 3046 S Downing St.
- Kepner Middle School, 911 S Hazel Ct.
- Lounge 5280 at DIA, 8900 Pena Blvd.
- Manual High School, 1700 E. 28th Ave.
- Martin Luther King Jr. Early College, 19535 E. 46th Ave.
- Max Gill & Grill, 1052 S Gaylord St.
- McKinley Thatcher Elementary School, 1230 S Grant St.
- Montbello High School, 5000 Crown Blvd.
- Morey Middle School, 840 E 14th Ave
- Munroe Elementary School, 3440 W Virgina Ave.
- Newlon Elementary School, 361 Vrain St.
- North High School, 2960 N Speer Blvd.
- Panda Express #2265, 7850 W Quincy
- Park Burger, 1890 S. Pearl St.
- Qdoba, 2100 S University
- Renaissance Denver Hotel, 3801 N. Quebec St.
- Rishel Middle School, 451 S Tejon St.
- Rosenberg's Bagels, 725 E 26th Ave.
- Strive Sunnyside, 4735 Pecos St.
- Taco Bell #9403, 7150 Leetsdale Dr.
- Thirsty Lion Gastropub & Grill, 201 Columbine St.
- Thomas Jefferson High School, 3950 S. Holly St.
- Traylor Academy, 2900 S Ivan Way
- Valdez Elementary School, 2525 W 29th Ave.
- Valverde Elementary School, 2030 W Alameda St.
- Westerly Creek Elementary School, 8800 E 28th Ave.
- Zoe's Kitchen, 1920 17th St.
- Blue Bonnet, 457 S Broadway Ave
- Denver Human Services, Work Options for Women, 1200 Federal Blvd
- Elways at DIA, Denver Airport 8900 Pena Blvd
- Esters Neighborhood Pub, 1950 S Holly St
- Four Seasons Banquet Kitchen, 1111 14th Street
- Four Seasons Hotel, 1111 14th Street
- Lechugas, 3609 Tejon St
- Lounge 5280, Denver Airport 8900 Pena Blvd
- Maria Empanada, 1298 S Broadway
- Marriott Springhill Suites Denver Downtown at MSU Denver, 1190 Auraria Pkwy
- Pasta Pasta Pasta, 2800 E 2nd Ave
- Porter Adventist Hospital, 2525 S Downing St
- Pour La France!, Denver Airport 8900 Pena Blvd
- Protein Bar, 1755 16th Street
- Village Inn, 4850 Federal Blvd
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Please call 720-944-3000 to be connected to the statewide Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline.
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