Three of the restaurants visited by Columbia County health inspectors last month received less than perfect scores.

The county public health department inspects facilities that serve food on a semiannual, unannounced basis to look for compliance with health codes in three categories:

• Priority items, which have direct links to preventing foodborne illness and are a priority to adhere to, such as throwing out moldy food.
• Priority foundation items, which require management to perform specific actions or have certain equipment and procedures to prevent potential health risks, such as proper labeling and record keeping.
• Core items, which are usually related to general sanitation and maintenance.

The following restaurants and food services received perfect scores of 100 during their inspections:

• Bobablastic, located at 51875 S.W. Old Portland Road in Scappoose
• Chavitas Mexican Food, located at 955 E. Columbia River Highway in Clatskanie
• Chick-Fil-A Food Truck, located at 75950 Rock Crest St. in Rainier
• Clatskanie River Inn, located at 600 E. Columbia River Highway in Clatskanie
• Columbia Tavern, located at 467 Columbia Blvd. in St. Helens
• Dely’s Kusina, located at 51875 S.W. Old Portland Road in Scappoose
• El Tapatio, located at 117 W. A St. in Rainier
• Elevate Coffee & Decor, located at 110 E. B St. in Rainier
• Esan Thai Food Cart, located at 51875 S.W. Old Portland Road
• Farmhouse Coffee, located at 319 W. B St. in Rainier
• Hill Climb Coffee, located at 75742 Rock Crest St. in Rainier
• Javalation, located at 399 S. Columbia River Highway in St. Helens
• Kumakatsu, located at 305 S. Columbia River Highway in St. Helens
• La Cabana, located at 854 Bridge St. in Vernonia
• Lion Coffee Express, located at 2375 Gable Road in St. Helens
• Lotus of Bangkok, located at 295 Strand St. in St. Helens
• Two Pig Cow Spud locations, at 51875 S.W. Old Portland Road in Scappoose and 175 Bowling Alley Lane in St. Helens
• Taqueria el Rosario, located at 2225 Gable Road in St. Helens
• Yo Place Eats & Treats, located at 58735 Columbia River Highway in St. Helens

These restaurants received scores of less than 100:

Happy Garden, located at 52595 Columbia River Highway in Scappoose

• Score: 90
• Violations: Priority violations for not having a sanitation solution on hand and for storing fried foods at room temperature. A sanitation solution was made and the room temperature food was thrown out to correct the violations during the inspection.

Ixtapa, located at 33452 Havlik Road in Scappoose

• Score: 95
• Violation: Priority violation for not having sanitation solution, which was made during the inspection to correct the violation.

Village Inn Restaurant & Bar, located at 535 S. Columbia River Highway in St. Helens

• Score: 87
• Violations: Priority violations for maintaining hot cheese sauces and items at the cold prep station — including raw meats, vegetables, shredded cheese and ready-to-eat toppings — at an improper temperature. Those items were thrown out during the inspection to correct the violation. Additional priority foundation violation due to a malfunction in the dishwasher causing the water to not get hot enough to properly sanitize dishes. The kitchen was temporarily closed as a result, as there were no other dishwashers available.