Both restaurants inspected by the health department in May received perfect scores. (Submitted by Marc-Lautenbacher via Wikimedia Commons)

The reports are in, and Columbia County restaurants had a squeaky-clean May.

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.

Health inspectors visited two Columbia County businesses last month — Hometown Pizza, located at 109 E. A St. in Rainier, and Ol’ Pastime Tavern, located at 105 E. A St. in Rainier.

Both restaurants received a perfect score of 100 on their inspections.