Roll Cajun Boudin, Cafe Dupont, Golden Temple and more earn 95+ food service scores in August 2026

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Austin Whereabouts BBQ in McCalla. (Pat Byington / Bham Now)

Sixty-five Jefferson County restaurants including Cafe Dupont, Golden Temple Cafe, Hot & Hot Fish Club, and Le Fresca received 95 and above on their food service scores this past August 2026. 

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 100-125 local establishments that handle and serve food. 

They include:

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

Local restaurants with 95+ scores

Golden Temple
Golden Temple, Birmingham’s first exclusive vegetarian restaurant. (Pat Byington/Bham Now)

Below is the list of restaurants that scored 95+ in the month of August 2026.

(The Pizitz Food Hall)
Drunken Noodles, one of the dishes at Thai Esane. (The Pizitz Food Hall)
Eugene's Hot Chicken
Get your wings from Eugene’s Hot Chicken in Birmingham. (Nathan Watson / Bham Now)
PopUp Bagels 103 Roll Cajun Boudin, Cafe Dupont, Golden Temple and more earn 95+ food service scores in August 2026
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Inside Capella Pizzeria in Uptown near Protective Stadium. (Crawford Square Real Estate Advisors)

Jefferson County Department of Health

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

Food service inspection scores are updated regularly on the Jefferson County Department of Health website.

Check out 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.

Pat Byington
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.

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