A total of 27 retail food service businesses in Mesa County earned Blue Ribbon awards for 2010.

The Mesa County Board of Health presents the awards to full-service food service businesses that are open to the public; provide menus and seating; and demonstrate superior sanitation practices, including no critical violations during the calendar year.

In Grand Junction, the winners are:

• Berna B’s Classic Cuisine and Catering,
• the Burger King on North Avenue,
• Cookies Outlaw Cafe,
• Dairy Queen locations on the Interstate Highway 70 Business Loop and Orchard Mesa,
• Fraps & Wraps,
• K-Mart,
• Nick-N-Willy’s Pizza,
• Pablo’s Pizza,
• the Pizza Hut location on North Avenue,
• the Subway location on 12th Street,
• Taco Bell locations on Horizon Drive and U.S. Highway 6 & 50, and
• Tequila’s Mexican Family Restaurant.

In Clifton, the winners are:

• the Burger King location on the I-70 Business Loop,
• Dos Hombres,
• the McDonalds location on the I-70 Business Loop and
• the Qdoba location on 32 Road.

In Fruita, the winners are:

• Munchies Pizza and Deli,
• the Subway location on Raptor Road and
• the Taco Bell location on Kokopelli Boulevard.

In Palisade, the winners are:

• Diorio’s, Inari’s — A Palisade Bistro and
• Slice O Life Bakery.

In Collbran, the winners are:

• Collbran Creamery and
• The Drive-In.s

And in Mesa,

• Blink Coffee Company also earned a Blue Ribbon award.