UTICA -- Less than two years ago, James Loy reopened the steakhouse at 255-257 Genesee St. with plans of expanding and becoming one of the area’s top restaurants. But on Wednesday, state Department of Taxation and Finance agents padlocked the doors of Utica’s 257 Steakhouse because the business owes about $6,000 in sales tax.

The Restaurant Monitor is a weekly listing of scores for restaurants inspected by the Brazos County Health Department. Inspection scores are on a 100-point scale. Generally, scores below 80 might cause the department to schedule a follow-up visit. A score below 70 results in the suspension of an establishment's health permit. The following inspections were conducted Nov. 5-12

Quality Inn, Staunton Facility type: Hotel continental breakfast Inspection type: Routine Inspection date: Oct. 27 Critical violations: 0 Noncritical violations: 2 # Food stored on the floor or food stored less than 6 inches above the floor. Level: Noncritical Details: Elevate food storage onto approved shelving with minimum 6 inch legs or casters.

All 26 food premises in the Taunton and Wellington given a hygiene inspection last month were judged good, very good or excellent. Half of them received the top five stars (excellent), eight had four stars (very good) and the other five won three stars (good). None received two stars (broadly compliant), one star (poor) or no stars (very poor).