Two restaurants in the Walden and Signal Mountain Road areas received failing scores on this week's restaurant report card.
Max's, located on Taft Highway in Walden, received a score of 72 for storing raw pork over ready-to-eat food in a cooler, allowing frozen chicken to thaw at room temperature and a dishwasher not properly using sanitizer to clean products, among other reasons.
New China Buffet & Grill on Signal Mountain Road also received a failing score of 74 for leaving food uncovered and unlabeled, storing chemicals on shelves with food and not stocking the hand sink with soap or paper towels, among other reasons. The score was later corrected to a 96.
Reports 12.22.17
72 Max's, 1309 Taft Highway; reasons including not correctly reheating food, raw pork stored over ready-to-eat food in cooler, frozen chicken thawing at room temperature, dishwasher not properly cleaning in sanitizer.
74 New China Buffet & Grill, 531 Signal Mountain Road; reasons including boxes of food on floor in freezer, dirty apron on shelf with dry food, sushi cutting knife left in standing water, food left uncovered and unlabeled, chemicals stored on shelves with food, no soap or paper towels at hand sink. Corrected to 96.
82 Las Margaritas II 4604 Skyview Drive; reasons including floor and walls in poor repair, various non-food surfaces dirty, refried beans no cooled within appropriate time/temperature. Corrected to 91.
83 Champy's 526 MLK Blvd.; reasons including floor drain with old food underneath grate, food handler wearing same gloves for multiple tasks then handling chicken.
89 The Spot Coffee Shop 1800 E. Main Street; water leaking from hand sink faucet, some restrooms out of order, waster water leaking from base of toilets. Corrected to 94.
90 Flying Squirrel
55 Johnson Street
91 1885 Grill 3914
St. Elmo Avenue
93 Blue Ribbon Cafe
9705 Dayton Pike
93 Steamboat Subs
812 Broad Street
94 Waffle House
7047 Amin Drive
94 Taco Roc
6960 Lee Highway
95 Texas Roadhouse
7016 Shallowford Road
95 The Big Table
118 Cross Street
95 Southern Star Take-Away
1210 Taft Highway
95 Smokey Bones
2225 Gunbarrel Road
95 Leapin' Leprechaun
101 Market Street
95 Back Inn Cafe
412 E. 2nd Street
96 Taco Town
4812 Hixson Pike
96 Brewhaus
224 Frazier Avenue
96 Walden Club
633 Chestnut Street
96 Max's 1309
Taft Highway
96 Krystal
4850 Hixson Pike
97 The Bistro
200 Chestnut Street
97 Outback
2120 Hamilton Place Blvd.
97 Biba's Italian
5918 Hixson Pike
97 Armando's Restaurant
1314 Main Street
97 St. John's Restaurant
1278 Market Street
98 Abuelo's
2102 Hamilton Place Blvd.
98 Cheddar's
2014 Gunbarrel Road
98 KFC/LJS
5323 Highway 153
98 Hibachi and Wings
6933 Lee Highway
98 DQ Grill & Chill
5433 Highway 153
98 McDonald's
4502 Rossville Blvd.
98 Amigo's
5699 Brainerd Road
98 Fuji Steak & Sushi
2207 Overnite Drive
98 Ziggy's
607 Cherokee Blvd.
99 Cook Out
5390 Highway 153
100 Chicken Salad Chick
629 Market Street
100 Pizzeria Cortiley
4400 Dayton Blvd.
100 2 Crazy Greeks
4848 Hixson Pike
100 Puelo's Grill
6108 Artesian Circle
100 Hot Diggity Dogs
205 Dellwood Place
100 Rodizio
439 Broad Street
100 Chicken-W-Bones
6227 Lee Highway