The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department inspects restaurants twice a year and grades the businesses on a 100-point scale. Scores below 70 require corrective action. Restaurants are reinspected if they fail to meet critical standards.
To file a health-related complaint, call the Department of Environmental Health at 423-209-8110. The scores are original and do not reflect on-the-spot changes, which sometimes lead to upward adjustments.
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81 El Maguey
8523 Hixson Pike
Reasons including inadequate control over food safety risk factors. Drawer unit under grill holding at 59F. Food recently placed in unit holding at 49F. Unlabeled chemical bottles. Low boy cooler gasket in poor repair. Leak at 3 sink lines. Employee food and drink stored in non designated area.
83 Little Caesar’s
804 N. Main Street, LaFayette, Ga.
Reasons including soap dispensor off the wall and paper towel dispensor not working correctly. Pizza sauce in a open container on top of the prep cooler. Multiple containers with food items (buffalo, garlic butter, and bbq sauce) out of their original container with no common name label. Pizza sauce bucket stored on floor in front of turn table. Pizza oven, wire racks and prep tables with build up. Excess debris around dumpster area. Build up on floors and walls in facility.
901 Carter Street
Reasons including chili recently placed on steam table holding at 56 degrees in some areas. Multiple food items held above 41°F in far lowboy and grill drawers. Wiping cloth observed serving as fryer cover. Nonfood-contact surfaces soiled/dirty. Floor of walk-in freezer in poor repair.
92 Papa Johns
6210 Hixson Pike
7601 East Brainerd Road
95 McDonald’s
8601 Hixson Pike
5241 Highway 153
1145 Poling Circle
55 E. Main Street
551 River Street
97 Arby’s
8514 Hixson Pike
5918 Hixson Pike
97 Waffle House
4343 Highway 58
408 Market Street
5111 Hixson Pike
98 Sushi Nabe Japanese Restaurant
110 River Street
98 McDonald’s
2003 Dayton Blvd.
99 Mexiville Mexican Restaurant
103 Cherokee Blvd.
2000 Sequoyah Access Road
118 Cross Street
99 Krystal
307 Cherokee Blvd.
405 North Market Street
100 Taco Bell
2303 Dayton Blvd.
100 Sunnyside Cup
617 Signal Mountain Road
100 Be Caffeinated
14 W. Kent Street
100 Jimmy John’s
330 Frazier Avenue
100 Mayan Kitchen
507 Broad Street
— Compiled by Brandi Dixon