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Best and worst restaurant inspection reports for week ending August 18, 2020

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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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68 China Gourmet

321 Browns Ferry Road; Reasons including active managerial control not provided for food-borne illness risk factors at time of inspection. Employees not properly washing hands as needed between tasks. Various types of raw foods not physically separated from one another on cook-line. Proper date-marking of ready-to-eat TCS foods not provided in walk in cooler unit. Uncovered/unprotected food products noted in walk in cooler unit. Soiled/wet wiping cloths stored on working surfaces and not in sanitizer solution. Numerous non-food contact surfaces dirty on cook-line. Mop (greywater) disposed of on ground outside. Floors dirty behind/underneath equipment.

83 International House Of Pancakes

5113 Highway153; Reasons including no sanitizer being dispensed in the dishwasher. Multiple surfaces in the kitchen with food debris buildup-inadequate cleaning and sanitizing of equipment and surfaces in the kitchen. Water dripping from ceiling in the kitchen-not over food prep areas. Multiple surfaces and food containers cracked or in poor repair. Dishwasher was dirty. Multiple surfaces dirty in the kitchen.


89 Sonic Drive-In

4348 Ringgold Road

89 Dos Bros

1700 Broad Street

93 Subway

3713 Ringgold Road


93 Molcajete Mexican Restaurant

6231 Perimeter Drive


94 Sonic

3222 Cummings Highway


95 Track End Restaurant

3435 Amnicola Highway


95 Little Caesars

3728 Ringgold Road


96 Dinner on the Diner

4119 Cromwell Road


96 Mr. T’s Pizza

3924 Tennessee Avenue


97 Heavenly Flavored Wings Express II

1263 3rd E. Street


97 Hardee’s

4831 Highway 58


98 Burger King

3401 Amnicola Highway


98 Hungry House

4427 Highway 58


98 California Smothered Burritos

5612 Alabama Avenue


99 Sunshine House Food

1010 Gadd Road


99 Rain Thai Bistro

6933 Lee Highway


99 Mcdonald’s

6220 Lee Highway


100 Chicken-W-Bones

6227 Lee Highway


100 Panda Express

484 Northgate Mall Road


100 California Tortilla

5215 Highway153


100 Subway

4515 Highway 58


100 Foodlamo

3877 Hixson Pike