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Best and worst restaurant inspection reports for week ending Oct. 20, 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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77 La Fiesta

110 Kristin Drive, Ringgold, Ga.

Reasons including no hot water available at one of the hand washing sinks in the kitchen (the sink closest to ware washing room). Observed several employees wash their hands at the sink with no hot water. No soap at one of the hand washing sinks in the kitchen. steak (cooked) sitting out on the counter. PIC said it had been sitting out at room temperature for over an hour (since 12pm). Several TCS food items held over 24 hours without date marks on containers. Also observed TCS foods that had been previously cooked, frozen, then thawed with no current date mark in the walk-in cooler.

79 Hunan Wok 1

2201 E. 23rd Street

Reasons including raw foods not stored according to minimum internal cooking temperatures in walk in cooler. Raw products also stored above cooked foods. Ready-to-eat foods not properly datemarked. Raw chicken thawing at room temperature. Food products not covered/protected in walk in cooler unit. Wet wiping cloths stored on working surfaces and not in sanitizer solution. In use utensils stored in standing water. Non food contact surfaces drity thoughout kitchen/prep areas. Trash/debris noted on parking lot. Floors dirty behind/underneath equipment.

88 Kobe

2603 Battlefield Pkwy. Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.

Reasons including TCS foods being kept past the discard date. CS food items in sushi prep area that are kept for over 24 hours without a proper date-mark. ice machine not being cleaned at a frequency to be maintained clean to sight and touch .

91 Cracker Barrel

50 Birmingham Highway

93 Top Golf Chattanooga

490 Camp Jordan Parkway

93 Rafaels Italian

5032 Ooltewah Ringgold Road

94 McDonald’s

1735 Ooltewah Ringgold Road

96 Applebee’s

356 Northgate Mall

96 China Experience

2100 Hamilton Place Blvd.

97 El Metate 3

9332 Dayton Pike

97 Sonic Drive-In

4305 Hixson Pike

98 McDonald’s

4123 Hixson Pike

98 Boathouse Grill

1459 Riverside Drive

98 Captain D’s Seafood

5106 Hixson Pike

98 Burger King

2119 E. 23rd Street

99 Hong Kong Chinese

8652 East Brainerd Road

100 Crumbl Cookies

8021 East Brainerd Road

100 Tropical Cuisine

5035 Ooltewah Ringgold Road

100 East Hamilton Nutrition

1667 Ooltewah Ringgold

100 P.F. Chang’s China Bistro

2110 Hamilton Place Blvd.

– Compiled by Brandi Dixon