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Two Chattanooga restaurants fail health inspection

Captain Jim Henegar of the Chattanooga Fire Department uses a ladder truck to rescue Chris Statom, left, and Brandon Nihiser, employees of River City Sign and Neon, after a breakdown on the bucket truck they were using Tuesday, Mar. 31, 2015, in Chattanooga, Tenn. They were attempting to change lights on the 23rd Street Waffle House sign when a mechanical failure stranded them approximately 60 feet in the air, but they were rescued without injury.
Captain Jim Henegar of the Chattanooga Fire Department uses a ladder truck to rescue Chris Statom, left, and Brandon Nihiser, employees of River City Sign and Neon, after a breakdown on the bucket truck they were using Tuesday, Mar. 31, 2015, in Chattanooga, Tenn. They were attempting to change lights on the 23rd Street Waffle House sign when a mechanical failure stranded them approximately 60 feet in the air, but they were rescued without injury.

By Staff Report 3 min read

Two Chattanooga restaurants failed their latest inspection.

Las Margaritas on Skyview Drive and Waffle House on Dayton Pike both received failing grades for a variety of reasons.

Las Margaritas was caught placing gloves that had fallen on the floor back into the original container to be used again. The restaurant was also cited for keeping food at the wrong temperature and for preparing food on a piece of cardboard. There was also no date marking on food. The restaurant received a score of 63. Employees later corrected the issues and received a 94.

Waffle House scored a 69 after employees left dirty rags on counter tops and didn’t wash their hands after handling meat. The score was corrected to 94.

A dozen local businesses and schools received a perfect score. You can view the complete list of scores below.