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 209-8110. The scores are original and do not reflect on-the-spot changes, which sometimes lead to upward adjustments.
Week ending 8.18.17, no failures reported:
81 Portobellos, 4976 Highway 58; reasons including hood dirty on equipment, leak under cooler, used boxes and old cooler units sitting behind restaurant, employee drink sitting at hand sink, no date marking on open container. Corrected to 96.
84 Southside Social Kitchen, 1818 Chestnut Street; reasons including employees not demonstrating food safety knowledge, improper cold holding temperatures, facilities not clean.
85 El Meson, 248 Northgate Park; reasons including uncovered food items in freezer, in use utensils not clean, cutting boards damaged, dirty floors/walls. Corrected to 95.
87 Krystal, 307 Cherokee Blvd.; reasons including grease build-up on several non-food contact surfaces it kitchen, ice bins left open when not in use, ice scoop handle in ice, area around dumpster dirty. Corrected to 96.
89 Los 3 Amigos
3536 Cummings Highway
90 Sticky Fingers
420 Broad Street
91 Sweeney’s Bar-B-Que
5928 Highway 58
92 Bojangle’s
4417 Highway 58
93 Wendy’s
1868 Dayton Blvd.
94 Sonic
4305 Hixson Pike
95 Taco Mac
423 Market Street
96 La Altena
615 Commercial Lane
96 Great American Cookie Company
313 Northgate Mall
97 New York Pizza
5731 Highway 153
97 Pizza Hut
776 Mountain Creek Road
97 Taco Bell
5439 Highway 153
98 Amigo’s Mexican Restaurant
1906 Dayton Blvd.
98 Krystal
5120 Hunter Road
99 Polly Claire’s Tea Shop
6178 Adamson Circle
99 Chick-fil-a
209 Northgate Mall
99 Dixie BBQ
1530 Boy Scout Road
99 El Mague
7001 Middle Valley Road
99 Applebee’s
401 Market Street
99 Auntie Ann’s
96 Northgate Mall
100 Miss G’s Tortas & Tamales
4801 English Avenue
100 Arby’s
3903 Hixson Pike
100 Little Tokyo Express
4516 Hixson Pike
100 Uncle Larry’s
736 MLK Blvd.
100 The Chef and His Wife
6849 Prestige Lane