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.
No failures reported for the week ending April 13, 2018:
78 Wendy’s, 5872 Alabama Highway; reasons including employees not properly washing or drying hands, employees handling raw ground beef and then dipping hands into sanitation bucket instead of washing hands, interior of microwave dirty.
87 Mexiville Mexican Restaurant, 809 Market St.; reasons including improper thawing methods, employees making bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods, improper date marking. Corrected to 97.
88 Sawasdee Thai Restaurant, 4608 St. Elmo Ave.; reasons including food not properly labeled, contamination not prevented during food prep, utensils in use not properly stored.
88 Huddle House, 9401 Reco Drive; reasons including cutting board in poor repair, wet containers stacked, hood on vent not working. Corrected to 93.
88 Hardee’s, 9398 Reco Drive; reasons including ice cream scoops stored in standing water, shelf above biscuit station dirty.
88 Mellow Mushroom, 205 Broad St.; reasons including food stored on floor in freezer, wet stacking of clean equipment. Corrected to 98.
89 Home Slice Pizza
2000 E. 23rd St.
90 Plant Power Cafe
6215 Lee Highway
92 Taco Bell
3710 Modern Ind. Parkway
95 Urban Grind Cafe
2193 Park Drive
96 Momo Hibachi
9332 Dayton Pike
96 Waffle House
I-24 & US-11
96 Sticky Fingers
2031 Hamilton Place Blvd.
96 Subway
2206 E. 23rd St.
96 Jack Browns Beer & Burger Joint
818 Georgia Ave.
97 Little Caesar’s
1421 Dodson Ave.
97 Frye’s Fish & Chicken
4767 Highway 58
97 Countryside Cafe
8223 Mahan Gap Road
98 El Metate
5922 Hixson Pike
98 Lupi’s Pizza
406 Broad St.
98 Church’s Chicken
3812 Brainerd Road
98 Krystal
5401 Brainerd Road
98 Kevin Brown Burgers
8228 Mahan Gap Road
98 Carraba’s Italian Grill
2040 Hamilton Place Blvd.
99 Wild Burger
302 Holtzclaw Ave.
99 Little Caesar’s
5730 Brainerd Road
100 Chocolate Box
8174 East Brainerd Road
100 Moe’s Original BBQ
221 Market St.
100 Southside Pizza
612 E. Main Street
100 2 Sons
422 E. M.L. King Blvd.