There were no failures, but four Chattanooga area restaurants received relatively low scores this week after Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department inspections.
Employees not washing hands, food being kept at improper temperatures and grease buildup were among the reasons for the inferior marks.
Five area eateries received a perfect score of 100.
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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 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 May 8, 2019:
80 Taqueria Antiqua Guatamala
2005 East Main Street
Reasons include: staff not familiar with importance of washing hands between handling raw meat and ready to eat food; staff did not wash hands between handling raw chicken and handling cooked food; staff failed to wash hands after eating before returning to kitchen; raw chicken on prep table next to where ready to eat fools were being handled; food stored directly on floor and under hand sink.
82 Ruby Tuesday
5595 Highway 153
Reasons include: cook touching raw meat with gloves and then touching vegetables and other surfaces with those gloves; inside of microwave dirty; dishwasher thermometer not working; breading station cooler holding tilapia and chicken at incorrect temperatures.
84 Burger King
831 Battlefield Parkway (NGA)
Reasons include: utensils being stored in the clean dish area that were not clean to sight and touch; dishes stacked while they were still wet on shelving; hood not being cleaned frequently enough to prevent the accumulation of grease buildup.
88 Church’s Chicken
3812 Brainerd Road
Reasons include: no towels at back hand sink; baking pans with heavy carbon build up – potential contamination when pans nested.
93 Mellow Mushroom
2318 Lifestyle Way
94 Mammie Carlotta’s Tea Room
6725 Ringgold Road
94 Krystal #CHN011
6300 Ringgold Road
94 Boccaccia Ristorante Italiano
3077 S. Broad Street
94 Home Folks Restaurant
8981 Dayton Pike
94 Jack Browns Beer & Burger Joint
818 Georgia Avenue
96 Wendy’s
3104 Broad Street
96 Marcos Pizza
6016 Ringgold Road
96 Amigos Mexican Restaurant
6830 Flamingo Lane
96 Captain D’s Seafood
1690 E. 23rd Street
97 Chick-Fil-A
5740 Highway153
97 Ichiban Japanese Steakhouse
5621 Brainerd Road
98 KFC-Long John Silvers
5323 Highway153
98 J. Gumbo’s
5123 Hixson Pike
98 Choo Choo BBQ
6410 Hixson Pike
99 DQ Grill & Chill
5433 Hwy 153
99 Wally’s
1600 Mccallie Avenue
99 Scottie’s Diner
8855 Dayton Pike
100 Domino’s
9323 Apison Pike
100 Bread Basket
5023 A Hixson Pike
100 Zaxby’s
5013 Hixson Pike
100 Sourdough Cuppa Joe
6707 Hixson Pike
100 Dunkin Donuts 35757
5024 Hunter Road