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Best and worst restaurant inspection reports for week ending August 11, 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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85 Track’s End Restaurant

3435 Amnicola Highway; Reasons including previously cooked mac and cheese, mashed potatoes and gravy being improperly reheated on the steam table. All temped between 110-120°F after reheating for almost two hours. Mac and cheese temping 48°F that was cooked and began cooling yesterday. Embargoed 10 lbs. of mac and cheese and reviewed correct cooling procedures with the staff. Cooler by drink station is holding milk 48°F-must hold 41°F or below. Cooling hot foods in covered, large, plastic containers. Boxes of single use items on the floor. Several cracked food containers.

86 Dinner on the Diner

4119 Cromwell Road; Reasons including portable water hose used to fill water tank was left on ground. Under counter fridge not holding food below 41, one cheesecake 48, discarded. Fridges not set cold enough to keep food below 41, kitchen was very warm. Hand sink in restroom needs water from hand sink to be flowing so able to wash hands under running water for 20 seconds.

88 California Smothered Burritos

5612 Alabama Avenue

95 Bojangles

1803 East 23rd Street

95 Haiku Hibachi

5318 Ringgold Road

96 Sushi Nabe Japanese Restaurant

110 River Street

97 Hardee’s

6013 Shallowford Road

97 BoJangles

9225 Lee Highway

97 Cracker Barrel

1460 N. Mack Smith Road

97 River Street Deli

151 River Street

98 Hardee’s

4007 McCahill Road

99 Subway

6510 Ringgold Road

100 Amy’s Dogs and More

1000 Osage Drive

100 Longhorn Restaurant/Market St Ent.

129 N. Market Street