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Best and worst restaurant inspection reports for the week ending Feb. 4, 2020

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Chattanooga-Hamilton County, Catoosa County and Walker County health departments inspect restaurants twice a year and grade 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:

Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department: (423) 209-8110
Catoosa County Health Department: (706) 406-2030
Walker County Health Department: (706) 639-2574

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85 Longhorn Steakhouse

5771 Brainerd Road

Reasons include: Dish machine not dispensing sanitizer; in use cutting board soiled; roach noticed on floor underneath cooking line; excessive build up on floors, underneath grill, walls; ice scoop being stored against wall where paint has rubbed off, no longer a non-absorbent surface; old spillage and build up throughout kitchen – all touch surfaces should be maintained in clean sanitary condition to avoid cross contamination.

88 Pickle Barrel

1012 Market Street

Reasons include: Employees consuming food items in prep areas; personal beverages in prep area not provided with lid/straw; wet wiping cloths stored on working surfaces and not in sanitizer solution; ceiling in poor repair/not properly constructed in prep area/walk in cooler unit.

88 Panda Chinese Cuisine

5137 Hixson Pike

Reasons include: Several cooked foods from a few days ago were not date marked; food in boxes and bags were stored directly on the floor – must elevate 6 inches; utensils for rice stored in standing water.

91 Jersey Mike’ s Subs

2260 Gunbarrel Road

94 El Meson

248 Northgate Mall Road

95 Golden Bowl Teriyaki

5517 Brainerd Road

95 Fortune House

1210 Taft Highway

96 Waffle House

5466 Highway 153

96 Taziki’s

2020 Gunbarrel Road

96 Main Street Meats

217 Main E. Street

97 Ayala

1832 Taft Highway

97 Alleia’s

25 E. Main Street

98 Little Caesar’s

531 Signal Mountain Road

98 Melodee’s Diner

3904 Ringgold Road

99 American Wings

4011 Brainerd Road

99 Taqueria Las Chulas

3208 Rossville Blvd.

99 Champy’s Famous Fried Chicken

6925 Lee Highway

100 Mission BBQ

1926 Gunbarrel Road

100 Einstein Brothers Bagels

7737 East Brainerd Road

100 Tazikis

432 Market Street

100 El Jinete

5559 Little Debbie

100 Zaxby’s

7328 Shallowford Road

100 517 Subs

1238 Taft Highway

100 Chuck E. Cheese’s

22 Northgate Park

100 Baskin Robbins

6510 Ringgold Road