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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54 Sticky Fingers Restaurant
420 Broad Street
Reasons including manager not in control of multiple foodborne illness risk factors. Observed employee handle dirty dishes before returning to duties without washing hands. Badly dented can of diced tomatoes. Water leaking from freezer fan unit onto food product. Food residue observed on multiple washed utensils and food surfaces in dish pit. Insufficient washing of utensils and pans. Roach activity observed around mop sink. Soiled towel stored on dry storage rack. Significant water pooling in dish pit. Multiple nonfood-contact surfaces soiled/ dirty.
85 Panda Express
484 Northgate Mall Road
Reasons including no health policy available. Low boy veggie and raw meat cooler holding raw shrimp at 46F. Kale holding at 49F. Kale discarded. Liquid eggs stored in original container in larger pan above cold line on top of low boy cooler. Egg unable to maintain correct temperature with product stored this way. Tops of starch, sugar and brown rice covered in standing water from prep sink. Prep sink faucet in poor repair.
85 Logan’s Roadhouse
3592 Cummings Highway
Reasons including observed wound on employee exposed arm. Must provide adequate covering on exposed wounds. No paper towles provided at protein walk in cooler handsink. Ground beef cooking temperature 149*F (WD). Must be 155*F or above. Shrimp cooked to 137*F. Must be 145*F or above. Flies noted in prep area/dishwashing area. Floors dirty behind/underneath equipment.
87 Red Lobster
2131 Northgate Park Lane
Reasons including employee did not wash hands prior to putting on new gloves after handling raw meat and removing contaminated gloves. Hand sink removed due to damage. Food debris in non working equipment.
88 Captain D’s Seafood
1690 E. 23rd Street
Reasons including shrimp hot holding at 126*F on cookline. Must be 135*F or above. Cole slaw holding at 45*F on ice bath. Must be 41*F or below. Proper cooling methods not provided. Flies noted in prep/cookline areas. Some non food contact surfaces dirty in prep area.
93 Subway
6510 Ringgold Road
93 Waffle House
2024 23rd Street
93 Dos Bros Fresh Mexican Grill
627 Camp Jordan Pkwy.
93 Armando’s
7032 Lee Highway
94 Captain D’s Seafood
2008 Gunbarrel Road
97 Subway
7635 Lee Highway
97 Arby’s
5420 Brainerd Road
98 Number One Chinese Restaurant
4011 Brainerd Road
99 8 Fahrenheit Ice Cream
1913 Gunbarrel Road
99 Il Primo
9436 Bradmore Lane
99 Blue Orleans Creole Restaurant
1463 Market Street
99 Giardino
2503 Westside Drive
99 Wendy’s
6727 Ringgold Road
99 Amigo’s
5694 Brainerd Road
100 Fulin’s Asian Cuisine
6011 Chesterton Way
100 California Tortilla
5215 Highway 153
100 Subway
8618 Highway 58
– Compiled by Brandi Dixon