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 6, 2018.
This week, the inspectors discussed with restaurants the E coli scare with romaine lettuce, making sure that until the safety of the lettuce is secure, they do not purchase romaine.
Hamilton County
78 China Buffet, 321 Browns Ferry Road; the inspector found that foods in the walk-in cooler were not properly marked with the date. There was no thermometer in the freezer. The inspection report noted that there were no paper towels provided at the hand sink, and water was not draining from a hand basin fixture.
85 Hardee's
220 Browns Ferry Road
Restaurant Report Cards
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- Chattanooga nightclub fails recent health inspection; Hixson restaurant gets low score
- Chattanooga restaurant cited for employee handling food after cellphone, drinks stored on food contact surfaces
- Chattanooga restaurant fails inspection due to cook's failure to wash hands properly, employees handling food with bare hands
- Chattanooga restaurant receives low score after staff found eating while preparing food, not washing hands and more
- North Georgia restaurant nearly fails health inspection due to preparation of unwashed food, lack of training, improper temperatures and more
- Chattanooga restaurant fails health inspection after discovery of rodent droppings, numerous flies
- North Georgia restaurant receives low score for improper food storage, dirty surfaces and more in this week's restaurant report card
- Flies, unwashed hands, improper food temperatures among reasons for citations in this week's restaurant report card
- Chattanooga restaurant cited for flies, cook sweating onto food, dirty kitchen surfaces and more
- Chattanooga restaurant receives low health score after employee found preparing salads with bare hands, excessive grime in ice machine and more
- Three Chattanooga area restaurants cited for food temperature, storage problems and more in this week's report card
- North Georgia restaurant fails health inspection after being cited for dirty surfaces, live and dead roaches, improper separation of raw food and more
- Chattanooga restaurant receives low score after health inspection finds cook handling food with bare hands, staff not in control of illness risks
- Untrained staff, damaged appliances, dirty surfaces among reasons for low marks for several Chattanooga restaurants
- Downtown Chattanooga restaurant cited for foodborne illness risk factors in this week's restaurant report card
- This week's restaurant report card dings three Chattanooga area eateries with health violations
- Two Chattanooga area eateries receive low marks in this week's restaurant report card
- Staff not washing hands and improper food temperatures among the reasons for low marks in this week's restaurant report card
- Restaurant Report Card: This Chattanooga eatery almost fails health inspection after faulty refrigerator puts chicken wings at risk
- High marks and three perfect scores featured in this week's restaurant report card for the Chattanooga area
- Downtown Chattanooga restaurant fails health check after inspection finds moldy cheese
- Fruit flies, cockroaches and food debris among the reasons for the negative marks in this week's restaurant report card
- Two popular downtown Chattanooga restaurants cited in this week's restaurant report card
- Two Chattanooga area restaurants receive low marks in this week's restaurant report card
- Mildew, improper raw meat storage and lack of handwashing are among the violations in this week's restaurant report card
- Rodent droppings, employees not washing their hands and more hurt restaurants in this week's report card
- Three Chattanooga area restaurants get low scores after health department inspections
- Health department hands low marks to two Chattanooga area restaurants after finding evidence of insects
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- Potential contamination, employees putting their hands on ready-to-eat food, leads to this restaurant's failing health inspection
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88 Red Sauce
14 Kent St.
87 Cloud Nine
5600 Brainerd Road
91 Ivy Academy Cafeteria
8520 Dayton Pike
91 Seoul Restaurant
6231 Perimeter Drive
92 New China Buffet & Grill
3450 Cummings Highway
92 58 Teriyaki Grill
4762 Highway 58
93 Pinkberry
815 Chestnut St.
94 Mr. T's Pizza
3924 Tennessee Ave.
94 OPA
249 River St.
95 Scottie's Diner
8855 Dayton Pike
97 Apron Strings Catering Co.
3018 Cummings Highway
97 Cracker Barrel #29
1460 N. Mack Smith Road
97 Childcare Network
1510 E. Third St.
97 Ichiban Japanese Steakhouse
5621 Brainerd Road
97 Sonic Drive-In
8642 Dayton Pike
98 Baylor School cafeteria
Baylor Road
98 Baylor School Student Center
Baylor Road
98 Cashew
149 River St.
98 Crossroads Café and Catering
4011 Austin St.
98 Fazoli's
2332 Shallowford Road
98 Food Works
205 Manufacturers Road
98 Hair of the Dog
334 Market St.
98 Little Caesars
7601 East Brainerd Road
98 Mango's Island Bar & Grill
1622 Dodds Ave.
98 McDonald's
1117 E. Third St.
98 Molcajete Mexican Restaurant (bar)
6231 Perimeter Drive
98 Sonic Drive-In
6915 Shallowford Road
99 Burger King
6236 Lee Highway
99 Childcare Network
6501 Middle Valley Road
99 Foodworks Bar
205 Manufacturers Road
99 Home Town Inn
222 West Sequoyah Access Road
99 Teriyaki of Japan
3992 Ringgold Road
100 Alhambra Shrine
1000 Alhambra Road
100 Brown Acres Golf Club
406 Brown Road
100 Calamansi Café
Reggie White Blvd.
100 The Chattanoogan (Theater Pantry)
1201 Broad St.
100 Chew Chew Chattanooga
Food Truck
100 Daisy Head Start/PCC Center
9531 West Ridgetrail Road
100 Firehouse Subs
6025 East Brainerd Road
100 Mayan Kitchen
507 Broad St.
100 Molcajete
Perimeter Drive
100 Pizzeria Cortile
4400 Dayton Blvd.
100 Totto Sushi & Grill Bar
330 Frazier Ave.
Catoosa County
63 Waffle House, 5411 Highway 151; inspector observed person in charge lacking awareness in risk control; observed employees not washing hands in between glove changes and after touching raw food; observed cross contamination between raw food and employees sharing cooking utensils; cold holding food greater than 41 degrees; reach-in coolers and walk-in freezer floors not clean.
87 Arby's
2392 LaFayette Road
100 Mumdee's #2
3277 Chattanooga Valley Road
100 Fire House Subs
882 Battlefield Parkway
100 Mumdee's #3
124 3rd Street
Walker County
82 McDonald's
106 LaFayette Road
86 Roper- Five Star Food Service
1507 Broomtown Road
87 Domino's Pizza 8868
110 Cove Road
89 Krystal
2354 N. Main St.
100 Heritage Health @ Shepherd Hills
800 Patterson Road
100 Los Guerrero's
1103 N Main St.
100 Southern Bliss Bakery & Sandwich Shop
1109 N. Main St.
