Improper food storage, date-marking: Chattanooga area restaurant inspection reports for the week ending Nov. 5, 2024 | Chattanooga Times Free Press

The Hamilton County, Catoosa County and Walker County health departments inspect food service establishments twice a year, grading them on a 100-point scale. Establishments are reinspected if they fail to meet critical standards. The scores are original and do not reflect on-the-spot changes, which sometimes lead to upward adjustments.

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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Scores for the week ending Nov. 5.

80 Charlie's Lounge

8504 Dayton Pike

Reasons include: The cold water faucet was not functional at the kitchen hand-washing sink, soap was not present at the hand-washing sink, the kitchen and bar dish machines were not sanitizing properly, an open container of hot dogs was not date-marked, two cooked pork butts in the walk-in unit were not date-marked, there was standing water in the three-door reach-in unit, food was not stored 6 inches off the floor in the walk-in unit, gaskets in the two-door tall unit needed to be repaired or replaced, there was accumulated debris on the ventilation filters, there was a leak present in the liquor/soda storage room, there were missing floor tiles in the kitchen and the flooring in the walk-in unit was in poor repair.

84 Thai Esan and Mango Sushi

98 Battlefield Station Drive, Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.

Reasons include: Raw eggs were stored over ready-to-eat white sauce in the reach-in cooler, opened raw beef in the reach-in freezer was stored over ready-to-eat food items, raw eggs were stored over ready-to-eat soup in the walk-in cooler, ready-to-eat food items were stored over 24 hours without any date-marking, ready-to-eat in-house sauces were without any date-marking and several sauces, oils and ready-to-eat food items were taken out of their original container with no common name label on them.

84 Tru

5509 Alabama Highway, Ringgold, Ga.

Reasons include: There were no hand-drying provisions at the hand-washing sink in the main kitchen, the front service reach-in cooler was cold holding above proper temperatures, employee personal items were being stored over consumer items and employee personal food was stored above consumer food in the reach-in cooler.

87 R&N Irie Jamaican Cuisine

3224 Dayton Blvd.

87 TownePlace Suites

7010 McCutcheon Road

89 Maurice Kirby Daycare

2500 S. Market St.

90 Komatsu

409 Signal Mountain Road

92 Crossroads (UTC)

615 McCallie Ave.

93 Community Pie

850 Market St.

93 Drip Kitchen & Coffee

6018 Hixson Pike

93 Fernando's

5308 Ringgold Road

94 Creekside at Springhill Suites

8876 Old Lee Highway

94 El Maguey

9203 Lee Highway, Suite 1

94 Kids Rock

4108 Bennett Road

94 Sonic

6645 Highway 41, Ringgold, Ga.

95 Hotel Chalet

92 Choo Choo Ave.

95 Memphis Street BBQ

5722 Main St.

96 Big Rock Grill

1400 Patten Road, Lookout Mountain, Ga.

96 Cafe 7

1400 Patten Road, Lookout Mountain, Ga.

96 Elsie's Daughter

92 Choo Choo Ave.

96 Vienna Bier Garten

1391 N. Main St., LaFayette, Ga.

96 Wardlaw's Lucky Eye Q

103 N. Chattanooga St., LaFayette, Ga.

97 Choo-Choo BBQ

7910 E. Brainerd Road

97 El Agave Mexican Grill and Cuisine

531 Signal Mountain Road, Suite 165

97 Pizzeria Cortile

4400 Dayton Blvd.

98 Bluegrass Grill

55 E. Main St.

98 Feed Table and Tavern

201 W. Main St., Suite 101

98 Mama's Texas Smokehouse and Grill (Mobile)

8234 Double Eagle Court

98 Mean Mug Coffeehouse

114 W. Main St.

98 Mexi Wing IX

6925 Shallowford Road, Suite 120

99 423 Taco

212 W. Eighth St.

99 Asheville Dispensary

202 Manufacturers Road

99 Opa!

249 River St.

100 Bear Trace Golf Course

8919 Harrison Bay Road

100 Big Chicken

410 Broad St.

100 Brainerd High School

1020 N. Moore Road

100 B'Z Frozen Lemonade & T'Z Nutz (Mobile)

186 Nituna Ave., Rossville, Ga.

100 Cheiman Tea Mini

715 Liberty St.

100 Chick-fil-A

2100 Hamilton Place Blvd.

100 Corporate Dining Concepts (T-Mobile)

6730 Customer Delight Drive

100 Granny's Bar

235 E. M.L. King Blvd.

100 Oaks Coffee House

2916 Silverdale Road

100 Shiny Penny

20 Belvoir Ave.

100 State of Confusion

301 E. Main St.

100 Waffle House

909 Battlefield Parkway, Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.

100 Wendy's

12706 Highway 27, Chickamauga, Ga.

100 Wingstop

1841 Battlefield Parkway, Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.