Saturday, February 22, 2014

The "C's"

The Mississippi Department of Health issued the grade of "C" to the following restaurants or establishments providing food service since December 20, 2013.  The grade is the lowest one the state can give. 


N'awlins Grill (Clinton)
Callaway High School
Mississippi School for the Blind
Popeye's Chicken (Clinton)
El Sombrero (Byram)
Piggly Wiggly Deli (MdDowell Road)
McDonald's (Woodrow Wilson)
Edible Arrangements (Ridgeland)
Soulshine Pizza (Ridgeland)
Fairview Inn
Panaderia Mexico (Ridgeland)
Subway (Greenway Drive)
No.1 Chinese Food (Terry Road)
T.K. Food Mart (Raymond Road)
Papito's Mexican Grill (Flowood)
Cookie Store (Metrocenter Drive)
Subway (Hwy. 18)
Bonsai II (Clinton)
Sprint Mart (E. Northside Drive)
Jaco's Taco's (South State Street)
Miller's Grill (Brandon)
Exxon (Canton)
Tony's BBQ (Clinton)

Link to MDH website

22 comments:

Anonymous said...

Soulshine will pack em in until people actually have to clear dead diners away to get a seat.

jane austen said...

Agreed, 9:03! Other than the Fairview, it's the only place on the list I've ever actually patronised, and their offerings are delicious. Perhaps these graders are like the FDA---overly squeamish?

As for Fairview, I attended a brunch there recently, and it was utterly delicious, and obviously prepared from scratch with fresh ingredients: a classic spinach quiche done right, with whipped egg whites that gave it a wonderful puffy consistency, succulent fruits, pastries that, if not made on-site (which they may have been), were procured from a truly standout source, or a good patisserie. And their wine by the glass was generously poured, reasonably priced. A-plus from this reviewer!

Considering the relatively low incidence of food poisonings reported from these, or ANY,local restaurants, might we not reasonably conclude that these captious, niggling MDH drones spend too much time checking hairnet-to-head ratios, fridge temps, and too little time partaking of the gestalt...or actually tasting the food?

Maybe we need another Epicurious, now that the original one has "passed away" (and also died)?

Anonymous said...

The problem at the Mississippi School for the Blind was a minor one with the dishwasher, and it was repaired within hours. The health inspector came back the next day and gave the school a 'B' which is on display in the cafeteria. The inspector said if not for the dishwasher issue, the school would have had an 'A.' The crew there is top notch.

Hookah said...

Anyone know of a good place to eat in Clinton?

Anonymous said...

Fairview Inn? Wow!

Anonymous said...

N'awlins Grill is the best seafood in the area and I live in NEJxn. I don't care about the C. It is also BYOB. And you can!

Kingfish said...

If they get a C, they usually get re-inspected in ten days.

Anonymous said...

How could a place that sells chilled fresh fruit get a 'C'. This is silly.

Anonymous said...

Exxon, Canton. No shit.

jane austen said...

Well, the comment I offered earlier never made it up for reasons unbeknownst to anyone but the host, but I will repeat the short version: Soulshine in Ridgeland offers excellent pizza (whole wheat crust---hard to find and much appreciated!) and cheery, prompt service. Fairview---wonderful food, atmosphere *nonpareil*.

Anonymous said...

Had a restaurant for five years & these "inspections" are BS. I completely agree with giving public the right to know about where they eat but the cleanest of restaurants can be written up for smallest of infractions. Depends on how high up the inspectors ass is at time of inspection.

Anonymous said...

Last time I ate at Soulshine in the townshit, I was disgusted by the filth, lack of concern, and the pizza wasn't that great. blech.

Anonymous said...

Seems Jeff Goode has his happy face on and has found his keyboard. Shame on you (not so)Goode.

Ophelia said...

Eight-thirty-SEVEN! If you're going to spew utter drivelling tripe about someone (especially someone as sea-green incorruptible, generous, and giving as Jeff Good, at least spell his name right. Numbskull!

Why Kingfish allows things like this to seep through the approval filter is yet another of life's great mysteries.

Anonymous said...

If he lets the stupid drivel of a nutcase like Ophelia Butts 'through', there are no filters. I don't give a shit how the goober spells his name, he's obviously posting above. Sea-Green incorruptible my ass! Tell it to Mookie!

Jeanne d'Arc said...

2:41, my prayer for you is a miraculous, Damascene-like expansion of your shriveled soul, and my prayer for this site is that, the next time you offer up your eloquence, you will need to "prove you are not a robot" by typing "eat" "shitanddie."

Anonymous said...

2:41, you probably ARE "Mookie". Obviously, you're nursing a grudge of some sort. Hope today's a better day for you.

Kingfish said...

He drives a pickup truck with an AC unit hooked up to the shell covering the bed and astroturf inside?

Anonymous said...

As the author of the statement that was mistaken for Jeff "2 shoes" Good, no, sorry, not him. Jeff is too busy doing splits and cartwheels a Ahole foods right now. Frankly, S&M pizza is too salty and greasy. Having said that, Soulshine just aint the same since Reefer Sartain moved away and stopped managing his stores. I order from dominos or papa johns these days.

Anonymous said...

On any given day any restauant can recieve a poor grade from the health inspector. Some violations are as simple as being out of soap at the hand washing station, or a leaky faucet. Restaurants that are in violation of any codes, must correct and have be reinspected. A one time poor showing is not tragic, I worry when the restaurants consistently recieve poor grades. Consistently poor grades show a lack of respect for the restaurants and patrons.

Anonymous said...

For those of you who do not know what is going on, you need to read the inspection reports that are on line. The facilty only gets a "C" when there are critical violations (violations that could greatly harm the public). The facility is given a certain time to correct the violations and then be reinspected. A "B" means that there were violations but were corrected on site or after attention was called to the violation. You really need to be cautious as to where you and family eat, look at the bathrooms, etc. If the bathrooms aren't kept clean, most likely neither is the kitchen where food is prepared. Hand washing is most important for not only you the customer but also the persons working in the facility. The inspectors are trying to do their job, give a little credit to what they walk into for your safety.

Anonymous said...

@ 9:47...It is a health department report - NOT a food critique! Just because it tastes good doesn't mean conditions are safe and sanitary!



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