Wednesday, September 17, 2014

The latest "C"s

Here are the "C" ratings given to restaurants since July 7 by the Mississippi Department of Health.  The department will reinspect the restaurant within a few days after it receives the failing grade.  The restaurants posted below passed their follow-up inspections unless otherwise noted. 


Hinds County Jail (Do we care?)
Waffle House (Larson Street)
Kentucky Fried Chicken (Meadowbrook)
Collins Dream Kitchen (Terry Road)
Shoneys (Larson)
No.1 Chinese Food (Terry Road)
Subway at Sprint Mart (High Street)
Flap's Tamales (Hardy Street)
Bruno's Adobo (South Roach Street)
China Kitchen (Raymond Road)
Fratesi's (Ridgeland)
Sonic (Ridgeland)
Shucker's Oyster Bar (Ridgeland)
Beagel Bagle (Ridgeland)
El Ranchito (Madison)
Wingstop (Ridgeland)
Krystal (Gluckstadt Road)
Papito's Grill (Madison)
Panderia Mexico (Ridgeland)
O.E.C. Japanese Express (Madison)
Mint (Ridgeland)
Ruchi India (Ridgeland)
Penn's Fish House (Madison)
O.E.C. Japanese Express (Ridgeland)
Krazy Taste Buds (Canton)
Red Samurai Express (Madison)
New Grand China (Ridgeland)
Jaco's Tacos (Ridgeland)
Sonic (Pearl)
Donut Palace (Brandon)
Huddle House (Old Fanin Road)
Dunkin Donuts (Pearl)
Kentucky Fried Chicken (Richland)
Mugshots (Flowood)
Moss Creek Fish House (Pearl)

26 comments:

Dave the Diner said...

For what it's worth, Jaco's Ridgeland location, which is on this list, is closed.

NMissC said...

Having an address on South Roach Street ought to be additional incentive to stay off this list.

I gather this isn't the state wide one? (You posted state wide last time, which had the Oxford Kroger deli on it, a place where I buy cheese...)

bill said...

El Ran, Papito's, Red Samurai, and Penn's? Half of Madison should be clutching their toilets, including me.

Anonymous said...

KF, are you able to post a summary of what the authorities look for when establishing a grade? For instance, the Donut Palace in Brandon is clean and neat. So the violations have to be for things like employee drinks in prep area, or some such. Is there a published list of potential violations?

Kingfish said...

That location is just plain snake-bit.

Jim Galloway said...

We should care that the Hinds County jail is on the list. There are many folks held there who have not been convicted of any crime, but are merely awaiting a trial. Folks presumed to be innocent shouldn't be punished with unhealthy food service.

Kingfish said...

Voila.

Ask and ye shall receive.

Retired Health Inspector said...

10:52 -- all of the information on how inspections are conducted and the actual inspection checklist of each restaurant along with past inspections is posted on the Department of Health's website daily. You can also check resturants that passsed witn no violations or passed with violations that could be corrected while the inspector was there.

Anonymous said...

11:12, I'm pretty sure you are probably more concerned with it than those that are actually in the jail, considering once one has smoked a lb of weed and has some serious munchies, one is less likely to criticize what they'll be consuming food-wise.

Anonymous said...

How many times does this make that Mint has been on this list? More than once, I know.

Anonymous said...

When I worked in food service the biggest inspection killers were foods that had just been made but not yet labeled in the refrigerator and food not up to temp on a water table (usually because it had just come out of the fridge). A perfect example of a harmless thing that will get you popped is if you made a sauce ten minutes ago and it was in the fridge wrapped and covered but not labeled it was a write up.

Anonymous said...

How can the Cherokee not make that list?

Retired Health Inspector said...

1:35 -- You never put food in a refrigerator that is not labeled. And food on a steam table must be 135 degrees or above. It is a violation to put foods straight from a fridge to the steam table. A steam table is a temperture holding fixture and is not designed to warm foods to the correct temperature. Foods mut go on teh table at 135 or above and this is no minor issue. Foods between 41 and 135 degrees can grow bacteria rapidly...and people get sick. Time-temp abuse is the leading cause of foodborne illness.

Anonymous said...

Not surprised that Jaco's in Ridgeland is closed. That place had some awful service, from the time you walked in the door with the hostess to when you sat down with the waiter. They just could never figure it out. It was just that location too, I've never had a bad experience at the Jackson location.

Anonymous said...

How can the Cherokee not make that list?

Heap good food, paleface!

Anonymous said...

3:02
Have you noticed the dirt in the dining area?

Anonymous said...

3:02
Don't you mean the ambiance?

Anonymous said...

You never put food in a refrigerator that is not labeled.

RHI, what data must be on the label?

Warsh Rag - Table Four said...

The only place nastier than the Gluckstadt Krystal is The Cherokee Inn. Good food my ass. Even if it were palatable, that in no way compensates for such a nasty place. These dives (and that's what they are) will do no more than is required to keep the doors open. Customer service, cleanliness, 'employees are required to wash their hands', etc....all Bull Shit. Most of these places are either frequented by drunks, hungry people or drive by construction workers. None of that group shivs a git.

Anonymous said...

1:35 proudly displays the kind of ignorance that ensures inspectors can always find some violations.

My guess is that hand washing, hairnets/beardnets and gloving issues would be the most common serious problems (aka indicia of ignorance and/or willful non compliance and acceptance of same by management), but what would I know.

Micah Gober said...

I'm still alive because I had a chicken, egg, and cheese biscuit from The Madison Penn's this morning... it was hot and good.. Ms Ernestine can cook a good breakfast.

Cold Puppies said...

That's well and good, Micah Goober; however,what about those of us who want freshly fried food and what they have has been room temp under a burned out lamp for two hours?

Anonymous said...

"Not surprised that Jaco's in Ridgeland is closed. "

Several restaurants have failed at that location, even two with good food. The location is cursed :-)

Micah Gober said...

Cold Puppies, there was no call me names.. coward...

Wagon said...

Stick with IHOP in Raymond and ask for waitress Shirley.

Anonymous said...

Is Sal and Phil's on Canton Road still serving those great shrimp poboys?
Driving past I notice that the parking lot is not packed like it used to be. Have they changed owners?


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