Four MS Coast restaurants fail health inspections, one for animals, bugs or rodents
Four restaurants were cited by inspectors from the Mississippi Health Department, one for the fourth time in seven years.
El Rancho, 2441 Pass Road, Biloxi, was inspected March 30 for a permit renewal.
It was cited for:
- Insects, rodents or animals present
- Inadequate hand washing facilities supplied and accessible
- Food contact surface cleaned and sanitized, a repeat offense
Corrected during the inspection were:
- Food separated and protected
- Proper cold holding temperatures
This is the fourth C for the restaurant since 2017.
MGM Park Main Concession, 105 Caillavet St., Biloxi, had a scheduled inspection April 3.
It was cited for sewage waste water not properly disposed.
Corrected during the inspection was hot and cold water available at adequate pressure.
This was the second C since 2015.
Subway, 4315 Gex Road, Diamondhead, had a scheduled inspection April 10.
It was cited for having no certified manager, a repeat offense.
Corrected during the inspection was food contact surface clean and sanitized.
This was the first C dating back to 2011.
Little Caesars, 2530 Denny Ave., Pascagoula was inspected April 10 for a permit renewal.
It was cited for having no certified manager.
This is the third C since 2016.
Restaurants and other food service establishments in Mississippi are rated “A” if they pass the health department inspection, “B” if violations are corrected during the inspection, and “C” if the violations are critical.
Since March 21 there have been 167 restaurants in South Mississippi that scored an A for no violations and 26 that got a B when violations were corrected during the inspection.
This story was originally published April 11, 2023 at 10:26 AM.