Food truck, restaurants, store among South MS kitchens to fail health inspection
It’s rare that a food truck fails a health inspection in South Mississippi, yet it happened this week, along with a convenience store getting a C for having bugs, rodents or animals present.
These are the Coast kitchens cited by the Mississippi Health Department inspectors since April 3:
Cousins Food Mart, 24281 Mississippi 53, Saucier, was inspected April 10 for a permit renewal. The convenience store was cited for:
▪ Insects, rodents or animals present
▪ Food contact surface not cleaned and sanitized
▪ Last inspection report not posted
Corrected during the inspection were:
▪ Adequate hand washing facilities supplied and accessible
▪ Certified manager
▪ Toxic substance properly identified, stored and used
This is the third C at the food mart since 2022.
Pupuseria Los Reyes (mobile unit), 2114 Ingalls Ave., Pascagoula, was inspected April 14 for a permit renewal.
The food truck was cited for:
▪ No certified manager
▪ Improper cold holding temperatures
The only other inspection was an A in April 2024.
Big Ben’s Bar-B-Q and More at Edgewater Mall, 2600 Beach Blvd., Biloxi, had a scheduled inspection April 14. It was cited for:
▪ Inadequate hand washing facilities supplied and accessible
▪ Hot and cold water not available at adequate pressure
▪ Plumbing not installed with proper backflow devices
Corrected during the inspection was:
▪ Proper reheating procedure for hot holding
The prior inspections in 2023 and 2024 were As.
El Saltillo Bar at Edgewater Village, 2650 Beach Blvd. Biloxi, was inspected April 14 for a permit renewal. It was cited for:
▪ Inadequate hand washing facilities supplied and accessible
▪ Plumbing not installed with proper backflow devices
This is the third C since 2018, with the prior Cs in 2022 and 2024.
Restaurants and kitchens in Mississippi are rated “A” if they pass the health department inspection, “B” if all violations are corrected during the inspection and “C” if the violations are critical.
Most restaurants in South Mississippi pass without any violations. Since April 3, the health department gave 129 As to restaurants in South Mississippi that scored an A and 15 a B.
This story was originally published April 15, 2025 at 10:37 AM.
