6 MS Coast kitchens fail inspection, including waterfront spot, fast food joints
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- Six Mississippi restaurants scored a C in health inspections over two days.
- Violations included unclean surfaces, lack of certified managers, and poor food safety.
- Corrected issues ranged from handwashing access to food temperature compliance.
Inspectors with the Mississippi Health Department handed out a half dozen failing grades to restaurants across South Mississippi in just two days this week.
Nine restaurants have failing grades already in July, while 95 scored an A with no violations and 16 a B when all violations were corrected during the inspection.
These restaurants scored a C on Tuesday and Wednesday:
Captain Al’s Steak and Seafood at 1458 Magnolia St., Gulfport, was inspected Tuesday, July 8 for a permit renewal. It was cited for:
▪ Not providing required records that show shell stock tags and parasite destruction.
Oyster tags must be kept for 90 days after the container is empty and they have to be kept in chronological order according to harvest date. This is checked at every inspection by the Mississippi Health Department. If a restaurant sells sashimi-grade fish, it must show parasite destruction letters from the seafood supplier on how the parasites are destroyed in the raw fish.
Corrected during the inspection were:
▪ Adequate hand washing facilities supplied and accessible
▪ Toxic substance properly identified, stored, used
This was the first C since 2016.
▪ Dairy Queen, 2421 Denny Ave., Pascagoula, also was inspected July 8 after scoring a B on its first inspection for the new restaurant in June.
The latest inspection showed violations for:
▪ No certified manager
Corrected during the inspection was:
▪ Last inspection grade posted
The other four Cs this week came during inspections on Wednesday, July 9.
The Red Zone Restaurant, 101 Live Oak Dr., Diamondhead, was inspected for a permit renewal. It was cited for:
▪ Food not in good condition and unadulterated.
Corrected during the inspection were:
▪ Food contact surface cleaned and sanitized
▪ Proper date marking and disposition
This is the second time the restaurant was inspected, according to health department records. It scored an A in 2024.
Dan’s Poboys & Seafood, 4405 E Aloha Drive, Diamondhead, was inspected for a permit renewal. It was cited for:
▪ Food not separated and protected
▪ Food contact surface not cleaned and sanitized
Corrected during the inspection were:
▪ Proper hot holding temperatures
▪ Proper cold holding temperatures
This is the first C dating back to 2016.
Holiday Inn of Lucedale, 1287 Beaver Dam Road in Lucedale, and a restaurant at the same address were inspected July 9 for a permit renewal. The hotel was cited for:
▪ No certified manager
▪ Food contact surface not cleaned and sanitized
Corrected during the inspection was:
▪ Proper cold holding temperatures
This is the second C since 2021.
Laxmi of Lucedale, also at 1287 Beaver Dam Road, Lucedale, was inspected for a permit follow-up and again scored a C when the violations cited in the June 17 inspection weren’t corrected:
▪ Inadequate hand washing facilities supplied and accessible
▪ Hot and cold water not available at adequate pressure.
This is the third C since 2019.
Restaurants and kitchens in Mississippi receive the following health inspection grades:
▪ A: if they pass the health department inspection
▪ B: if all violations are corrected during the inspection
▪ C: if the violations are critical.
