Yacht club, popular Mexican restaurant among kitchens to fail health inspection
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- Three restaurants received C grades for critical health violations in late August.
- Infractions included lack of certified managers and unsanitary food handling.
- Statewide, inspectors issued six other Cs in August; 297 facilities earned As.
Three restaurants were cited in the last week of August for critical violations, two for not having certified mangers to oversee safe cooking and food handling responsibilities.
The Mississippi Health Department gave these restaurants Cs:
Ocean Springs Yacht Club, 100 Front Beach Blvd., Ocean Springs, was inspected Aug. 28 for a permit renewal. It was cited for:
- No certified manager
- Food contact surface not cleaned and sanitized
- Improper cold holding temperatures
This is the second C since 2013. The previous one was in 2017.
El Potrillo, 1711 Pass Road, Biloxi, had a scheduled inspection Aug. 25. It was cited for:
- No certified manager
- Last inspection grade not posted
Corrected during the inspection were:
- Proper eating, tasting, drinking or tobacco use
- Food separated and protected
- Proper date marking and disposition
This is the second C at the restaurant since 2022.
Lazy Oak at 1429 25th Ave., Gulfport, was inspected Aug. 21 for a permit. It was cited for:
- Last inspection grade not posted.
A follow-up the next day showed no violations and the restaurant scored a B.
This was the first C for the restaurant that opened in 2024.
With the addition of these three Cs for kitchen critical violations, Mississippi Department of Health inspectors gave six other restaurants a C in August. Another 297 restaurants and kitchens in South Mississippi scored As since Aug. 1 when no violations were found, and 45 got Bs when violations were corrected during the inspection.
