National pizza, sub restaurants in South MS among 4 to fail health inspection
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- Four South Mississippi restaurants received C grades for critical health violations.
- Inspectors cited manager absence, sanitation lapses and temperature control failures.
- Since Dec. 5 inspectors issued 134 A grades, 12 B grades and four C grades.
Four restaurants in South Mississippi scored a C for critical health violations during the last two weeks.
The inspectors follow a checklist that looks at employee health and hygiene practices, that restaurant management is getting food from approved sources and following procedures to protect against contamination and food is kept at proper hot and cold temperatures.
Cited by the Mississippi Health Department since Dec. 5 are:
Ajo Y Oregano Latin Caribbean Restaurant, 726 U.S. 90 Westgate Plaza, Gautier had a scheduled inspection Dec. 10
It was cited for:
- No certified manager
- Hot and cold water not available at adequate pressure
The restaurant had a follow-up inspection on Dec. 11 and with all violations corrected, it scored a B.
This is the second C since it opened in April 2024.
Fayard’s Marathon Deli at 5508 Gautier-Vancleave Road in Gautier had a scheduled inspection Dec. 17.
It was cited for:
- No person in charge present who demonstrates knowledge and performs duty.
This is the first time the deli got a C dating back to 2011.
Two of the restaurants are in Saucier:
Domino’s Pizza at 17145 W. Wortham Road, Saucier, has its second C in two weeks after the inspectors again found issues during a follow-up visit. The restaurant got a C in Nov. 26 and when the inspector returned Dec. 9 for a permit follow-up, the inspector gave it another C.
During the most recent inspection it was cited for:
- Food contact surface not cleaned and sanitized
Corrected during the inspection were:
- Proper eating, tasting, drinking or tobacco use
- Last inspection grade not posted
This is the third C since 2022.
Subway at 21372 U.S. 49 Frontage Road in Saucier had a scheduled inspection Dec. 13.
It was cited for:
- No certified manager
Corrected during the inspection were:
- Adequate handwashing facilities supplied or accessible
- Food contact surface cleaned and sanitized
- Proper cold holding temperatures
The restaurant was reinspected Dec. 17 and scored a B when no violations were found.
This is the second C dating back to 2016.
Since Dec. 5, health inspectors scored 134 restaurants an A when they found no violations, 12 a B when violations were corrected during the inspection and four restaurants a C for critical violations.
This story was originally published December 18, 2025 at 11:32 AM.
