South Mississippi restaurant health inspection recap: Oct.-Dec. 2025
South Mississippi restaurants recently underwent health inspections, revealing trends in violations. Articles highlighted critical violations and follow-up inspections across multiple establishments. Inspectors found repeated issues in some restaurants.
Popular chains and new restaurants grappled with health violations. A Subway in Diamondhead and a new restaurant, Quick Break, received Cs but improved to Bs upon reinspection. Big Ben’s Bar-B-Q in Biloxi faced failing grades on different visits. Additional inspections noted similar challenges at some locations over time.
Pests and hygiene practices remained at the forefront. Cheema Foodies in Gulfport got a C after a complaint about pests. IHOP in Picayune responded to a complaint with inspections. These insights underscore ongoing monitoring efforts and efforts to correct violations in South Mississippi.
NO. 1: POPULAR SUB CHAIN, NEW RESTAURANT AMONG SOUTH MS KITCHENS TO FAIL HEALTH INSPECTIONS
Four South Mississippi restaurants scored Cs last week when health inspectors found critical health violations. | Published October 20, 2025 | Read Full Story by Mary Perez
NO. 2: SOUTH MS RESTAURANT CITED FOR BUGS, RODENTS OR ANIMALS AFTER A COMPLAINT
A complaint to the Mississippi Health Department resulted in a C for a Gulfport restaurant and three other Coast kitchens also failed their inspection since Nov. | Published November 19, 2025 | Read Full Story by Mary Perez
NO. 3: NATIONAL BREAKFAST, PIZZA PLACES AMONG 5 SOUTH MS RESTAURANTS THAT FAILED INSPECTION
Inspectors from the Mississippi Health Department gave five kitchens failing C grades in the last two weeks of November, pushing the total to eight for the month. | Published December 1, 2025 | Read Full Story by Mary Perez
NO. 4: COAST KITCHENS CITED FOR HEALTH VIOLATIONS, ONE FOR BUGS, RODENTS OR ANIMALS PRESENT
Two restaurants and a convenience store in South Mississippi failed their restaurant inspection the first week in December. | Published December 8, 2025 | Read Full Story by Mary Perez
NO. 5: NATIONAL PIZZA, SUB RESTAURANTS IN SOUTH MS AMONG 4 TO FAIL HEALTH INSPECTION
Four restaurants in South Mississippi scored a C for critical health violations during the last two weeks. | Published December 18, 2025 | Read Full Story by Mary Perez
The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.