Coast restaurant fails inspection fifth time because of unsanitary conditions
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- Coast restaurants cited again for critical sanitation failures.
- Inspectors cite unclean food contact surfaces, missing certified managers
- Health department logged 225 A scores and 88 Bs so far in 2026, with four recent Cs.
Two restaurants that failed their inspection this month have failed multiple times in the past few years.
Sai Kitchen at 63 Hardy Court Shopping Center, Gulfport had a scheduled inspection Jan. 27.
The Indian cuisine restaurant saw its fifth C in just over three years for critical violations. Prior to that, the restaurant passed all its inspections with an A or B, dating back to 2019.
The health inspector cited the restaurant for:
- Food contact surface not cleaned and sanitized, a repeat violation
- Adequate handwashing facilities not supplied and accessible
Pizza Inn, 530 Central Ave. W. in Wiggins, also has another C after the health inspector completed a scheduled visit on Jan. 23. This is the third C since July 2024.
This most recent inspection revealed:
- No certified manager, a repeat violation
- Improper date marking and disposition, a repeat violation
Corrected during the inspection were:
- Food separated and protected
- Food contact surface cleaned and sanitized
Two other South Mississippi kitchens also failed their inspections in January:
H&H Deli at 20624 Mississippi 63, Moss Point, was inspected Jan. 7 for a permit
It was cited for:
- No certified manager
A follow-up inspection on Jan. 22 showed the violation was corrected, and the restaurant was given a B.
The only previous inspection resulted in an A in November 2024.
Hwy. 67 Chevron, 13188 E. Wortham Road, Saucier, had a scheduled inspection Jan. 26.
It was cited for:
- Last inspection report not posted, a repeat violation
Four other violations were corrected during the inspection:
- Certified manager
- Adequate handwashing facilities supplied and accessible
- Proper hot holding temperatures
- Proper date marking and disposition
The inspector returned on Jan. 30 and gave the restaurant a B when all violations were corrected,
The kitchen scored As in 2024 and Bs in 2025.
Restaurants are given an A when the inspector finds no violations, a B when any violations are corrected during the inspection and a C when the violations are critical.
Since Jan. 1, health inspectors scored 225 restaurants an A and 88 with a B, in addition to these four restaurants with a C.
This story was originally published January 28, 2026 at 11:39 AM.
