2 Mexican restaurants among 4 South MS kitchens that failed health inspection
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- Three of the four C restaurants had no last inspection grade posted.
- Inspectors issued C grades for food contact surface and managerial knowledge violations.
- April inspections also produced 311 A grades and 66 B grades at South MS kitchens.
Customers — and health inspectors — look for an A, B or C when they enter a restaurant in South Mississippi and three out of the four restaurants that failed their health inspections over the last week had no grade on display.
Also, three out of the four kitchens that scored a C for critical violations were visited by inspectors who had never reviewed that restaurant before.
The restaurants that received a C are:
El Saltillo Restaurant, 3100 Bienville Blvd., Ocean Springs. The inspector arrived April 28 for a scheduled inspection and cited the restaurant for:
- Food contact surface not cleaned and sanitized
Corrected during the inspection were:
- Adequate handwashing facilities supplied and accessible
- Food separated and protected
This was the third C since 2013. The previous Cs were in 2013 and 2017.
Agave Azul Mexican Restaurant, 1249 S. Main St., Poplarville, also had a scheduled inspection April 28. It was cited for:
- Hot and cold water not available at adequate pressure
- Last inspection grade not posted
Corrected during the inspection were:
- Toxic substance properly identified, stored, used
- Adequate handwashing facilities supplied and accessible
- No bare hand contact with ready to eat foods
- Proper eating, tasting, drinking or tobacco use
This is the first C dating back to 2023.
Frostop at 305 US 11 South in Picayune, was inspected April 23 for a permit renewal. It was cited for:
- Food contact surface not cleaned and sanitized
- Last inspection grade not posted
Corrected during the inspection were:
- Adequate handwashing facilities supplied and accessible
- Food separated and protected
- Proper date marking and disposition
This is the first C since 2013.
Quick Break, 26500 Mississippi 63 North in Lucedale had a scheduled inspection April 23. The inspector found:
- No person in charge present who demonstrates knowledge and performs duty
- No certified manager
- Last inspection grade not posted
Corrected during the inspection were:
- Proper hot holding temperatures
- Adequate handwashing facilities supplied and accessible
This is the second C out of three inspections at the kitchen since October.
These four C grades are in addition to nine others earlier in April. The inspectors gave 311 South Mississippi restaurants, convenience stores and school kitchens an A during April for having no violations. Another 66 kitchens scored a B when any violations were corrected during the inspection.
