Health dept. cites 5 Coast restaurants for critical violations, one for 3rd time this year
Four Coast restaurants and a grocery store deli were cited by the state health department for critical violations since the beginning of June.
The violations include:
Big Daddy’s Soul Food to Go, 2605 25th Ave., Gulfport, had a scheduled inspection June 8. The restaurant that opened in October was cited for Inadequate hand washing facilities supplied and accessible and also for food separated and protected, a repeat offense.
During a corrective follow-up the same day, the restaurant got a B score when the food separated and protected issue was no longer present and the handwashing violation was corrected during the inspection.
A re-inspection of the restaurant on U.S. 49 was done a day later on June 9 and the restaurant scored an A for having no violations.
Church’s Chicken at 2321 Pass Road, Gulfport also was inspected multiple times this year.
On June 9 the restaurant was inspected for a permit follow-up and was given a C for having no certified manager.
The restaurant got a C in April during a permit follow-up inspection for not having the last inspection report posted.
Inspectors also gave the restaurant a C in March for Inadequate hand washing facilities supplied and accessible, a repeat offense.
The Blind Tiger and The Blind Tiger Upstairs, 119 N. Beach Blvd., Bay St. Louis, were inspected June 15 and again two days later.
The Blind Tiger got a C for having insects, rodents or animals present and for sewage waste water not properly disposed. Corrected during the inspection was food contact surface cleaned and sanitized. This is the second C dating back to 2014
The Blind Tiger Upstairs got a C for Inadequate hand washing facilities supplied and accessible and for food contact surface cleaned and sanitized. It was the first C dating back to 2014.
Both were reinspected June 17 and were given a B for having no violations.
Lee’s Supermarket Deli at 917 Division St., Biloxi, had a scheduled inspection June 18. The kitchen was given a C for Inadequate hand washing facilities supplied and accessible. Corrected during the inspection was time as a public health control procedures and records, which insures food is used in a timely manner
The last C at the deli was in 2017.
Restaurants and other food service establishments in Mississippi are rated “A” if they pass the health department inspection, “B” if violations are corrected during the inspection, and “C” if the violations are critical.
From June 1-20, health inspectors gave 247 As and 38 Bs to restaurants and kitchens in South Mississippi.
This story was originally published June 21, 2022 at 5:50 AM.
