Best and worst restaurant inspection reports for the week ending August 31, 2021

The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department inspects restaurants twice a year and grades the businesses on a 100-point scale. Scores below 70 require corrective action. Restaurants are reinspected if they fail to meet critical standards.

To file a health-related complaint, call the Department of Environmental Health at 423-209-8110. The scores are original and do not reflect on-the-spot changes, which sometimes lead to upward adjustments.

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88 Bojangle’s

5861 Alabama Highway, Ringgold, Ga.

Reasons including some food service workers not wearing hair restraints while handling food. Food cold holding above 41 degrees Fahrenheit in cold holding units. Sliced tomatoes and pimento cheese were holding above 41 degrees Fahrenheit reach-in unit on the front serving line (see temperature chart).

88 Conga Latin Restaurant

26 E Main Street

Reasons including staff bare-handing chips. Must have barrier between hands and ready to eat foods, gloves, tongs, spoon with handles, chips discarded. Dish machine not dispensing 50ppm, need to sanitize using triple sink until machine is working. Cooling tomales in too large batches and in plastic.

92 Melodee’s Diner

3904 Ringgold Road

93 Thai Smile

219 Market Street

94 Jacks

3530 Cummings Highway

96 Common House

1517 Mitchell Avenue

96 Jersey Mike’s Subs

5975 Elementary Way

97 Glen Gene Deli

5748 Highway 153