30 New Orleans area restaurants fail health inspection, some for bugs or dirty kitchens
Louisiana Health Department cited 30 restaurants in Slidell and New Orleans for critical conditions, including more than 16 that don’t have food safety certificates to ensure their kitchens meet health standards.
Louisiana waits a week after the inspection to release the reports. These restaurants were inspected between Aug. 8 and 18.
Restaurants are cited for critical violations that are more likely to lead to food contamination or illness and must be corrected immediately. These violations are similar to a C grade in Mississippi’s restaurant inspection grading system.
Non-critical violations are issues that could become critical if left uncorrected, according to the Retail Food Inspection website, and should be corrected by the next regular inspection, or according to the compliance schedule. Among these violations could be dirty walls or floors, plumbing not maintained and food stored where it is exposed to splash, dust or other contamination.
These restaurants were cited for critical violations:
Slidell
Sogo Japanese Restaurant, 3091 Pontchartrain Dr., Slidell, had a routine/renewal inspection Aug. 14. It was cited for:
▪ Food contact surfaces and utensils not clean to sight and touch (repeat)
Corrected on site were:
▪ Employees was drinking in food preparation area or other area where food equipment were stored
▪ Raw animal food not separated from ready to eat, or placed above ready to eat (repeat)
▪ Raw animal food with different cooking temperatures not separated to prevent cross contamination (repeat)
It also had six non-critical violations, three of them repeat.
All critical violations were corrected for a follow-up inspection Aug. 17.
Which Wich, 664 Town Center Parkway, Slidell, had a routine/renewal inspection Aug. 14. It was cited for:
▪ Cold-holding temperatures not 41 degrees or below
▪ Solution for warehousing not 200 ppm at 75 degrees
Corrected on site was employee was eating in a food preparation area or where food or equipment was stored.
It also had one non-critical violation
▪ Western Steel convenience store at 2060 Old Spanish Trail, Slidell had a follow-up inspection Aug. 14. It was cited for
▪ No current food safety certificate.
▪ Corrected during the inspection was flies present (repeat)
It also had one non-critical violation.
Bruno’s Taqueria, 2060 Old Spanish Trail, Slidell, had a routine/renewal inspection Aug. 10. It was cited for seven critical violations:
▪ Food prepared on premises held for more than 24 hours not date market
▪ Food cold holding temperature not at 41 degrees or below
▪ No current food safety certificate.
▪ Raw animal food not separated from ready to eat food
▪ Equipment or utensils not constructed of approved materials
▪ Flies present
Corrected on site was hot water provided to all fixtures and equipment
It also had four non-critical violations.
Check this - Follow-up inspection Aug. 14, no violations (repeat)
The Soda Shop, 301 Cousin St., Slidell, had a routine/renewal inspection Aug. 16. It was cited for improper chlorine sanitizer concentration for warewashing.
Corrected during the inspection were:
▪ Food prepared on premises and held under refrigeration not disposed of after seven days
▪ Raw animal food not separated from, or placed above, ready to eat food
It also had four non-critical violations.
New Orleans
Elizabeth’s Restaurant, 601 Gallier St., New Orleans, had a routine/renewal inspection Aug. 14. It was cited for:
▪ Food contact surfaces and utensils not clean to sight and touch
▪ Warewashing equipment used as food contact surfaces are not cleaned as required — dish racks
▪ Three compartment sink not used in proper sequence to wash, rinse, sanitize
Corrected during the inspection were:
▪ Cold holding temperatures not at 41 degrees of lower
▪ Approved cooling method not used to meet temperatures
▪ Roaches present — recent pest control
It also had 11 non-critical violations.
Corner Oyster House, 500 St. Peter St., New Orleans, had a routine/renewal inspection Aug. 15.
It had five critical violations, four of which were corrected during the inspection.
It was cited for:
▪ Backflow prevention device not installed on threaded faucet where a hose is attached.
Corrected on site were:
▪ Food prepared on premises and held under refrigeration was not disposed of after 7 days
▪ Raw animal foods with different cooking requirements are not separated to prevent cross contamination (repeat)
▪ Food contact surfaces and utensils not clean to sight and touch — can opener (repeat)
▪ Three compartment sink not used in proper sequence to wash, rinse, sanitize
▪ Chemicals stored with or above food or equipment
It also had 12 non-critical violations, eight of them repeat violations.
Junior’s, 789 Harrison Ave., New Orleans, had a routine/renewal inspection Aug. 10. It had was cited for:
▪ Food contact surfaces and utensils not clean to sight and touch — soda gun
▪ Approved sanitizer not used during warewashing
Corrected during the inspection was:
▪ Employee did not wash hands and exposed portions of arms.
It also had three non-critical violations.
Schiro’s Deli and Bar, 2483 Royal St., New Orleans, had a routine/renewal inspection Aug. 14. It was cited for:
▪ Food prepared on premises and held for more than 24 hours not date marked (repeat)
▪ Food not prepared with least possible manual contact, with suitable utensils and on surfaces that were cleaned, rinsed and sanitized prior to use to prevent cross-contamination
▪ Raw animal foods with different cooking temperatures not separated to prevent cross contamination
▪ Roaches are present
Corrected during the inspection was:
▪ Direct connection between the drainage system and a drain line originating from food handling equipment
It also had 10 non-critical violations.
Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ, 400 Lafayette St., New Orleans, had a routine/renewal inspection Aug. 8. It was cited for:
▪ Food contact surfaces and utensils not clean to site and touch- ice machine.
Corrected during the inspection was cold holding temperatures not at 41 degrees or lower.
There were also four non-critical violations.
Magazine Pizza, 1068 Magazine St., New Orleans, had a routine/renewal inspection Aug. 16. It was cited for:
▪ No current food safety certificate
▪ Food Contact surfaces and utensils not clean to sight and touch - soda machine.
Corrected during the inspection were:
▪ Food packaging not in good condition - dented can
▪ Employee did not wash hands and exposed portions of arms while handling food
It also had five non-critical violations.
Caesars Superdome had violations at two locations during routine/renewal inspections Aug. 17.
Crown Royal Signature Kitchen was cited for a rusty grill.
It also had five non-critical violations.
North Endzone Feature Bar at the Superdome was cited for hot not water provided to the hand sink.
It also had three non-critical violations.
Munch Factory, 6514 Congress Dr., New Orleans, had a routine/renewal inspection Aug. 10. It was cited for:
▪ Hand-washing sink is not located for convenient use by all employees in the food preparation and/or the utensil washing areas.
Corrected on site were:
▪ Potentially hazardous food prepared on premises not disposed of after seven days
▪ Food contact surfaces and utensils not clean to sight and touch - ice machine
▪ Three compartment sink not used in proper sequence to wash, rinse and sanitize
It also had 15 non-critical violations.
South Philly Steak and Fries, 500 Port of New Orleans Pl., had a routine/renewal inspection Aug. 15. It was cited for Food contact surfaces and utensils are not clean to sight and touch — ice machine.
Corrected during the inspection was Chemicals stored above food equipment, a repeat offense.
It also had two non-critical violations.
Ristorante Flippo, 1917 Ridgelake Dr., Metairie, had a routine/renewal inspection Aug. 18. It was cited for:
▪ Hot water not provided to all fixtures as required — utliity mop sink.
Corrected during the inspection were:
▪ Food prepared on premises and held for more than 24 hours not date market — inside all reach refrigerators
▪ Food contact surfaces and utensils not clean to sight and touch - interior of the ice machine wall
It also had 22 non-critical violations
No safety certificate
These restaurants were cited for no food safety certificate held by owner or designated employee:
Burger King, 120 Brownswitch Road, Slidell
Chicken Salad Chick, 1522 Gause Blvd., Slidell
Panda Express, 1638 Gause Blvd., Slidell (repeat)
Avenue Cafe, 1907 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans
The Avenue Pub, 1732 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans
The Chicory, 610 S. Peters St., New Orleans
Great American Cookies Riverwalk, 500 Port of New Orleans (repeat)
New Orleans Pelican Cafe, 5800 Airline Drive, Metairie
Parish Parlor, 1912 Magazine St., New Orleans
Popeye’s Famous Fried Chicken, 5757 Read Blvd., New Orleans
The Ruby Slipper, 2802 Magazine St., New Orleans
Sukothai Restaurant, 2200 Royal St., New Orleans (also 13 non-critical violations)
Tutti Frutti Lakeview, 6300 Canal Blvd., New Orleans
Voodoo Chicken and Daiquiris, 227 Bourbon St., New Orleans (repeat)
Waffle House, 11951 I-10 Service Road, New Orleans
We Dat’s Chicken & Shrimp, 9820 Lake Forest Blvd., New Orleans
