Coast restaurant has 5 violations in health inspection. Another gets 4th C in two years
A Biloxi restaurant was cited for multiple violations, while several other South Mississippi kitchens failed their state inspections for not having a certified manager on staff.
The health department requires restaurants and other food service facilities have the owner or a designated employee complete a safety course to be certified in food safety practices.
It was a big issue in February 2023, when restaurant owners had trouble hiring and keeping staff, and is again being cited by the inspectors.
These restaurants got a C failing grade since mid-February:
Tailgaters at 1777 Popp’s Ferry Road, Biloxi, had a scheduled inspection on Feb. 16. It was cited for:
▪ Inadequate hand washing facilities supplied and accessible
▪ Food not separated and protected
▪ Food contact surface not cleaned and sanitized
▪ Toxic substance not properly identified, stored and used
▪ Sewage wastewater not properly disposed
Corrected during the inspection was:
▪ Proper eating, tasting, drinking or tobacco use
This was the third C since 2012.
Little Caesars, 19010 Pineville Road, Long Beach, had an inspection Feb. 15 for a permit follow-up.
On Jan. 29, it scored a C for having no certified manager, a repeat offense. It scored another C at the follow-up inspection for still having no certified manager.
This is the fourth C in two years, all for that same violation.
Subway at 15096 Creosote Road, Gulfport, was inspected Feb. 20 for a permit. It was cited for:
▪ Last inspection report not posted.
Corrected during the inspection were:
▪ Proper eating, tasting, drinking or tobacco use
▪ Proper cold holding temperatures
This was the first C dating back to 2020.
Sri Krishna Inc DBA 53 Quick Stop, 26333 Mississippi 53, Saucier had a scheduled inspection Feb. 22. It was cited for:
▪ No certified manager
▪ Inadequate hand washing facilities supplied and accessible
Corrected during the inspection were:
▪ Proper cold holding temperatures
▪ Proper date marking and disposition
This was the first C dating back to 2021
Arby’s Wiggins at 1180 West Frontage Dr., Wiggins, had a corrective follow-up inspection Feb. 20 and again scored a C.
The restaurant got a C during a scheduled inspection Feb. 10, when it was cited for no certified manager.
During the follow-up inspection, there still was no certified manager and the restaurant also was cited for not posting its C score earlier in the month.
The restaurant scored As in its two prior inspections in 2023.
Restaurants and other food service establishments in Mississippi are rated “A” if they pass the health department inspection, “B” if all violations are corrected during the inspection and “C” if the violations are critical.
Most restaurants, school kitchens and food trucks inspected during February in South Mississippi had no violations, with 210 kitchens scoring an A and 36 a B and 8 a C.
