More than 45 New Orleans area restaurants fail health inspections, many for bugs or rodents
About 48 restaurants in Slidell and New Orleans were cited for critical health violations over the last month by the Louisiana Health Department.
Restaurants are graded by the health department inspectors. They 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.
Similar to in Mississippi over the last year, several Louisiana restaurants were cited for not having food safety certificates.
Louisiana waits a week after the inspection to release the reports. These restaurants in South Louisiana had critical violations from July 1 to Aug. 7:
Slidell
La Pine’s Cafe, 1061 Robert Blvd., Slidell, had a routine/renewal inspection Aug. 7.
It was cited for 11 critical violations, nine of which were corrected during the inspection.
The two not corrected were:
▪ Food prepared on premises held for more than 24 hours is not date marked
▪ Working containers of chemicals not labeled
Corrected on site were:
▪ Food has been prepared, packaged or held under unsanitary conditions where it may have been rendered injurious to health — discarded
▪ Hot holding temperatures less than 135 degrees
▪ Cold holding temperatures not held at 41 degrees or below — discarded
▪ Employee did not wash hands and exposed portions of arms at appropriate time — corrected with education
▪ Employee drinking in a food preparation area whee food equipment, utensils or other items requiring protection were stored
▪ Raw animal food not separated from ready to eat food or placed, stored or displayed above ready to eat food
It also had 19 non-critical violations.
Restaurant Cote at 2219 Carey St., Slidell, had a routine/renewal inspection July 20, It had seven critical violations, six of which were corrected on site. The remaining critical violation was for no food safety certificate by owner or designated employee. Corrected on site were:
▪ Food held for more than 24 hours not date marked
▪ Food prepared on premises and held under refrigeration not disposed of after seven days
▪ Employee was drinking in a food preparation area
▪ Raw animal food not separated from ready to eat food or placed, stored or displayed above ready to eat food
▪ Working containers of chemicals not labeled
▪ Medicines or first aid supplies stored with or above food, equipment, utensils, linens or single use articles
It also had 10 non-critical violations, three of which were repeat violations.
McAlister’s Deli, 796 E. I-10 Service Road, Slidell, had a routine/renewal inspection Aug. 3. It was cited for three critical violations:
▪ Cold handling food was not held at a temperature of 41 degrees of below
▪ Flies present
▪ Solution for warewashing is not 200 p.p.m at 75 degrees (repeat)
It also had four non-critical violations.
At a repeat inspection on Aug. 7, the violation for cold holding temperatures was corrected on site but flies were still present.
Keith Seafood deli, 240 Pontchartrain Drive, Slidell, was inspected Aug. 3 for routine/renewal and was cited for:
▪ Food prepared on premises held for more than 24 hours not date marked
▪ Food stored in cold holding not at 41 degrees or below — walk-in and eggs
▪ Food was not marked with the time within which it would be cooked, served or discarded
▪ Can opener sanitation
▪ Rodent bait not contained in covered, tamper-resistant bait station — sticky traps and poison
▪ Hot water not provided to all fixtures as required. Three compartment sink, one faucet with no hot water
The restaurant also had five non-critical violations, three of them repeat.
At a follow-up inspection Aug. 7, Food contact surfaces and utensils were not clean to sight and touch, a repeat offense, was corrected on site and there were three non-critical violations.
Beignet Au Lait food service at 1071 Robert Road, Slidell, had a routine renewal inspection Aug. 7. It was cited for five critical violations and eight non-critical.
The critical violations were:
▪ Prepared food prepared on premises and held for more than 24 hours is not date marked
▪ Cold holding temperature not at 41 degrees or below
▪ Three compartment sink not used in proper sequence to wash, rinse and sanitize
Corrected on site were:
▪ Medicines or first aid supplies stored with or above food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-use articles
▪ Sewage not disposed of through approved sewage system — corrected with education
Smoothie King, 2349 Gause Blvd. East, Slidell, had a routine inspection for permit renewal on Aug. 4. It was cited for insect/rodent control, a repeat offense, with flies present. It also had two non-critical violations
Cajun Blazin Wingz, 796 E. I-10 Service Road, Slidell, had a routine/renewal inspection Aug. 3. It had two critical violations:
▪ Flies present
▪ Food prepared on premises held for more than 24 hours not dated market.
It also had eight non-critical violations.
A follow-up inspection Aug. 7 showed the critical violations were corrected.
Shell Food & Gas at 1833 Old Spanish Trail, Slidell, was inspected Aug. 4. It was cited for not having a current state food safety certificate. It also was cited for the plumbing system not sized and installed to code. There also were four non-critical violations.
Habaneros at 1752 Lindberg Drive, Slidell, had a follow-up inspection July 27. It was cited for not having a state food safety certificate, a repeat offense. Corrected on site was raw animal food separated from ready to eat food or is placed, stored or displayed above ready to eat food, a repeat offense. It also had three non-critical violations.
Slidell Nutrition, 1325 Gause Blvd., Slidell, had a routine/renewal inspection Aug. 2 and was cited for the plumbing system not sized and installed to code. It also had four non-critical violations.
New Orleans
Read Seafood deli/kitchen had a routine/renewal inspection July 25. It had nine critical violations, all of which were corrected on site during the inspection. They included:
▪ Food held under conditions where it may have been contaminated — ice machine
▪ Food prepared on premises held for more than 24 hours is not date market
▪ Food for hot holding and service held at less than 135 degrees
▪ Food stored for cold-holding not held at 41 degrees or below
▪ Approved cooling method not used to meet temperature requirements during cooling
▪ Written procedures were not maintained using time only, as a public health control
▪ Employee did not wash hands and exposed portions of arms at appropriate time
▪ Equipment and/or utensils not constructed of approved materials
▪ Single use gloves not discarded after interruptions in food operations
There were nine additional non-critical violations.
New Orleans Creole Cookery, 3901 Banks St., New Orleans, had a follow-up inspection July 7. It was cited for:
Flies present (repeat)
Rodents present (repeat)
It also had five non-critical violations, all of them repeats.
Serio’s, 133 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans had a routine/renewal Inspection July 5. It was cited for
▪ Rodents present
Four non-critical violations, including the permit is not valid due to nonpayment of fees/penalties.
Van Sno Balls, 4811 Gen. Meyer Ave., New Orleans, was inspected July 7 for routine/renewal. Critical violations were:
▪ A current state food safety certificate is not held by owner or designated employee. Follow up inspection set for Sept. 11. (repeat)
▪ Food contact surfaces and utensils are not clean to sight and touch (repeat)
▪ Three compartment sink is not used in proper sequence to wash, rinse and sanitize (repeat)
▪ Chemicals are stored with/above food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service or single use article (repeat)
▪ Flies are present in the establishment. Dead flies in the refrigerator (repeat)
Corrected on site:
▪ Hot water is not provided to all fixtures, equipment, and nonfood equipment as required (repeat)
▪ There is a direct connection between the drainage system and a drain line originating from food handling equipment. *three-compartment sink
There also were 30 non-critical violations, three of them repeat violations.
DP Dough, 5010 Freret St., New Orleans had a routine/renewal inspection July 28. It had four critical violations:
▪ Rodents present
▪ No current food safety certificate held by owner or employee
▪ Food prepared on premises held for more than 24 hours not dated marked
▪ Packaged food not labeled as specified by law
It also had 10 non-critical violations.
The Esplanade Lounge, 1605 Esplanade Ave., New Orleans, was inspected July 28 and cited for hot water not provided to all fixtures as required. It also had 11 non-critical violations
Turtle Bay, 1119 Decatur St., New Orleans, had a follow-up inspection July 6. Critical violation was:
▪ A hand-washing lavatory is not located for convenient use by all employees in the food preparation and/or the utensil washing areas. (repeat)
It also had four non-critical violations
Popeye’s Famous Fried Chicken, 3100 S. Carrollton Ave., New Orleans, had a follow-up inspection July 25. It was cited for:
▪ Food not safe, unadulterated, honestly presented
▪ Food not prepared with the least possible manual contact, with suitable utensils and on surfaces that have been cleaned, rinsed and sanitized
Burger King, 727 Canal St., New Orleans, was inspected July 24 following a complaint. It was cited for not having a sink located for convenient use by all employees in the food preparation or utensil washing areas.
Bakery Bar, 1178 Annuciation St., New Orleans, had a routine/renewal inspection Aug. 4. It was cited for
▪ Establishment packages food using a reduced oxygen packaging method without a HACCP plan
Critical issues corrected on site were:
▪ Food prepared on premises held for more than 24 hours is not date marked
▪ Working containers of chemicals are not labeled
▪ Chemicals are stored with or above food, equipment, utensils, linens or single use articles
There also were seven non-critical violations
Sake Cafe, 2830 Magazine St., New Orleans, had a follow-up inspection Aug. 2 and had three critical violations:
▪ Food prepared, packages or held under conditions where it may have been contaminated (repeat)
▪ Raw animal food is not separated from ready to eat food or is placed, stored or displayed above ready to eat food — eggs (repeat)
▪ Food contact surfaces and utensils are not clean to sight and touch - cutting board and rice bowl (repeat)
The restaurant also had 18 non-critical violations, all of them repeat violations.
KC Bourbon Bistro, 116 Bourbon St., New Orleans, had a follow-up inspection July 27. It was cited for roaches present, a repeat offense
The restaurant also had five non-critical violations.
Lovage, 620 Carondelet St., New Orleans, had a routine/renewal inspection July 10. It was cited for: Chlorine sanitizer concentration for warewashing is not between 50-100 p.p.m. at 75 degrees.
Satsuma, 3218 Dauphine St., New Orleans, had a routine/renewal inspection Aug. 3. It had three critical violations:
▪ Hot water not provided to all fixtures, equipment and nonfood items — hand sink next to three compartment sink
Corrected on site
▪ Food contact surfaces are not being sanitized before use
▪ Three compartment sink not used in proper sequence to wash, rinse, sanitize
It also had seven non-critical violations.
Gentilly Wings and Seafood, 4039 Johnny Jackson Jr. Blvd., New Orleans, had a routine/renewal inspection Aug. 1. It had three critical violations:
▪ Food prepared on premises and held for more than 24 hours not date marked
▪ Procedures not maintained using time only as public health control
▪ Sink not located for convenient use by all employees in food prep area
It also had eight non-critical violations
Rock-N-Sake, 823 Fulton St., New Orleans, had a follow-up inspection July 7. It was cited for: Hot water is not provided to all fixtures as required — hand sink (repeat). It also had two non-critical violations.
St. Roch Tavern, 1200 Saint Roch Ave., New Orleans, had a routine/renewal inspection July 17. It was cited for: Food contact surfaces and utensils are not clean to sight and touch — interior of ice machine. It also had two non-critical violations.
Toulouse Gourmet, 3811 Toulouse St., New Orleans, had a routine/renewal inspection July 21. It was cited for:
▪ Food contact surfaces and utensils are not clean to sight and touch. — can opener
Corrected on site were:
▪ Food prepared on premises and held for more than 24 hours is not date marked (repeat)
▪ Food stored for cold-holding was not held at a temperature of 41 degrees or below
There also were four non-critical violations, including imported crawfish and shrimp were not identified as specified by law.
No safety certificate
These restaurants were cited for no food safety certificate held by owner or designated employee:
Starbucks at 55 Town Center Parkway, Slidell
Nathan’s Restaurant, 36440 Old Bayou Liberty Road, Slidell
Olde Towne Pizza Company, 285 Cousin St., Slidell
Five Guys Burgers and Fries, 116 Town Center Parkway, Slidell
Cure, 4905 Freret St., New Orleans (repeat)
Cafe Reconcile, 1631 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., New Orleans
Miyako Seafood & Steakhouse, 1403 Saint Charles Ave., New Orleans
Pandora’s Snows are Us Snowball Stand, 901 N. Carrollton Ave., New Orleans
Pei Wei Express, 500 Port of New Orleans (repeat)
Wonderland & Sea restaurant, 4842 Tchoupitoulas St., New Orleans
Maison De La Luz, 546 Carondelet St., New Orleans (repeat)
Neyow’s XL, 3336 Bienville St., New Orleans
Behrman Cajun Seafood, 4021 Behrman Highway, New Orleans
Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream, 1 Poydras St., New Orleans
La Fogata Grill, 2201 Elysian Fields Ave., New Orleans
SAJ Cafe, 4126 Magazine St., New Orleans
Wendy’s Restaurant, 4605 Chef Menteur Hwy., New Orleans
Wendy’s Restaurant, 6166 Elysian Fields, New Orleans (repeat)
N7, 1117 Montegut St., New Orleans
Mona’s Cafe, 3901 Banks St., New Orleans (repeat)
New Orleans Seminary Cafe, 3939 Gentilly Blvd., New Orleans
Empire Express, 4301 Louisa St., New Orleans
Red Rooster Snowballs, 2810 1/2 Washington Ave., New Orleans
Twins Seafood, 10240 Chef Mentuer Hwy., New Orleans
McDonald’s Restaurant, 3443 S Carrollton Ave., New Orleans
