See which Jackson area restaurants failed January health inspections. Did they fix issues?
Five restaurants in the Jackson metropolitan area failed to pass their health inspections during the month of January.
Upon follow-up inspections three of those five establishments rectified the problems and earned passing scores from the Mississippi State Department of Health. Two others have yet to receive follow-up inspections.
A "C" grade is considered a failing grade for Mississippi health inspections. MSDH uses the following grading scale for restaurants, according to the MSDH website:
A
"No critical violations noted," according to the MSDH website. "The facility inspection found no critical violations. Critical violations of the state Food Code are those more likely to lead to food contamination, illness, or other health risk."
B
"Critical violations were corrected during the inspection," according to the MSDH website. "Critical violations were found, but corrected under the supervision of the inspecting environmentalist. No further corrective actions are required."
C
"Critical violations have not been corrected," according to the MSDH website. "Critical violations were found, but some or all were not corrected during the inspection. The facility will be re-inspected, and all violations must be corrected in a time period not to exceed 10 days. The re-inspection date is posted on the graded report. If violations are not corrected in the specified time, steps are taken to suspend the facility's permit to operate. A grade of C is also given if critical violations are repeated from the last inspection, even if they were corrected at that time."
Below are restaurants that scored a "C" for violations during the month of January:
Hinds County
Church's Texas Chicken, located at 1265 Ellis Ave., in Jackson, had a scheduled inspection on Jan. 2 and was cited for an unspecified violation and earned a C inspection grade.
Nine days later, on Jan. 11, that location of Church's Texas Chicken had a follow-up inspection and received a B.
Rankin County
Fogata, located at 190 Riverwind Drive, Ste 206 in Pearl, had a scheduled inspection on Jan. 23 and was cited for inadequate "handwashing facilities supplied accessible" and "food not separated and protected" and earned a C inspection grade.
Fogata has not received a follow up inspection date.
Jersey Mike's Subs, located at 264 Dogwood Blvd., in Flowood, had a scheduled inspection on Jan. 10 and was cited for "sewage waste water not properly disposed." The next day on Jan. 11, Jersey Mike's Subs received a B for corrective follow-up.
On Jan. 26, they received an A for re-inspection.
Madison County
Spring Hill Suites, in its donut and coffee shop, located at 121 Southtowne Ave., Ridgeland, had a scheduled inspection on Jan. 5, and earned a failing grade of C without any explanation of the violations.
On Jan. 19, Spring Hill Suites received a B grade on a follow-up inspection.
Karibe Mexican Grill, 123 Grandview Blvd., Ste H, Madison, had a scheduled inspection on Jan. 29 and was cited for "permit type 3 inadequate "hand washing facilities supplied accessible," "food contact surface cleaned sanitized" and "proper date marking and disposition."
Karibe Mexican Grill has not yet received a follow-up inspection date.
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This article originally appeared on Mississippi Clarion Ledger: Five Jackson MS area restaurants failed January health inspections
