Restaurant Report Card
Chattanooga-Hamilton County, Catoosa County and Walker County health departments inspect restaurants twice a year and grade 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: Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department: (423) 209-8110
Catoosa County Health Department: (706) 406-2030
Walker County Health Department: (706) 639-2574
SCORES FOR THE WEEK ENDING JULY 19, 2022 (no failures reported)
The scores are original and do not reflect on-the-spot changes, which sometimes lead to upward adjustments.
78 Cali Munchies at 343 N. Hamilton St. in Dalton, Georgia. Reasons included employee drinks in reach-in cooler with other ready-to-eat items; Parmesan cheese held uncovered; multiple items with no date marking; sour cream not date-marked; drink in jug unidentified with no label; no hair restraints worn by employees and the permit from previous inspections was not posted.
86 8 Fahrenheit Ice Cream at 1913 Gunbarrel Road. Reasons included no paper towels at either hand sink; no sanitizer available for dishes at time of inspection; employee with no knowledge on how to correctly set up the triple sink to wash dishes, and dirty shelving inside front reach-in cooler.
86 Ray’s Southern Cuisine at 2078 N. Main St., LaFayette, Georgia. Reasons included multiple foods in reach-in cooler over temperature limit and the cook changed gloves without washing hands in between tasks during the inspection.
87 Famous Wok at 3040 Battlefield Parkway in Fort Oglethorpe. Reasons included hot water at the handwashing sink in food preparation/service area was only capable of reaching between 78-83 degrees Fahrenheit and several cold foods being held at or above 41 degrees Fahrenheit.
91 Koch’s Bakery 1900 South Broad St.
93 New China Buffet & Grill 3536 Cummings Highway
94 Scooter’s Coffee 4631 Highway 58
95 Subway
2610 Amnicola Highway
95 Fresh Burger Grill 6306 Highway 58
96 Fat Boy’s Roadside Eats 8210 Apison Pike
96 Maple Street Biscuit Co. 407 Broad St.
97 Arby’s
6302 Ringgold Road
97 Ooo Wee Bar-B-Que 4272 Bonny Oaks Drive
98 McDonald’s
104 Sequoyah Access Road
98 Arby’s
8514 Hixson Pike
99 Guacamole 5600 Brainerd Road
99 Olive Garden 5525 Highway 153
99 Baskin-Robbins 4767 Highway 58
99 Mindy B’s Deli 828 Georgia Ave.
99 Central Park 5119 Hixson Pike
99 Subway 8530 Hixson Pike
100 Lil Mama’s Chicago Style Hoagy
818 Georgia Ave.
100 China Rose 9203 Lee Highway
100 Bojangles 9225 Lee Highway
100 Lupi’s Pizza Pies 406-A Broad St.
100 Panera Bread
562 Northgate Mall Drive