Restaurant scores August 15-19
Published 10:00 am Friday, August 26, 2022
Limestone County weekly food/lodging establishment ratings August 15-19
The food and lodging establishment ratings are provided by the Limestone County Health Department and include the critical items noted by the inspector.
Burger King #13277, 1600 Hwy 72 East, Athens- 78
• lettuce held in refrigeration at 45 degrees and guacamole held on prep surface at 67 degrees
• upon return, lettuce held at 40 degrees and guacamole held at 56 degrees- NOIS issued
• establishment was unable to provide chemical test strips
• upon return, establishment provided chemical test strips (abated)
• hot water turned down on the hand sink- highest hot water reached was 84 degrees- increased to 100 degrees
Mi Casa Restaurant, 1221 D- Kelli Drive, Athens- 86
• presence of sewage on the ground outside
• upon return- no presence of sewage on the premises
• chicken and veggies mix held at 46 degrees and cooked veggies at 47 degrees in refrigeration
• upon return- chicken and veggies held at 40 degrees and cooked veggies held at 39 degrees (abated)
Restaurante El Buen Sazon LLC, 910 N. Jefferson Street, Athens- 88
• employee observed handling ready-to-eat food with their bare hand- management discarded the food, washed hands, and placed gloves on
hot water was turned off at the hand sink- corrected by management
Shiv KTR, LLC, 1510 US Hwy 72 East, Athens- 88
• food (sausage biscuits) made at home and brought in to sell- thrown out
• soda nozzles with brown residue and ice dispenser with black residue
• nozzles and dispenser clean (abated)
Whitt’s Barbecue No. 1, 1397 Elm Street,
Athens- 89
• several large containers of slaw at 51 degrees
• unit with temperature issues no longer in use (abated)
Dairy Queen Grill & Chill– Madison, 11128 County Line Road, Madison- 90
• soda nozzle and ice bins have black substance inside of them- connected by the end of inspection
Quality Inn/ Harikrupa Investments LLC, 1488 Thrasher Road, Athens- 90
• no soap in customer restroom- replaced (abated)
• no food probe thermometer
Dunkin Donuts, 1690 US Hwy 72 East, Athens- 91
• no sick policy- provided
Applebees, 1331 Hwy 72 East, Athens- 91
• two broken grease skimmers- thrown out (abated)
IHOP Restaurant, 16211 Athens-Limestone,
Athens- 91
• strainers with food debris and torn spatulas in clean storage- cleaned and thrown out (abated)
Geezburger, 13951 Shaw Road, Athens- 91
• chicken 49 degrees, egg wash 51 degrees
• upon return, egg wash 40 degrees and chicken 41 degrees (abated)
Raceway #6712 (Lal Maharaja Inc), 1523 Hwy 72 East, Athens- 92
• several utensils with food debris in clean storage
Loving Arms Child Development Center, 22685 US Hwy 72 East, Athens- 93
• various milks 48 degrees and lunch meats 48 degrees
• upon return, milks at 38-40 degrees and lunch meats at 40 degrees (abated)
Kreme Delite, 401 W. Washington Street,
Athens- 93
Roosters Fingers & Fries, 125 Hwy 31 South,
Athens- 93
• no hand soap at back hand sink- refilled
Chick-Fil-A, 1291 Hwy 72 East, Athens- 93
Washington Street Diner, 100-C East Washington Street, Athens- 94
TAB’s Market, 15690 East Limestone Road,
Athens- 94
Publix Seafood #1185, 12070 County Line Road, Madison- 95
• food debris found on clean knives and utensils in storage- the items were rewashed
Publix Bakery #1185, 12070 County Line Road, Madison- 96
Taqueria Los Arrieros @ LFM, 30030 Hwy 72 West, Madison- 96
Publix Deli #1185, 12070 County Line Road, Madison- 97
INEZ’s Soul Food, 616 Hwy 31 Suite B, Athens- 97
The Village Pizza of Limestone Co., 15728
East Limestone Road,
Athens- 97
C & A Catering, 21817 Piney Chapel Road, Athens- 98