Restaurant reports April 5, 2025

Published 11:39 am Saturday, April 5, 2025

Limestone County weekly food/lodging establishment ratings from the Limestone County Health Department for the week March 21-28. The report includes critical items history.

The Southern Table, Inc., 105 N. Jefferson Street, Athens- 87
- The highest temperature of hot water at the hand sink reached 97 degrees and dropped to 85 degrees.
Additional hand sinks in the establishment remained below 85 degrees.
- Black substance in the ice machine

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, 550 US Hwy 72 W, Athens- 90
- Capacity for hand sinks. Water heater turning off causing hand sinks to be at 79 degrees. Hot water 100
degrees + available at three-compartment and mop sink

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Krystal, 1412 US Hwy 72 E, Athens- 92
- Fryer basket has loose wires. Discarded by management
B & K Grocery, 15238 Huntsville Brownsferry Road, Athens- 92

– Inlet pipe of septic tank appears to be disconnected or damaged. Sewage pooling on ground around inlet.
Follow up, inlet replaced- abated

Twice Daily/White Bison #3103, 22048 US Hwy 72, Athens- 92
– No paper towels or soap for hand sink at condiment/hot dog island. Replaced by manager during
inspection- abated

Raceway #6712 (Lal Maharaja Inc), 1523 Us Hwy 72 E, Athens- 92
- Beans, beef at 81-95 degrees after four hours of cooling
- Follow up- beef, rice, beans at 51-55 degrees after 4.5 hours of cooling- this is within the accepted range
(two hours from 135 degrees to 70 degrees and 4 hours from 70 degrees to 41 degrees) abated

Jack’s Family Restaurant, 15959 Lucas Ferry Road, Athens- 93

McDonalds Playcare Inc., 14484 Bledsoe Road, Athens- 93
- Kitchen hand sink inaccessible, filled with dish rags. Infant room hand sink missing paper towels/drying
devices. PIC corrected both issues- abated

Patton Athens OPCO LLC, 22099 US Hwy 72, Athens- 94

High Ground Hobbies and Cafe, 13381 Hatchett Road W, Madison- 95
- reside present inside ice machine
- follow up, now clean- abated

Touchdown Wings, 935 Us Hwy 72 Suite T, Athens- 95

Taco Bell #030271- Jefferson Street, 1112 S. Jefferson Street, Athens- 96

7 Brew Coffee, 15383 Flinders Lane, Athens- 96
- Hand sink missing paper towels/drying devices. PIC replaced during inspection- abated

Best Mart, 25510 Nick Davis Road, Athens- 96

Sonic #3348, 914 US Hwy 72 E, Athens- 96

New China of Athens Inc., 645 US Hwy 72 W, Athens- 96

Days Inn- CB, 1322 US Hwy 72 E, Athens- 96

Exxon (Hwy 72), 25966 US Hwy 72, Athens- 97

Marco’s Pizza- TEB Rest. Group, 11156 County Line Road, Madison- 97

Cash & Jacks, 1406 Lindsay Lane, Athens- 97

Athens Mini Mart (Marathon Gas), 1100 US Hwy 72 E, Athens- 98

Dollar General #9670, 1031-A US Hwy 72 E, Athens- 98

Mia’s Cafe, 30694 US Hwy 72 NW, Madison- 98

AFC Sushi @ Publix #1790, 165 US Hwy 31 N, Athens- 98

Linda’s Fried Pies, 28215 Veto Road, Elkmont- 99

Loving Arms Child Development Center, 22685 US Hwy 72 E, Athens- 99

4 Square Market Inc, 23021 Nick Davis Road, Athens- 99

Bridges Auction, 17020 E. Limestone Road, Athens- 99