In the Jackson area, seven restaurants and food service establishments received failing health inspection marks in November, according to the Mississippi State Department of Health.
As of Dec. 1, four of the seven facilities have completed follow-up inspections and rectified the failing grade.
Below are the restaurants and food facilities in District V, which includes Hinds, Madison and Rankin counties, that received a “C” grade.
Hinds County
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subway, located at 5702 Medgar Evers Blvd. in Jackson, received a failing grade during a permit inspection on Nov. 25. This metro location had not previously received a failed medical inspection grade. As of December 1, Subway has not conducted a follow-up inspection.
Madison County
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waffle house, located at 6931 Old Canton Road in Ridgeland, received a failing grade during a Nov. 18 license inspection. The inspection notes that they improperly cleaned food contact surfaces. This Waffle House location previously received two failing grades in 2013 and 2021, both of which were rectified during subsequent inspections. As of Dec. 1, Waffle House has not conducted a follow-up inspection to correct the most recent grade.
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Penn’s Fish House, located at 1859 Main St. in Madison, received a failing grade during an inspection following a Nov. 18 complaint. The notes also cite violations in food storage and preparation, including unclean food contact surfaces and improper storage temperatures. This Penn location previously received two failing grades in 2013 and 2021, both of which were rectified during subsequent inspections. As of Dec. 1, Penn’s has not conducted a follow-up inspection to correct the most recent grade of failure.
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Let Nathalaly Pupuseria, located at 1200 East County Line Road in Ridgeland, received a failing grade during a permit inspection on Nov. 13. The restaurant had not yet received a rejection note. Las Nathalaly Pupuseria rectified the failing grade during a follow-up inspection on November 24.
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Rankin County
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Cracker Barrel, located at 410 Riverwind Drive in Pearl, received a failing grade during a scheduled inspection on Nov. 19. The inspection notes unclean food contact surfaces, improper holding temperatures and improperly installed sanitary return devices. This Cracker Barrel location had not previously received a failing grade. The restaurant rectified the failing grade during a follow-up inspection on November 24.
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Circle K, located at 100 Cross Creek Park Drive in Pearl, received a failing grade during a Nov. 6 license inspection. This Circle K location had not previously received a failing grade. The gas station corrected the failure note during a follow-up inspection on November 24.
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golden corral, located at 988 Top St. in Flowood, received a failing grade during a Nov. 12 license inspection. The inspection finds several violations, including inadequate handwashing facilities and unclean food contact surfaces. The notes also mention improper holding temperatures and improper storage of toxic substances. The restaurant also had several plumbing violations, including inadequate water pressure, improperly installed backflow devices and improper sewage disposal. This Golden Corral location previously received a failing grade in 2023, which was then corrected in a subsequent inspection. The restaurant corrected the most recent failing grade during a follow-up inspection on November 14.
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The sanitary inspection classification system
MSDH rates health inspections on an A, B, and C scale, with C considered a failing grade.
The MSDH website states the following regarding the grading scale:
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An assessment: “The facility inspection found no critical violations. Critical violations of the state Food Code are those most likely to result in food contamination, illness or other health risks.”
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Rating B: “Critical violations were found but corrected under the supervision of the environmental inspector. No further corrective action is required.”
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Rating C: “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 within a time frame not to exceed 10 days. The date of the re-inspection is displayed on the graded report. If the violations are not corrected within the specified time, action will be taken to suspend the facility’s operating permit. even if they were corrected at that time.”
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This article originally appeared on the Mississippi Clarion Ledger: 7 Jackson-area restaurants fail November health inspections