Restaurant Inspection Scores, January 21

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Each week WREG is rounding up the highest and lowest scores from Shelby County restaurant inspections. Find more restaurant scores from Shelby County and other Tennessee counties here.

Lowest Scores:

Los Comales
1322 Madison Avenue Memphis, TN 38104
Score: 70
Violations include: Server eating a full burrito on the line next to the manager and continued to put the burrito down, collect beverages for customers from the beverage station and deliver to the table; whole lettuce and whole shoulder found inside box in walk-in cooler; employees not washing hands in between changing gloves from handling dirty dishes to clean dishes; downstairs handsink blocked by multiple trashcan bins; shelves in walk-in cooler need to be deep cleaned; food buildup on door handles; multiple cardboard boxes in walk-in cooler; and cooler door does not close completely. Full report

Vietnam Restaurant
74 N Cleveland Street Memphis, TN 38104
Score: 70
Violations include: Employees not washing hands in between washing dishes, handling cell phones, putting on hair restraints, and handling clean dishes; handsink blocked with buckets on the ground; no paper towels at handsink; selling pickled kimchi that was made out of someone’s house for new years ever holiday; uncovered herbs and spices; containers holding food has excessive buildup; unclean shelves and oven doors; dumpster lid open; excessive debris on walls and ceiling tiles; and dim lights inside the kitchen. Full report

Tug’s Grill
51 Harbor Town Square Memphis, TN 38103
Score: 71
Violations include: Employees not washing hands between handling dirty dishes from server to grabbing plates from the hotline to serve to guests; the cook prepared pasta by reaching bare hands inside parmesan cheese to sprinkle onto togo pasta; unlabeled pink substance sitting over food prep rack; several discolored soiled rags on prep stations; raw chicken stored over ground beef for sliders in walk-in cooler; personal cellphones stored on prep stations; excessive food buildup on grill handles; and excessively stained ceiling tiles, food racks and walls. Full report

Momoya Japenese Restaurant
135 South Main Street Memphis, TN 38103
Score: 71
Violations include: Shirt covering container of zucchini and zucchini on shelves in another cooler; serving line and preparation area not properly cleaned; employees not wearing hair nets; dates missing from several foods in cooler; food and beverage containers not labeled; exterior of equipment is not clean; reach-in coolers are not clean; toilet not properly flushing in women’s restroom; and floors are dirty. Full report

Sekisui Midtown
25 South Belvedere Memphis, TN 38104
Score: 74
Violations include: Live roach crawling on the refrigerator and fruit flies in the dry storage area; employees handling rice with bare hands at the sushi station; improper thawing of fish at the sushi bar; no hair restraints worn by kitchen sushi staff; uncovered food items in cooler; dust and food build-up throughout kitchen and walk-in coolers; restroom toilets in terrible condition; walls and equipment needs deep cleaning; and improper labeling of food items in sushi bar. Full report

Jack Pirtles Carry Out
1370 Poplar Avenue Memphis, TN 38104
Score: 74
Violations include: Dead bugs under clean dish racks; employee handling fried chicken legs with bare hands; dirty dishes on clean dish racks; employees not wearing hairnets while prepping food; excessive gravy spills and dirty racks; black and brown dripping grease buildup on grills, prep stations, and baskets; no cover on trash cans in the restroom; trash on the ground around dumpster; and dust falling from ceiling tiles, which are black and brown. Full report

Royal Panda Restaurant
3120 Village Shops Drive #Ste 23 Germantown, TN 38138
Score: 75
Violations include: Buildup is present in the ice machine; uncovered meat stored on the floor in the walk-in freezer; dish machine racks have buildup; dishwashing liquor levels dispensing low in the dishwasher; no thermometers in prep coolers; metal bowls used as scoops in multiple dry good containers; light above grill is out; and handwashing sink is blocked at prep area. Full report

Guac Fresh Mex
782 Washington Avenue Memphis, TN 38105
Score: 76
Violations include: Half-eaten apple on prep station in the kitchen near grill cook; prep stations filled with leftover food splattered on surfaces; grill cook improperly washed hands; unlabeled bottles of water, sauces, and seasonings; and impossible meat patty improperly thawed. Full report

El Porton Mexican Restaurant
2095 Merchants Row Germantown, TN 38138
Score: 79
Violations include: Black build-up present in the ice machine; grill cooler not reaching 41 degrees; raw meat stored on top of the avocado box; and unlabeled chemical bottles. Full report

Grisanti
1940 Exeter Road Germantown, TN 38138
Score: 80
Violations include: Uncovered lasagna in the walk-in cooler; raw chicken stored above pasta containers; stained cutting boards; thermostats not present in every cooler; and salmon, shrimp, and meatballs improperly thawed. Full report

Soul Fish Cafe
3160 Village Shop Germantown, TN 38138
Score: 82
Violations include: Pickled green tomatoes stored next to raw shrimp; dishwashing liquid not dispensing into the dishwasher; no thermometers in every cooler; tongs stored improperly at the fryer; and drink cups stacked while still wet. Full report

Asian Eatery
2072 West St. Germantown, TN 38138
Score: 83
Violations include: Beef and pork stored in a metal pan next to egg roll wrappers; sanitizer container empty; no thermometers in the prep cooler; and coolers not maintaining 41 degrees. Full report

Firehouse Subs
1400 North Germantown Parkway Cordova, TN 38016
Score: 84
Violations include: Pink and brown build-up on the rim of the ice machine; gnats flying near the ice machine; no lid on fries, pickles, bacon, or sauce bucket; dirty microwave; no paper towels in women’s restroom; and floor dirty. Full report

Memphis Jamaican Kitchen
1354 Madison Ave Memphis, TN 38104
Score: 85
Violations include: No soap or paper towels at handsink; employee wiping knives without washing rinsing and sanitizing; uncovered flour and boxes of food and bags of onions stored on the floor; prep cook not wearing hairnet; leaking sink; dumpster lid open; excessive food splatter left on counters and grills; and several rags stored on countertops. Full report

Snowa Cafe
9155 Poplar Avenue #Ste 16 Germantown, TN 38138
Score: 85
Violations include: Raw meat improperly stored; wiping cloths not stored in sanitizer bucket; employees not properly using the three-compartment sink; and unlabeled food items. Full report