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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:
J R Fish & Chicken
2974 Covington Pike Memphis, TN 38128
Score: 50
Violations Include: Moldy green peppers found inside the walk-in cooler; flies inside the kitchen; person in charge not present; no paper towels or soap at hand sink; worker washed hands and then dried them on apron; no employee illness policy in place; raw chicken stored next to raw fish; raw shrimp stored next to raw chicken; salad dressing on the floor near chemicals; unlabeled containers found in walk-in cooler; boxes of frozen raw meat found on the floor in walk in freezer; wiping cloths not stored in sanitizer buckets; handle is touching the ice in the ice machine; dirty rags stored next to styrofoam containers; rusted racks in walk-in cooler; build-up of grease and dust on fan hanging on the wall near walk-in cooler; walk-in freezer gasket is damaged; and dirty ceiling tiles and grease build-up on the ceiling. Full report.
Taqueria Guadalupana #3
3160 Austin Peay Memphis, TN 38128
Score: 76
Violations Include: Raw chicken stored above raw beef in walk-in cooler; no expiration date on pork dish that looked cooked days ago; thermometer in walk-in cooler is inaccurate; ice machine door broken off the machine; no label on the food containers in the walk-in cooler; not enough lights in drink area; hole in the wall in dry storage; dust build-up on several vents throughout building; loose railing in men’s restroom; urinal drains slow; no cover over trashcan in women’s restroom; slow drain at hand sink and is easily flooded; handheld cutter stored between wall and table; and tomato, lime, and avocado stored underneath broken ceiling light fixture. Full report.
The Slider Inn
2117 Peabody Avenue Memphis, TN 38104
Score: 78
Violations Include: Raw pork stored above pico; raw chicken stored over raw ground beef; chemical spray bottles stored on the handsink; cutting board deeply grooved and stained; sauce bottles are not labeled; dumpster needs a drain plug; slushy mix stored on the floor in the walk-in. Full report.
Cheddar’s
2147 North Germantown Parkway Cordova, TN 38016
Score: 81
Violations include: Pink and black build-up present in the ice machine; employee jacket stored on the deli slicer; spilled dressing present on bottom of salad cooler; dish machine is not reaching 180 degrees; cutting boards have deep grooves and stains; no thermometers present in prep coolers; ice scoop stored in ice bin; measuring cup used to scoop penne pasta (handle is touching pasta); ice build-up present at prep coolers; drain plug missing from one dumpster; and multiple items on salad station are not reaching 41 degrees, melted ice is present under the prepped item. Full report.
Flying Saucer
130 Peabody Place Memphis, TN 38103
Score: 85
Violations include: Food not covered in all coolers; cutting board stained and deeply grooved; foods and containers are not properly labeled; left side faucet not working in women’s restroom; dusty ceiling and vents in both restrooms; several cracked floor tiles; and walls around equipment not clean. Full report.
100s
Champs Barbeque, 5865 Ridgeway Center Parkway Ste #300 Memphis, TN 38120
Windyke Par and Grille, 8535 Winchester Road, Memphis, TN 38125
Sabor Salvadoreno, 5678 Summer Avenue, Memphis, TN 38134
Court Square Recordings, 123 South Court Square, Memphis, TN 38103
Cue Guard Smokehouse LLC, 6000 Poplar Avenue Ste #250, Memphis, TN 38118
Bar Limina, 631 Madison Avenue, Memphis, TN 38103