By JILL MCNEAL
6 News Anchor/Reporter
KNOXVILLE (WATE) - Sanitation problems cost some Knoxville area restaurants points on their most recent health inspections, and one eatery had a really dirty situation.
Lowest Scores:
Hanna's Cafe at 1901 Cumberland Avenue - Grade: 62
The Knox County Health Department considers a score below 70 as unsanitary.
There was no sanitizer in the dishwasher, and no soap or paper towels at the hand sink in the kitchen.
Sewage and waste water was leaking onto liquor bottles stored in the basement.
Hanna's Cafe was reinspected and received an 80.
Taste of Thai at 213 N. Peters Road - Grade: 66
The inspector found brown stains on the floor.
A soup ladle was being stored on the counter between uses.
An employee didn't wash his hands between touching dirty dishes and clean ones.
Taste of Thai was reinspected and received an 81.
Passing but problems:
Bel Air Grill at 3820 Neal Drive - Grade: 70
There was rust discoloration in the ice machine.
A cell phone was in the meat cutting area.
Hard boiled eggs were cooling in the hand sink.
Highest Scores:
Hot Diggity Dog at 7121 Hammer Road - 100
The House at 5903 Chapman Highway - 99
Skooter Doos mobile unit, 11419 Saga Lane - 97
Lunch Box at 9050 Cross Park Drive - 96
Comfort Suites at 811 N. Campbell Station Road - 96
Basket Lunch Inc. at 8800 Grospoint Drive - 95
Smoke Shack a mobile BBQ unit on Gertrude Avenue - 95
Ye Olde Steakhouse at 6838 Chapman Highway - 95
Fraternal Order of Police Youth Camp at 7632 Burleson Road - 94
Sonic at 5003 Millertown Pike - 93
Time Out Delicatessen at 8361 Kingston Pike - 92
Korea House at 1645 Downtown West Boulevard - 92
Side Splitters Comedy Club at 9246 Park West Boulevard - 91
Knoxville Pearl at 108 E. Jackson Avenue - 90
Brewskies Too at 3846 Martin Mill Pike - 90
Maple Grove Inn at 8800 Westland Drive - 90
6 On Your Side reporter Don Dare reports on the latest restaurant inspections by the Knox County Health Department every Thursday on 6 News at 6:00.
