By DON DARE
Food for Thought Reporter
KNOXVILLE (WATE) - A South Knoxville restaurant had trouble with its refrigeration system so several hundred pounds of food had to be thrown out when a heath inspector visited.
Food for Thought has never seen this amount of food ordered thrown out before. However, none of the three coolers in the restaurant were at temperature.
Passing but problems:
Jumbo Buffet at 7430 Chapman Highway - Grade: 72
The Knox County Health Department considers a score below 70 as unsanitary.
There were several critical violations.
To begin with, 483 pounds of food were discarded after the inspector found the temperature in the refrigerators at 52 degrees.
Eighty-two pounds of oysters, 70 pounds of steak, 65 pounds of chicken and a whole bunch of other food was tossed due to the potential for contamination.
The air conditioning was turned off and the back door was open, allowing hot air to enter the restaurant and kitchen.
Moldy lemons and oranges in the walk-in cooler were also ordered thrown out.
And raw food in the walk-in cooler was stored beside ready-to-eat food, leading to the potential for cross contamination.
Highest Scores:
WiLLIES Restaurant at 37 Dolly Parton Parkway in Sevierville - 96
Keva Juice at 11015 Parkside Drive - 94
Scoop'd at 11519 Parkside Drive - 94
Cazzy's Corner Grill at 2099 Thunderhead Road - 93
Menchie's Frozen Yogurt at 11162 Parkside Drive - 92
Pizza Hoss at 7215 Clinton Highway - 90
Remember, health inspection reports are supposed to be posted at restaurants where you can read them.
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.
