PERFECT SCORES
Georgetown Elementary School, 1516 KING GEORGE BLVD., SAVANNAH
The Pennsylvania Avenue Resource Center, 425 PENNSYLVANIA AVE., SAVANNAH
Better than Sex - A Dessert Restaurant, 410 W. BROUGHTON ST., SAVANNAH
Ben & Jerry, 25 E. BROUGHTON ST., SAVANNAH
The Steakhouse on Whitemarsh Island, 4700 HIGHWAY 80 E., SAVANNAH
Wingstop, 1935 E. VICTORY DRIVE, SAVANNAH
Leopold's Ice Cream,
107 CHARLOTTE ROAD SUITE F, SAVANNAHWind Rose Bar and Grill, 19 TYBRISA ST., TYBEE ISLAND
Hip Hop Seafood and Chicken, 2510 SKIDAWAY ROAD, SAVANNAH
Olde Harbour Inn, 508 E. FACTORS WALK, SAVANNAH
Coastal Cafe, 200 GULFSTREAM ROAD, GARDEN CITY
Baobab Lounge, 400 W. RIVER ST., SAVANNAH
Turbine Market + Cafe, 400 W. RIVER ST., SAVANNAH
Plant Riverside East Banquet Kitchen 121, Ballrooms,
Meeting Rooms and Room Service, 400 W. RIVER ST., SAVANNAH
McDonald's, 6740 WATERS AVE., SAVANNAH
Claw Down Cafe, 3219 COLLEGE ST., SAVANNAH
BBQ Smoke Shack, 525 E. U.S. HIGHWAY 80, SAVANNAH
Joyful Java, 505 A WEST HIGHWAY 80, POOLER
SCCPSS Jacob G Smith Elementary School, 210 LAMARA DRIVE, SAVANNAH
HIGH TO MODERATE SCORES
Chick-Fil-A Pooler, 180 POOLER PARKWAY, POOLER, 99
The 1540 Room at the Desoto, 15 E. LIBERTY ST., SAVANNAH, 99
Riverview Health & Rehabilitation Center, 6711 LAROCHE AVE., SAVANNAH, 98
Hop Xing Restaurant, 1900 E. VICTORY DRIVE, SAVANNAH, 98
Quality Inn Midtown, 7100 ABERCORN ST., SAVANNAH, 98
Coastal State Prison, 200 GULFSTREAM ROAD, GARDEN CITY, 98
Kakki, 4700 U.S. HIGHWAY 80 E. SUITE H, SAVANNAH, 97
American Deli, 1900 E. VICTORY DRIVE SUITE 15 & 16, SAVANNAH, 96
Wilks Dining Room, 107 W. JONES ST., SAVANNAH, 96
Stone & Webster Chophouse/Graffito, 400 W. RIVER ST., SAVANNAH, 96
Super Tastes, 119 CHARLOTTE ROAD SUITE H, SAVANNAH, 94
Papa's BBQ & Seafood, 119 CHARLOTTE ROAD SUITE A, SAVANNAH, 94
Deer Creek Clubhouse, 25 DEER CREEK DRIVE, SAVANNAH, 91
Dave & Buster's, 200 TANGER OUTLET BLVD. SUITE 790, POOLER, 91
LOW SCORES AND WHY
Umami Noodle Bar, 2315 WATERS AVE., SAVANNAH, 89
Inspector Notes: Observed no paper towels or other types of hand drying provisions at the employee handwashing sink. Observed no name labels on multiple drink mixes, TCS sauces, and juices at the drink mix stations. Observed no name on various types of meat throughout different reach in coolers. Observed cooked shrimp sitting in undrained ice/water in reach-in cooler. Unpackaged food was stored in direct contact with undrained ice. Observed in-use utensil (for rice) stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.
Ardsley Station, 102 E. VICTORY DRIVE, SAVANNAH, 87
Inspector Notes: Observed dishwasher in the bar being used with an empty sanitizer chemical container. Upon testing, the sanitizer was not registering on the test strip. Observed multiple items in reach in cooler above 41F. (beef patties, beef steak, calamari, shrimp, salmon, crab cakes, etc.) Observed multiple items in walk in cooler above 41F. (Chipotle aioli, short ribs, pork, meatballs, sausage and hamburger patties).
Asian Fusion & Sushi Bar, 513 E. OGLETHORPE AVE., SAVANNAH, 87
Inspector Notes: Observed food debris, dish scraper and yellow rag inside the main kitchen hand sink at the start of inspection. Observed TCS (raw shrimp, scallops, raw beef, etc.) and ready to eat (cook pork, beef) items throughout the kitchen (reach-in and walk-in cooler) without a date marked on them and employees stated that food items had been held for proximately 1-2 days. Observed improper thawing methods employed, frozen shrimp were thawing on the drain board of the prep-sink. Observed a lack of internal thermometers in cold-holding units. Observed ventilation hood to be dripping and contained a heavy accumulation of build-up.
El Sazon! Bar and Grill, 492 JIMMY DELOACH PARKWAY UNIT 103, SAVANNAH, 84
Inspector Notes: Observed large wiping cloth buckets stored in front of hand wash sink near kitchen entrance. Observed diced tomatoes, pico tomatoes, and guacamole cold-holding above 41F in top of prep-top cooler. Observed facility did not have most current inspection report displayed.
Those were the Georgia Department of Health's restaurant inspection scores for Chatham County, conducted July 22 through July 28. Scores in each category are listed by most recent inspection date.
The Georgia Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Section, conducts regular restaurant inspections to help keep residents and visitors safe.
Disclaimer: On any given day, an establishment may have fewer or more violations than noted in their most recent inspection. An inspection conducted on any given day may not be representative of the overall, long-term conditions at the establishment. A few more recent, follow-up inspections may not be included here.
This article originally appeared on Savannah Morning News: See which local restaurants were cited for improper thawing methods
