Restaurant report: Meat at wrong temperature hurts scores of gyro spot, Mexican restaurant

The Knox County Health Department recently evaluated the following restaurants. Restaurant scores may change with follow-up visits; follow-up scores may not be immediately available. For more information on health scores, visit https://apps.health.tn.gov/EHInspections.

Beaver Brook Country Club Pool Snack Bar, 6800 Beaver Brook Drive

The Bird's Nest, 6600 Maynardville Hwy.

Buddy's Bar-B-Q, 4500 Broadway

Caribbean Soul Mobile Unit, 3002 Woodbine Ave.

Double Dogs Bar, 8910 Kingston Pike

Econo Lodge, 7424 Strawberry Plains Pike

The Lunchbox, 1225 E. Weisgarber Road

Mahalo Coffee Roasters, 1317 E. Emory Road

Ran's Dog Mobile Cart, 10943 Kingston Pike

Buck 'N’ Good Donuts, 6625 Maynardville Hwy.: Wiping cloths not in sanitizer. 98

Burger King, 2806 N. Broadway: Food not 6 inches off floor; cracked pans. 98

Sweet Retreat, 11661 Parkside Drive: Utensils not stored handle-up; missing test strips. 98

Wendy's, 3000 Broadway: Food debris on drainboard, in cooler. 98

Clean Eatz, 155 West End Ave.: Inaccurate thermometer; unlabeled items; rubber gasket on ice machine needs replacing. 97

Main Event, 9081 Kingston Pike: Containers stacked while still wet; plates, bowls not stored upside down; employee had long hair unrestrained. 97

Strike and Spare Family Bowl, 213 Hayfield Drive: Missing thermometer. 97

The Casual Pint, 2045 Thunderhead Road: Missing signs; dirty sinks. 96

Don Gallo, 160 Market Choto Way: Missing handwashing sign. 96

Main Event (bar), 9081 Kingston Pike: Flies; no paper towels at hand sink. 96

Sonic Drive-In, 10704 Kingston Pike: Dirty ice cream machine; pink slime/mold ice machine; moldy soda nozzles; dirty bathrooms, floor, facility in general. 96

Token Game Tavern, 213 N. Seven Oaks Drive: Missing signs; top of ice machine used for storage; floor drain dirty. 96

Wendy's, 11136 Kingston Pike: Standing water in floor of walk-in cooler; dirty ice machine, microwave, ceiling tiles. 96

Krystal, 2815 Broadway: Egg wrong temperature. 93 (98 follow-up)

Cracker Barrel, 2920 S. Mall Road: Unlabeled chemical stored in food container; buildup in coolers; ice buildup on freezer floor. 91 (96 follow-up)

Burger King, 127 Northshore Drive: Employees handled money, then food without washing hands; flies; employee drinks missing lids/straws; debris on sleeve of cups; mold on walk-in freezer door, employee food container. 90 (95 follow-up)

Little Caesar's Pizza, 4434 Western Ave.: Cleaner stored above butter; paper towel dispenser not working; unlabeled sanitizer bottle; missing thermometer, dough cutter handle; buildup on knobs, handles, touch pads. 90 (95 follow-up)

Mimi's Café, 10945 Parkside Drive: Slicer dirty; food at wrong temperature; out-of-date milk; incorrect thawing; dirty salad prep area, cooler, microwave, ice machine, bathroom. 86

La Frontera, 8078 Kingston Pike, Suite 111: Cut tomatoes too warm; undated food; no sign in restroom; person in charge did not know health rules. 87 (97 follow-up)

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Amigos and Beer, 5020 Washington Pike: Chicken, carnitas wrong temperature; no paper towels at hand sink; peppers prepped on pan on top of trash can; raw chicken stored over salsa; food storage building open to public/animals; undated/out-of-date foods; flies; uncovered tea urn. 86 (97 follow-up)

Chuck E. Cheese, 8225 Kingston Pike: Person in charge did not know health rules; missing signs; missing thermometer; no sanitizer in dishwasher; ice buckets not stored upside down. 80 (95 follow-up)

King Gyros, 7600 Kingston Pike, Suite 1312 (West Town Mall): Gyro meat not hot enough; cooked meat not properly cooled; no soap at hand sinks; dirty chopper put away as clean; person in charge does not know health rules; missing thermometer; tape on grinder handled; faucet will not turn off. 70 (95 follow-up)