We have one restaurant that failed their inspection, and two that received low scores this week from the Knox County Health Department, in our look Behind the Kitchen Door.
China Garden, 5156 Clinton Highway, score: 60
employee scooping noodles with dirty hands, unlabeled sprayer, crab legs on dirty wooden shelf, clean pans stored in dirty cardboard, open bag of MSG stored on the floor, the equipment dirty.
The New Rainbow Club, 7211 Kingston Pike, score: 70
fruit flies at the handbasin, no hot water at the handbasin, dirty water leaking onto the floor, raid insecticide not stored properly, the equipment and shelving dirty.
T. HO Restaurant, 815 merchants road, score: 72
inspectors saw roaches, clean utensils on dirty racks, no hand towels at hand sink, equipment and floors dirty.
Now for the good news, we have twelve restaurants that scored ninety and above this week.
La Fiesta, 5700 Western Avenue and Great American Steak & Buffet Company, 900 Merchants Road, both scored: 90
Domino's Pizza, 7419 Middlebrook Pike, score: 91
UT bakery, Francis Street; Gus's, 815 Melrose; Little Caesar's Pizza, 4748 Center Line Drive; and Nagoya Express, 815 Merchants Road all scored 92.
Golden Roast, 825 Melrose and Nixon's Deli, 7419 Middlebrook both scored 95.
Jacob's Time-Out Deli, 5307 Middlebrook and Ali Babas Time-Out Deli, 8361 Kingston Pike, both scored 96.
Special Tee Cookies, 1001 Rodrick Road, scored a perfect 100.