Huntsville Hooters scores 54 on restaurant inspection, permit suspended

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Huntsville’s Hooters restaurant scored a 54 on an ADPH random inspection and had its permit suspended on Wednesday.

A representative from Madison County’s Department of Health confirmed the score and said that any restaurant that scores below 60 has its permit suspended.

The report listed a number of violations including:

Missing employee health agreement
Employees open drink found next to food
French fries in warmer at 111 degrees
Shrimp found in metal container thawing on prep table
Residue found in ice chute
Dirty utensils found stored with clean utensils, dirty containers found stored on-top of clean containers
Storage shelves need cleaning
Rusty storage shelves in kitchen area
Grease found outside in rear grass
Missing tissue in men’s stall in restroom, paper towels at sink not accessible
Leak at three-compartment sink and prep sink
Grease found conveying on ground on dumpster pad at grease bin, dumpster doors found open
Several flies and gnats found flying in kitchen area and around beverage machine
Floors, walls, ceilings, and fan guards need cleaning, damaged walls and wall covering throughout, damaged floors in kitchen area
Mop found stored in dirty mop water, mops found stored in kitchen area
Cracked food containers

The Madison County Health Department will require Hooters to show it can score 85 or better while closed in-order for the restaurant to have its permit re-instated. Once reopen the restaurant will be tested randomly within 30 days and will receive a new health score.