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- Three South Mississippi restaurants received C grades for critical violations.
- Citations included improper sewage disposal, lack of certified staff, and misused toxins.
- Since May 27, 154 restaurants in the region received A grades from inspectors.
Three restaurants in South Mississippi failed their health inspections over the past three weeks.
Restaurants are inspected at least once a year by the Mississippi Health Department for cleanliness, quality of food and to ensure a trained manager is overseeing food preparation.
The three restaurants cited haven’t had a failing inspection, or not in the last several years.
Those that scored a C with critical violations are:
Felix’s Restaurant & Oyster Bar at 942 Beach Drive, Gulfport, was inspected May 27 for a permit. It was cited for:
▪ Plumbing installed without proper backflow devices
▪ Sewage waste water not properly disposed
Corrected during the inspection was:
▪ Adequate hand washing facilities supplied and accessible
This is the only C dating back to 2017.
A follow-up inspection a day later on May 28 showed the violations were corrected and the restaurant scored a B.
Jimmy Johns, 15224 Creosote Road, Gulfport, was inspected June 16 for a permit renewal. It was cited for:
▪ No certified manager
Corrected during the inspection was:
▪ Proper eating, tasting, drinking or tobacco use
This was the first C dating back to 2021.
Brooklyn Pizzeria, 51 Hardy Court Shopping Center, Gulfport, was inspected June 16 for a permit renewal. It was cited for:
▪ Toxic substance not properly identified, stored, used, a repeat violation.
This is the second C since 2010. The previous C was in 2018.
Restaurants and kitchens in Mississippi receive the following health inspection grades:
▪ A: if they pass the health department inspection
▪ B: if all violations are corrected during the inspection
▪ C: if the violations are critical.
Most restaurants in South Mississippi pass without any violations. Since May 27, the health department gave 154 As to restaurants in South Mississippi and 14 Bs.
This story was originally published June 17, 2025 at 10:14 AM.
