Rep. Matthew Hill's House of Ribs 2006 Fundraiser: TN Dept. of Health Restaurant Inspection Score= 82

I just finished reading through the Sunday (June 25) edition of the Johnson City Press when I spied a political ad paid for By Friends of Matthew Hill featuring an evening sit-down-and-eat fundraiser at the Johnson City House of Ribs restaurant this Thursday, June 29, 2006 during the hours of 5:00 to 8:00 p.m with Tennessee Speaker of the House (and Republican Leader) Bill Dunn et al.

Soundslike a good time to be had by all, but I am rather cautious about dining out at not too familiar restuarants, so I figured that I would first run the House of Ribs through the Tennessee Department of Health Restaurant Inspection Online Database (listing here only the deficient inspection items and deducted scores from a maximum 100 points) --- here are the results served up by our friendly Tennessee RU-486 Representative Matthew Hill wait staff for your consideration:

You entered the following search criteria:
Facility Name: THE HOUSE OF RIBS

1 Inspections matched your search criteria.
NAME / ADDRESS Date Last Inspected / State ID # Score
1 THE HOUSE OF RIBS
3100 N ROAN ST
JOHNSON CITY, TN 37601
View Inspection Details 04/18/2006 009468 82

ITEM CATEGORY DESCRIPTION PTS. [-DEDUCTED]
14 Food Equipment and Utensils Food (ice) contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 2

16 Food Equipment and Utensils Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located, operated 2

36 Floors, Walls and Ceilings Floors, constructed, drained, clean, good repair,covering, installation, dustless cleaning methods 1

37 Floors, Walls and Ceilings Walls, ceilings, attached equipment, constructed,good repair, clean surfaces,
dustless cleaning methods 1

8 Food Protection Food protection during storage, preparation, display, service, transportation 2

22 Food Equipment and Utensils Food-contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean, free of abrasives, detergents 2

25 Food Equipment and Utensils Single service articles, storage, dispensing 1

23 Food Equipment and Utensils Non-food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 1

38 Lighting Lighting provided as required, fixtures shielded 1

42 Other Operations Premises maintained free of litter, unnecessary articles,cleaning maintenance equipment properly stored. Authorized personnel 1

15 Food Equipment and Utensils Non-food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 1

32 Toilet and Handwashing Facilities Toilet rooms enclosed, self-closing doors,fixtures good repair, clean, hand cleanser, sanitary towels, hand-dryingdevices provided, proper waste receptacles 2

21 Food Equipment and Utensils Wiping cloths clean,
use restricted 1

Bon Appétit!