Rodent feces, gnats, moldy strawberries: Madison County’s worst restaurant ratings for October

After the Madison County Department of Health conducted dozens of inspections last month, these restaurants posted the worst grades.

Nine restaurants in the county scored 84 or below on their health inspections - the threshold that triggers a reinspection within 60 days - in October.

Infractions ranged from rodent feces to gnats to mold on strawberries.

Here are those nine restaurants, in descending order:

Campus Corner Wavaho

Score: 84

Inspection date: Oct. 22

The ice machine had debris.

The person in charge did not have a certified food manager certificate.

Hawaiian Poke Aloha 2 Ramen AL LLC

Score: 84

Inspection date: Oct. 16

Various foods in the reach-in cooler and reach-in freezer were not properly labeled.

Fish was out of temperature.

Dairy Queen #44222

Score: 82

Inspection date: Oct. 21

Hand sinks were missing paper towels.

Employee health agreements were missing.

Starbucks Coffee #80662

Score: 82

Inspection date: Oct. 1

Several gnats were found "flying throughout the establishment."

Several foods were out of temperature.

Baumhower's Victory Grille

Score: 78

Inspection date: Oct. 8

Mold was found on several strawberries in the cooler.

The ice chute was dirty; the inside of the chute was rusty.

Several foods were out of temperature.

Dodge's Store # 7001

Score: 78

Inspection date: Oct. 30

Several foods were out of temperature.

There was no way to access paper towels at the hand sink.

There was no hot water.

Khushi 2009 LLC (Hi & Bye)

Score: 78

Inspection date: Oct. 29

Rodent feces were found in the back storage area.

The ice machine was dirty.

The establishment did not have a food thermometer or sanitizer test strips.

Texas Roadhouse

Score: 78

Inspection date: Oct. 31

There was "brown residue" on the bar nozzle and drink dispensers.

The base of a plastic bag with ice was touching ready-to-eat cut tomatoes, lettuce and lemons

Insect spray was stored on the same shelf as salt and sugar containers.

Waffle House # 1384

Score: 74

Inspection date: Oct. 31

Sliced tomatoes and half-and-half were out of temperature.

There was ice inside the front hand sink.

Employee health reporting agreements were unavailable.