BREAKING: COCK OF THE WALK REOPENS W/ PASSED HEALTH INSPECTION (06/20/24)

RIDGELAND, Miss. (WLBT) - Cock of the Walk is back open after its owners closed the restaurant on Wednesday.

The closing was prompted after a viral video inside the restaurant caught the attention of the health inspector.

According to the Department of Health’s website, the restaurant had insects, rodents, or animals present.

Additionally, the restaurant was not in compliance with possible sewage wastewater disposal.

After the inspection on Tuesday, the restaurant received a C on the Health Department’s report, meaning they had “critical violations.”

They now have a B.

According to Bill Prisock, president of Cock of the Walk restaurants, the Ridgeland location closed because of the burst pipe.

Prisock also stated that the restaurant has been open for 44 years and, in that time, never received a failing grade until the inspection this week

A Food Facility Inspection Result Form of the restaurant documented that ingredients were observed without lids, counters were unclean to sight and touch, the TCS foods walk-in cooler was not properly drafted or labeled, rodent droppings were discovered, the restaurant’s last inspection reports were not posted, and a broken pipe was observed broken with water flowing onto a floor where employees step and stand.

Cock of the Walk will have another inspection in 90 days.