KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The restaurant that failed its inspection is located in McMinn County. The place scored one of the lowest health inspection grades of the year.

The grade is a 63 at Mexi-Wing. It's located on Decatur Pike in Athens. 63 is a failing score. For restaurants, a grade of 69 and below is considered failing.

Mexi-wing, 2547 Decatur Pike, Athens — Grade: 63, Follow-up: 88

To begin with, the inspector wrote that he watched a kitchen worker touch sliced lemons with his bare hands as he placed the lemons onto customer drinks when they should've been wearing gloves.

Food temperatures were an issue. Queso in the walk-in cooler was at 67 degrees. The safe cool temperature to slow bacteria growth is 41 degrees. The temperature of raw beef on a food preparation table was at 5

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