Some Jefferson County restaurants used unique methods to store meat and poultry last month.

One establishment used a trash bag. Another used a grocery bag.

And a third — which scored the lowest of any Jefferson County restaurant inspected in July — kept raw chicken directly on top of hamburger patties.

In all, nine Jefferson County restaurants scored 84 or below when they were visited by a health department inspector in July. Establishments with sub-85 scores receive repeat visits from a health inspector within 60 days.

One of the most serious infractions is keeping foods at inappropriate temperatures, which puts customers at risk of illness. Several restaurants in July were cited for out-of-temperature foods.

They were also dinged for dirty surfaces, leaks and problems with insects.

Here are those nine restaurants, in descending order by score:

Golden Dragon

2227 Bessemer Rd., Birmingham

Score: 84

Inspection date: July 25

The inspector “observed several flies” in the restaurant.

The walls were damaged, and “grime/grease and debris” was seen on the floors.

The reach-in chest freezer had a rusty interior.

Sam’s Deli & Grill

932 Oxmoor Rd., Homewood

Score: 84

Inspection date: July 2

Food debris and dirt was seen on the bottom of coolers.

An “unauthorized person” in the kitchen was eating and drinking at the time of the inspection.

The most recent inspection report was not displayed in a conspicuous place.

Wing It On (Trussville)

7268 Gadsden Hwy., Trussville

Score: 83

Inspection date: July 9

Several foods were out of temperature.

Spilled trash was on the ground in the refuse containers.

The handwashing sink on the back side of the cook line was nonfunctional.

The warewashing sink drain trap was leaking.

Hero Doughnuts (Trussville)

314 Main St., Trussville

Score: 80

Inspection date: July 16

The inspection revealed the non-pasteurizing soft serve freezer, which is used to hold dairy ice cream mix, is only cleaned twice a week.

Food pans and containers were stacked while wet.

The establishment did not have documentation readily available that food safety training was completed by employees.

Pacific Seafood

6021 1st Ave. N, Birmingham

Score: 74

Inspection date: July 18

Non-food contact surfaces throughout the restaurant were “soiled with residue.”

Grocery bags were used to store meat in the walk-in cooler.

A large bucket of wiping cloths was “filled with old, soured water solution.”

Rice and cheese sauce was kept at inappropriate temperatures.

The restaurant’s latest inspection report was not in public view.

China Way

5220 Oporto Madrid Blvd., Birmingham

Score: 73

Inspection date: July 17

Meat in the reach-in freezer was being stored in a black trash bag.

The inside and outside of several reach-in coolers were soiled with residue and food debris.

There was a leak from the ceiling above the prepping area.

The floor of the walk-in cooler was soiled with liquid and food debris.

Pappas Grill

1066 Montgomery Hwy., Vestavia Hills

Score: 72

Inspection date: July 2

Drain gnats were seen in the restaurant.

Days-old lasagna and chicken salad did not have date-marked labels.

Food debris and mold were found in the bottom and around the gaskets of the low boy cooler, reach-in coolers and the reach-in freezer.

There was food debris on dishes in clean storage.

Cooked chicken and raw beef were stored at inappropriate temperatures.

J Wings

1709 Decatur Hwy., Fultondale

Score: 71

Inspection date: July 17

The interior of the ice machine in the back of the establishment was “heavily soiled with mold.”

Gnats were seen in the back room of the kitchen while flies were observed in the kitchen’s front room.

The floors, walls and ceiling were “heavily soiled with residue.”

The dumpster area was “heavily soiled.”

The Filling Station Pizza Cafe

5524 Crestwood Blvd., Birmingham

Score: 70

Inspection date: July 2

Grease was dumped or spilled directly on the ground by a tree.

Raw chicken was stored directly on top of hamburger patties.

A slicer and a dicer in storage were soiled with food debris.

The ice machine under the fountain drink machine and the beverage nozzle behind the bar were both soiled with mildew.

Several foods were out of temperature.

There was no soap in the hand sink in the kitchen.

The surface of the juicer was “severely peeling.”