Murfreesboro Restaurant Scores 61 During Routine Health Inspection

Violations Found

• Lack of managerial control; person in charge lacked basic knowledge of food contact surface cleaning and proper cooking temperatures.
• Employees unable to properly wash hands; no disposable hand towels or hand dryers at multiple hand sinks.
• Raw chicken stored next to ready-to-eat tortilla bread without protection in table top cooler.
• Employee only washing and rinsing containers at 3-compartment sink; dish machine turned off; employee unable to operate it.
• Tortilla press and mixing bowl for dough not cleaned.
• Raw chicken and shredded cabbage cold holding above 41°F in table top cooler; food embargoed.
• Green salsa stored at room temperature for an unknown length of time; container embargoed.
• Multiple unlabeled spray bottles found at 3-compartment sink, on freezer chest, and in lobby.
• Employee water bottle with broken seal stored on top of plastic wrap.
• To-go containers not inverted.
• Hot holding cabinet leaking water; interior walls of ice machine dispenser dirty.
• Only one stopper available for 3-compartment sink.
• No hot water; hot water heater not working.
• Light fixture hanging from ceiling above hand sink near dish machine; floor tile damaged near walk-in cooler; walk-in cooler in poor repair.
• Employee shoes stored on same shelf as ice scoop.
• Most recent inspection report not posted.

Critical Violations

• Raw chicken stored next to ready-to-eat food without protection (violation 13 — noted on three consecutive inspection reports; intervention meeting to be requested).
• Raw chicken and shredded cabbage cold holding above 41°F; food embargoed.
• Green salsa held at room temperature for unknown duration; embargoed.
• No hot water; hot water heater not functioning.
• Employees unable to properly wash hands due to missing hand towels at multiple sinks.

Recent Inspection Scores

• May 6, 2026 | Routine: 61
• October 21, 2025 | Follow-Up: 93
• October 9, 2025 | Routine: 82
• April 30, 2025 | Follow-Up: 97
• April 25, 2025 | Routine: 73
• December 18, 2024 | Follow-Up: 92
• December 10, 2024 | Routine: 69
• June 18, 2024 | Follow-Up: 98
• June 13, 2024 | Routine: 83
• December 14, 2023 | Follow-Up: 96
• November 28, 2023 | Routine: 80
• May 25, 2023 | Follow-Up: 96
• May 22, 2023 | Routine: 91