Smyrna Mexican Restaurant Scores 64 During Routine Health Inspection

Violations Found

• Dirty wiping cloths not stored in sanitizer buckets
• Ice container not stored inverted at ice machine
• Build-up observed inside ice machine
• Sides of make-line cooler dirty and in poor repair
• Walls and floors throughout kitchen in poor repair

Critical Violations

• Employee handled clean dishes without washing hands or changing gloves after washing dirty dishes
• No soap available at kitchen hand sink
• No paper towels at server-station hand sink, which was also blocked by a trash can and filing cabinet
• Cutting board used for raw chicken washed and rinsed without sanitizing before reuse
• Cooked rice in walk-in cooler measured 46°F with no cooling logs available, resulting in 25-lb embargo
• Chemical spray bottle and cleaning product stored next to a clean cutting board
• Cheese queso left sitting out at 65°F instead of being properly cooled
• Live cockroach observed on the floor near the kitchen entry

Recent Inspection Scores

• June 24, 2026 (Routine): 64
• March 6, 2026 (Follow-Up): 96
• February 26, 2026 (Routine): 70
• November 7, 2025 (Follow-Up): 96
• October 30, 2025 (Routine): 89
• June 23, 2025 (Follow-Up): 97
• June 13, 2025 (Routine): 66
• February 14, 2025 (Follow-Up): 95
• January 31, 2025 (Routine): 74
• September 30, 2024 (Follow-Up): 94
• September 18, 2024 (Routine): 80
• January 31, 2024 (Follow-Up): 96
• January 23, 2024 (Routine): 79
• August 25, 2023 (Follow-Up): 97
• August 14, 2023 (Routine): 77