Smyrna Restaurant Scores 72 Following Health Department Complaint

Violations Found

• Managerial control needs improvement; overall cleanliness needs improvement throughout kitchen and front bar area.
• No employee health policy available; person in charge unable to discuss foodborne illnesses and symptoms.
• Employee observed picking up trash from floor and immediately handling butter packages stored in reach-in cooler without washing hands.
• No paper towels available at kitchen hand-washing sink.
• Unlabeled chemical spray bottle; cleaning solutions stored near paper towels and cooking equipment.
• Frozen raw chicken left out unattended to thaw.
• Dirty wiping cloth stored on active prep counter instead of sanitizer bucket.
• Customer dishes under prep table heavily soiled; cooking spatulas in poor repair; cooking equipment stored on floor.
• Cardboard used as surface for raw chicken at breading station.
• Food debris inside reach-in coolers; dirt and debris on stove and cooking equipment.
• Dirt and debris on floors throughout kitchen.

Critical Violations

• Employee handled food immediately after picking up trash without washing hands (hand hygiene/contamination risk).
• No employee health policy; PIC unable to identify foodborne illness symptoms.
• Improper thawing of raw chicken.
• Unlabeled chemical spray bottle; improper storage of chemicals near food and equipment.
• Cardboard used as food-contact surface, preventing proper sanitizing.

A follow-up inspection is required within 10 days to verify that all priority violations have been corrected.

Recent Inspection Scores

• April 1, 2026 | Complaint | 72
• November 19, 2025 | Routine | 96
• April 30, 2025 | Follow-Up | 99
• April 30, 2025 | Routine | 94
• October 10, 2024 | Routine | 97
• January 25, 2024 | Routine | 97
• September 27, 2023 | Follow-Up | 96
• September 27, 2023 | Routine | 89
• April 10, 2023 | Routine | 100