Worst Williamson County restaurant inspections in April: bugs, dirty hands
Health inspections of more than 275 restaurants, food trucks and other food service kitchens by the Tennessee Department of Health in Williamson County returned a median score of 98 out of 100.
But six eateries in Spring Hill, Franklin and Brentwood came in far below that high score in April, the most recently available data.
Violations include a dirty ice machine, inaccessible sinks and raw chicken thawing at room temperature. Restaurants are given a chance to correct issues, and sometimes a follow-up inspection is completed the same day.
A full list of April inspection scores can be found at the end of this article.
The restaurants that received a score of 80 or below in April, in alphabetical order, are:
Want to learn more about restaurant health inspection in Tennessee? See our explainer. The Tennessean also posted a searchable database with health inspection scores dating back to August 2022. Inspections can be found at the end of this article.
Full inspection reports can also be found on the website of the Tennessee Department of Health.
More: Dining safely in Nashville: What you need to know about restaurant health inspections
Bayleaf Indian Restaurant
Score = 69
Date of inspection: April 25
Examples of violations: Employees did not wash their hands; rice and salt stored on the floor; raw chicken was thawing at room temperature.
See the full inspection report.
Follow-up score = 93
Date of follow-up inspection: May 1
5024 Spedale Court, Spring Hill
Los Primos (food truck)
Score = 80
Date of inspection: April 2
Examples of violations: Hand sink was full of cups and bowls, so staff could not wash their hands; five pounds of cooked chicken was not being kept at a warm enough temperature.
See the full inspection report.
Follow-up score = 97
Date of follow-up inspection: April 12
1203 Murfreesboro Road, Franklin
Mama D's
Score = 78
Date of inspection: April 29
Examples of violations: Shrimp was stored in a hand sink; pork was thawing in a pan of water; dishes were washed but not sanitized.
See the full inspection report.
Follow-up score = 95
Date of follow-up inspection:April 29
330 Franklin Road, Brentwood
Mi Kitchen
Score = 80
Date of inspection: April 11
Examples of violations: The handwashing sink in the kitchen had no water; raw ground beef was stored over raw shrimp in a cooler; bug spray and butane stored on a shelf above bread crumbs.
See the full inspection report.
Follow-up score = 96
Date of follow-up inspection: April 11
9050 Carothers Parkway, Franklin
No. 1 Chinese
Score = 76
Date of inspection:April 18
Examples of violations: The handwashing sink had no towels; food in the walk-in cooler was not marked with a date; the cover of the fan in the walk-in cooler was dirty.
See the full inspection report.
Follow-up score = 97
Date of follow-up inspection: April 24
5000 Hughes Crossing, Franklin
Sopapilla's
Score = 62
Date of inspection: April 2
Examples of violations: Bugs were seen by the hand sink in the dishwashing area; the ice machine was dirty inside; employee did not wash hands after picking up something off the floor.
See the full inspection report.
Follow-up score = 94
Date of follow-up inspection: April 5
1109 Davenport Blvd., Franklin
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Williamson County health inspections: restaurants with bad reports
