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Crawling ants, warm raw hamburger meat and dirty floors were just a few of the violations that health inspections uncovered at 13 low-scoring Nashville-area restaurants in July.
The Tennessee Department of Health last month inspected more than 800 restaurants, food trucks and other food-service kitchens in Davidson County. The median score on those initial inspections was an impressive 97 out of 100.
Not all restaurants did that well.
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Listed below, in alphabetical order, are the 13 restaurants that received a score of 74 or below on initial inspections in July.
All the restaurants on the list are in Nashville, unless otherwise noted. Restaurants get a chance to correct issues, and sometimes a follow-up inspection is completed the same day. If a follow-up inspection was completed by the time of publication, that score is noted.
Want to learn more about restaurant health inspection in Tennessee? See our explainer .
Full inspection reports can 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
Bar Louie
Score = 65
Date of inspection: Ju ly 18
Examples of violations: Damaged cans were not thrown out; several coolers did not have thermometers; ready to eat cheese stored with raw meat in a cooler.
See the full inspection report .
Follow-up score = 96
Date of follow-up inspection: July 30
314 11th Ave.
Broadway Brewhouse
Score = 70
Date of inspection: July 11
Examples of violations: The floors, walls and cooking equipment were covered in an excessive amount of grease; dark, sticky liquid was leaking from pipes in the basement storage area; raw seafood was thawing in a sink without being covered in running water.
See the full inspection report .
Follow-up score = 91
Date of follow-up inspection: July 23
317 Broadway
IHOP
Score = 67
Date of inspection: July 12
Examples of violations: Milk in a cooler was 47 degrees; an employee handled dirty dishes and then touched clean dishes without first washing their hands; no thermometers in several coolers.
See the full inspection report .
Follow-up score = 94
Date of follow-up inspection: July 23
La Costa Nayarita
Score = 56
Date of inspection: July 15
Examples of violations: Ants were crawling over the prep area near the freezer; there was standing water throughout the kitchen; cooked octopus inside a cooler was 57 degrees.
See the full inspection report .
5332 Cane Ridge Road, Antioch
Lemongrass Thai
Score = 57
Date of inspection: July 8
Examples of violations: Cooked shrimp inside a cooler was 46 degrees; knives were covered in an excessive build-up of food; flour was stored next to a sanitizer bucker and bleach.
See the full inspection report .
Follow-up score = 93
Date of follow-up inspection: July 16
73 White Bridge Road
Marisqueria Vallarta Mexican Grill 2
Score = 68
Date of inspection: July 10
Examples of violations: Flies were seen throughout the kitchen; frozen raw chicken was thawing at room temperature; raw beef was stored above crab sticks in a cooler.
See the full inspection report .
Follow-up score = 95
Date of follow-up inspection: July 19
2315 Gallatin Pike North, Madison
Nomzilla
Score = 70
Date of inspection: July 9
Examples of violations: The person in charge did not have proper knowledge of sushi and rice handling; an employee washed their hands in the three-compartment dish sink, dried hands on their pants and then began preparing food; a fly tape was hanging over the food prep area.
See the full inspection report .
Follow-up score = 97
Date of follow-up inspection: July 16
1000 Gallatin Ave,
Thai Esane at Assembly Food Hall
Score = 70
Date of inspection: July 29
Examples of violations: Fruit flies were seen in the dish area; no one was in charge who could answer food-safety questions; raw chicken was thawing in the three-compartment dishwashing sink.
See the full inspection report .
5055 Broadway
Panda Cafe
Score = 50
Date of inspection: July 2
Examples of violations: There were an excessive number of gnats in the dishwashing area; sauces and utensils were stored on the floor; the floors, walls and ceiling were excessively dirty.
See the full inspection report .
Follow-up score = 86
Date of follow-up inspection: July 17
1000 Rivergate Parkway, Goodlettsvlle
Park Cafe
Score = 73
Date of inspection: July 31
Examples of violations: Flies were seen in the prep area and in a cooler; raw hamburger meat in a cooler was 59 degrees; the handwashing sink had no paper towels.
See the full inspection report .
4403 Murphy Road
Rafferty's
Score = 70
Date of inspection: July 15
Examples of violations: The floors, walls and ceiling were dirty throughout the kitchen; flies were seen in the kitchen; several cooked items in the cooler were dated from late May.
See the full inspection report .
Follow-up score = 92
Date of follow-up inspection: July 16
4041 Armory Oaks Drive
Shoney's
Score = 74
Date of inspection: July 19
Examples of violations: There was a strong sewage smell in the office across from the mop sink; raw salmon in a cooler was 58 degrees and raw ground beef was 57 degrees; the wall and ceiling around the prep area was badly damaged.
See the full inspection report .
Follow-up score = 93
Date of follow-up inspection: July 30
546 Donelson Pike
Traphouse Wingz
Score = 71
Date of inspection: July 31
Examples of violations: Raw chicken stored on the floor of the walk-in cooler; an excessive amount of flies were seen in the back area near the dishes; the hand sink was blocked by boxes and other items.
See the full inspection report .
Follow-up score = 92
Date of follow-up inspection: July 31
1204 Buchanan St.
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Flies, gnats and crawling ants: The worst Nashville restaurant inspections in July
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