• 85-100 — pass inspection.
• 70-84 — must be re-inspected within 30 days.
• Under 70 — a suspension of permit notice is sent to owner; if owner doesn’t reply in 10 days, the permit is revoked and the restaurant is closed.
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The following establishments were inspected by the Lake Cumberland District Health Department:
CRACKER BARREL COUNTRY STORE
1899 South U.S. 27
Rating Score: 97
VIOLATIONS: Milkshake mixer is unclean; dishes put up wet.
LIFE IS SWEET
58 Public Square
Rating Score: 100
No violations at time of inspection.
BLUE RIBBON CAFE
95 Super Service Road
Rating Score: 100
No violations at time of inspection.
NELSON VALLEY GROCERY
2601 Ky. 39
Rating Score:
Food Service: 100
Retail Food: 100
No violations at time of inspection.
FAST TRACK MARKET
1345 South U.S. 27
Rating Score:
Retail Food: 80
VIOLATIONS: Medicines out of date; bags of ice not properly labeled (store name and address); soda machine nozzles are unclean; coffee sticks are not properly dispensed (shall be single service); no hot water at mop sink-utility sink; hand sink in back room is in poor repair; stock areas are cluttered-unorganized; no sink stoppers for three-compartment sinks; no chemical test strips; wash in soapy water, rinse in plain water, sanitize in bleach water, 50-100 ppm, and air dry.
EL TAXCO
MEXICAN GRILL
120 Stonecrest Drive Suite 1
Rating Score: 81
VIOLATIONS: In use ice cream scoops out of temperature (not properly stored); egg mixture out of temperature; steaks thawing at room temperature; hot foods cooling at room temperature (use an ice bath to rapidly cool); ready-to-eat foods stored below raw foods in reach-in and walk-in coolers; food stored on floor in walk-in cooler; cardboard shelf liner beside ice machine; no sanitizer at bar’s three-compartment sink (corrected); outside of blender is unclean; knives improperly stored at bar; leak at bar’s three-compartment sink; gnats-flies around bar area; pooled water on floor at bar; ceiling vents above ice machine are unclean.
CASA GRANDE
150 Belmont Ave.
Rating Score: 100
No violations at time of inspection.
EAST WAY MARKET
5800 East Ky. 80
Rating Score:
Food Service: 84
Retail Food: 89
VIOLATIONS: Spray bottles not properly labeled; bags of ice not labeled with store’s name, address and phone number; food product stored on floor; no sanitizer in three-compartment sink (corrected); wet wiping cloths not stored in solution; meat slicer unclean; large can opener blade is unclean; soda nozzles unclean; no back flow preventor on hose in utility tub; no covered trash can in employees’ restroom; ceiling vents in kitchen are unclean; no chemical test strips; light in stock room is in poor repair.
SPYCE GIRLS CATERING
310 Lost Lodge Road
Rating Score: 100
No violations at time of inspection – OK to open.
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