High Scores:
Dominos Pizza
2109 Abbott Martin Road
Date Inspected: 7/18/2012
Score: 96
Krystals
1201 Murfreesboro Road
Date Inspected: 7/17/2012
Score: 100
Pizza Hut
2700 Gallatin Road
Date Inspected: 7/19/2012
Score: 96
Subway
1703 Portland Avenue
Date Inspected: 7/19/2012
Score: 96
Subway
7050 Charlotte Pike
Date Inspected: 7/20/2012
Score: 100
Subway
718 Thompson Lane
Date Inspected: 7/19/2012
Score: 97
Taco Bell
2100 North Gallatin Road
Date Inspected: 7/20/2012
Score: 100
Wendys
1045 28th Avenue North
Date Inspected: 7/16/2012
Score: 96
Low Scores:
Kens Japanese
1103 Division Street
Date Inspected: 7/17/2012
Score: 55
Major Violations:
* Employee only rinsed off hands at prep sink
* Trays stored on top of the hand sink
Explore: Nashville Restaurant Scores | Nashville Food & Dining
Restaurant Inspection Guidelines
Explore Nashville's Restaurant Scores, who oversees them, how they are rated, what these scores actually mean to the consumer and where the consumer can easily find the scores in any food establishment located in Nashville.
- Who Conducts Restaurant Inspections
One of the Metro Public Health Department's Food Division primary jobs is to provide protection from the threat of foodborne illnesses. One of the ways Metro Public Health Department accomplishes this is by conducting food inspections. - Who Gets Inspected
The Metro Public Health Department conducts inspections at all of Nashville's food service establishments throughout the year. These inspections include inspecting: restaurants, snack bars, school cafeterias, and retail food stores (grocery stores). - How Many Inspections
The Metro Public Health Department conducts over 1,000 inspections during any given month and well over 12,000 annually. These food inspections are unannounced and are conducted bi-annually (at least twice each year) at the food establishments in Metro Nashville (Davidson County).
- Documentation & Forms
The Metro Public Health Department's inspection program uses a FDA-approved standardized 44-point food service establishment inspection process. Inspection results for food service establishments are then recorded on standard departmental forms which summarize the requirements of the law and rules and regulations. - Grading & Scales
The scoring system they use includes a weighted point value for each requirement in which critical items are assigned values of either four (4) or five (5) points, with less critical items having assigned values of either one (1) or two (2) points. The rating score of the facilities shall be the total of the weighted point values for all violations subtracted from one hundred (100). - Points & Scores
The best food inspection score is 100 points. Any score of 69 and below is considered a failing score. Any establishment with a critical violation must be re-inspected within ten days. An establishment's food permit can be revoked if it has two consecutive scores below 70 points with the same critical violations on both of the inspections. - Viewing Scores & Permits
The Metro Health Department requires each establishment to post their permit "in a conspicuous manner." This means at a place designated by the inspector at the time of inspection and also a place where the general public can view the establishment's most recent health scores. Each permit will have the most recent health inspection scores written on/across it and no one except an authorized representative health department is allowed modify, remove, cover up, or otherwise make the permit less conspicuous in any way.
