Operating a restaurant in Longview, Texas can be an extremely rewarding experience for those who are feeding people in their community but doing so though comes with a lot of responsibility. Not only are they taking care of people's nourishment, restaurant owners and managers have to make sure they are doing it safely.

The Longview Environmental Health Department - Food Service division routinely inspects not only restaurants but any location that serves food to the public. This could be food trucks, convenience stores, healthcare or daycare facilities, schools, and even grocery stores.

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When restaurants put out a quality product consistently their regular customers are going to notice and spread the word about how great the place is, but all it takes is one bad experience to ruin that reputation they've built up. So restaurant owners are always aiming to please their customers.

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Striving for perfection, or near perfection, is a monumental undertaking even before the doors open on the restaurant. So much prep work goes into getting ready for the day and once that prep has been done those prepared foods must be held at certain temperatures or someone could get sick.

That's why the Food Service division makes the rounds in Longview to inspect restaurants. During an inspection, everything in the restaurant is scrutinized. From the conditions of the prep counter to the drain in the sink, paper towels in the restroom, baseboards the temperature of the freezer and so much more. Restaurant managers have to be prepared and know what's happening at all times.

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Any food establishment manager is aware of the majority of guidelines and regulations, but reminders and training are constantly happening during these inspections.

Not All Longview Restaurants Had Perfect Scores On Their Latest Inspection (03.01.24)

The Longview Health Department stopped by these area restaurants and performed a routine inspection on the place. The majority of those inspected did well while a couple of them had some issues that they had to correct and retrain some staff on.

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One Tyler Restaurant Nearly Failed Their Latest Health Inspection (02-20-2004)

NET Health makes routine inspections of restaurants, food trucks, grocery stores, convenience stores, daycares, and healthcare facilities daily, and here are the results of their latest round of inspections.

NET Health grades these facilities on a demerit system. The lower the score the more perfect the establishment is with a goal of scoring a '0'. However, these restaurants missed the mark during their last inspection. 

Violation Points
The total number of points on the report total 100.
0-10 Demerits = A
11-20 Demerits = B
21-25 Demerits = C
26-30 Demerits = D
31+ Demerits = F

Gallery Credit: Lucky Larry, Mix 93-1

9 Smith County Restaurants Had To Correct Issues After Inspection (02.06.24)

NET Health makes routine inspections of restaurants, food trucks, grocery stores, convenience stores, daycares, and healthcare facilities daily, and here are the results of their latest round of inspections.

NET Health grades these facilities on a demerit system. The lower the score the more perfect the establishment is with a goal of scoring a '0'. However, these restaurants missed the mark during their last inspection. 

Violation Points
The total number of points on the report total 100.
0-10 Demerits = A
11-20 Demerits = B
21-25 Demerits = C
26-30 Demerits = D
31+ Demerits = F

Tap on any restaurant name to view the individual itemized inspection report.

Gallery Credit: Lucky Larry, Mix 93-1

The Latest Round Of Health Inspections In Longview Is Shocking (01.20.23)

When the Longview Health Department stopped by for an inspection of these Longview area restaurants, every single one of them passed with an 'A'! There might have been some minor issues, but nothing all that bad to get anything less than an 'A'!

Gallery Credit: Lucky Larry, Mix 93-1

These 8 Tyler Area Restaurants Had Issues With Health Inspection (01.08.24)

After being inspected by NET Health, these Tyler-Smith County area restaurants had violations that needed to be addressed. Tap on any restaurant name to view the official inspection report from NET Health.

NET Health grades restaurants on a demerit system. The lower the score the better the inspection. Restaurants strive for a '0', but these restaurants missed the mark during their last inspection.

NET Health Violation Points
The total number of points on the report total 100.
0-10 Demerits = A
11-20 Demerits = B
21-25 Demerits = C
26-30 Demerits = D
31+ Demerits = F

Gallery Credit: Lucky Larry, Mix 93-1

These 14 Tyler Area Restaurants Had Issues With Recent Health Inspections

After being inspected by NET Health, these Tyler area restaurants had violations that needed to be addressed. Tap on any restaurant name to view the official inspection report from NET Health.

NET Health grades these restaurants on a demerit system. The lower the score the better the inspection. Restaurants strive for a '0', but these restaurants missed the mark during their last inspection.

Gallery Credit: Lucky Larry, Mix 93-1

25 Tyler Area Restaurants Inspected - 1 Shut Down Due To Health Code Violations

Let's take a look at the latest restaurant inspection reports from NET Health from November 1st - 8th. The goal is to have a score of '0'. Those locations with a higher score had more issues within their location that needed to be addressed. You can visit the NET Health site to see why these food establishments received the score that they did.

One restaurant had 31 demerits and was temporarily shut down by NET Health.

Gallery Credit: Lucky Larry, Mix 93-1

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