Inspectors Corrected Issues At These 11 Smith County Restaurants

NET Health inspectors are busy every day inspecting restaurants, mobile food establishments, schools, jails, nursing homes, and other places that are preparing and serving food to the public around Tyler, Texas, and throughout Smith County.

The goal of these inspections is to make sure the establishment is preparing, holding, and serving food at the proper temperatures so there is no danger to the public when consuming their food. During the inspections, inspectors also make sure the management and employees are following established guidelines when it comes to cleaning, facility maintenance, personnel training, food storage, and many other things.

The majority of these 'routine' inspections are just that, routine. The inspector may find a couple of violations but nothing that harms the public and the restaurant or establishment can easily and quickly address the problem.

However, some places need some more attention and possibly a follow-up inspection like what happened about a month ago at a Tyler restaurant that was close to being closed for a bit because of so many violations. After a follow-up inspection, they had zero demerits and a perfect score.

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Before we get to the establishments that had some major problems, the following restaurants had a perfect or nearly perfect score when the local health inspector stopped by.

WHATABURGER #1239 - 4825 S Broadway Ave - Tyler
EL SEÑOR DE LOS OSTIONES SEAFOOD ON WHEELS - 2862 Old Henderson Hwy - Tyler
ROMA'S ITALIAN KITCHEN - 3320 Troup Hwy Ste 170 - Tyler
Starbucks Coffee #66254 - 500 HWY 110 - Whitehouse
DAIRY QUEEN OF TROUP - 1203 W Duval St - Troup
POKEY O'S TYLER - 2900 Old Henderson Hwy - Tyler
REPUBLIC ICEHOUSE RESTAURANT AND BAR - 3807 University Blvd - Tyler
TOMS COFFEE OF TYLER - 1949 Brandon Dr - Tyler
PIZZA HUT #2528 - 601 N 110 Hwy - Whitehouse
ROOST - 3314 Troup Hwy - Tyler

Now let's take a look at the local restaurants that didn't fare so well in their latest inspection when the NET Health inspectors stopped by.

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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 to score 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

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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

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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

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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

Source: These 11 Smith County Restaurants Needed To Make Improvements After Last Inspection