Every single restaurant in East Texas has one mission in common - to serve up the best quality meal it can to the customers who place an order at their counter, drive-up window, or with a member of their wait staff. They do not want to harm the public with their products.

From time to time restaurants get slammed and they fall behind on some pretty basic things sometimes they need to be reminded of these things because if gone unchecked it could end up hurting their customers and the quality of the product that they work so hard to put out.

Enter NET Health inspectors. Their job is to inspect 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 to make sure they are in compliance with established best practices, protocols, and health requirements.

It is never the intention of any inspector to go in and shut a place down based on the cleanliness of the restaurant. But that does happen on occasion.

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The goal of the inspection is to make sure the establishment that is preparing, holding, and serving food does it in a manner so that 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 the inspections are simply 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.

It's not always doom and gloom when the NET Health inspectors randomly stop by, these Tyler area restaurants had a perfect score after being inspected:

  • Starbucks - 16243 N 271 Hwy - Tyler
  • Whataburger #1036 - 311 S Main St - Lindale
  • Whataburger #972 - 12405 S 155 Hwy - Tyler
  • Burger King #1677 - 113 S Broadway Ave - Tyler
  • Whitehouse Baking Co - 313 W Main St - Whitehouse
  • Pizza Hut #6001081 - 3871 HWY 64 - Tyler
  • The Centre At Grande - 3219 E Grande Blvd - Tyler
  • The Waterton Healthcare & Rehabilitation - 2875 Shiloh Rd - Tyler

Let's take a look at the Tyler area restaurants that had some issues after recently being inspected.

14 Tyler Area Restaurants Had Issues With Their Latest Inspection - 06.10.24

NET Health inspectors randomly stop by Tyler and Smith County area restaurants for an inspection. Even those restaurants with perfect scores will sometimes have the following issues:

Cooling - cooled foods being held at the wrong temperature or for longer than recommended
Cold food - being held above the recommended temperature
Hot food - being held below the recommended temperature
Foods being stored in unapproved sources
Ready-to-eat foods improperly handled
Cross-contamination of raw and cooked foods
Improper handwashing procedures
Water supply not properly equipped for need - handwashing, dishwashing, food prep

While the above issues were present on all of the following restaurant inspection reports, these restaurants had some other issues to address once the NET Health inspector arrived.

Gallery Credit: NET Health

8 Tyler Area Restaurants Had Issues With Their Latest Inspection - 05.10.24

NET Health inspectors randomly stop by Tyler and Smith County area restaurants for an inspection. Even those restaurants with perfect scores will sometimes have the following issues:

Cooling - cooled foods being held at the wrong temperature or for longer than recommended
Cold food - being held above the recommended temperature
Hot food - being held below the recommended temperature
Foods being stored in unapproved sources
Ready-to-eat foods improperly handled
Cross-contamination of raw and cooked foods
Improper handwashing procedures
Water supply not properly equipped for need - handwashing, dishwashing, food prep

While the above issues were present on all of the following restaurant inspection reports, these restaurants had some other issues to address once the NET Health inspector arrived.

Gallery Credit: NET Health

These 8 Smith County Restaurants Had Issues When The Inspector Stopped By (04.05.24)

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 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

24 Of 25 Inspected Restaurants In Longview Scored An 'A', See All The Great Grades (03.25.24)

When the health inspector came calling recently, all of the following Longview area restaurants scored an A on their inspection, except for one, it scored a B, still respectful.

Gallery Credit: Lucky Larry, Mix 93-1

These 11 Smith County Restaurants Needed To Make Improvements After Last Inspection (03.12.24)

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 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

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.

Gallery Credit: Lucky Larry, Mix 93-1

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