Overall, the results taste good
It’s as delicious and filling as the large glass of sweet tea planted on your
lunch table.
You may like it or you may not. It’s debatable. The
overall consensus is that all county-wide food service ratings are “good”
or “adequate;” there were no “poor” or “needs improvement” grades this
year. Therefore, DeKalb County ranks “above average” overall in the
various culinary departments of the many food service vendors.
The Tennessee Department of Health’s food service inspections for
DeKalb County, Tennessee recently has been released to the general
public. The following numerical grades are for the entire 2024 calendar
year. You may cry or you may smile. Regardless, you’ll just have to
grin and taste it.
In the overall context of the food services dwellings, there were many
perfect scores of 100 in the DeKalb County listings. The lowest
numerical score was 88. Not bad. There are many contingencies that
have to be considered in the finalization of each grade.
The following is the grading scale for the Tennessee Department of
Health’s Food Services in DeKalb County:
A rating over 90 is good.
A rating of 86-90 is adequate.
A rating of 71-85 needs improvement.
A rating of less than 71 is poor.
The local food services businesses in DeKalb County and their scores follow, and they are not in any particular order:
ESTABLISHMENTS SCORES
Fire Burger Mobile (Food Service) 99
New Frontiers Arise (Childcare) Approval
New Frontiers Food (Food Service) 97
Alitalia Pizza Mobile (Food Service) 98
Revelation Ink (Tattoo Studio) 100
Red Caboose Baking Co. (Food Service) 98
Hill Creek Hills S/D (Public Swimming Pool) 98
China Garden (Food Service) 94
Cookeville Deck Café (Food Service) 97
DeKalb Middle School (Food Service) 98
The Lipstick Pig (Food Service) 96
Four Seasons of TN (Public Swimming Pool) 100
La Esperanza Restaurant (Food Service) 94
Blue Water Grille (Food Service) 95
Alexandria Coffee (Food Service) 97
Bluewater Bay (Public Swimming Pool) 100
Edgar Evins State Park (Public Swimming Pool) 96
Creative Styles (Tattoo Studios) 100
Hardees of Smithville (Food Service) 92
Smithville Head start (Food Service) 99
Pates Ford Marina (Hotel/Motel) 99
Pates Ford Resort and Marina (Campground) 100
The Cascades (Swimming Pool) 97
Fish lips Grill (Food Service) 96
Indian Creek Youth Camp (Public Swimming Pool) 96
Highland Cove Condominium (Public Swimming Pool) 100
DeKalb County High School (Food Service) 97
E! Jimador Mexican Grill (Food Service) 98
Fiddler’s Campground (Organized Campground) 98
Magnolia Inn (Hotel/Motel) Lowest Score 88
Fiddler’s Campground and Market (Food Service) 96
Youngblood Food Trailer Mobile (Food Service) 99
Timothy Hill Academy (Food Service) 94
The Retreat at Center Hill Lake (Hotel/Motel) 99
Lighthouse Christian Camp (Public Swimming Pool) 98
The Retreat at Center Hill Lake (Food Service) 96
Sweet Tea Café (Food Service) 99
Ocean Nails and Spa (Tattoo Studios) 100
Pizza Hut (Food Service) 94
Papa John’s of Smithville (Food Service) 97
Nichole’s Market (Food Service) 94
Son Rise Café (Food Service) 94
Turtle’s Bar and Grill (Food Service) 97
Sonic Drive-In (Food Service) 90
Smithville Golf Club (Public Swimming Pool) 100
The Burlap Room (Food Service) 98
Lighthouse Christian Camp (Food Service) 97
Lighthouse Christian Camp (Campgrounds) 95
House of Homage (Tattoo Studio) 100
Harvester (Food Service) 99
Edgar Evins Lakeside Kitchen (Food Service) 96
Indian Creek Youth Camp (Campgrounds) 97
Indian Creek Youth Camp (Food Service) 94
Caney River Tavern Mobile (Food Service) 100
Cloverleaf (Food Service) 96
Ace’s Steaks, Seafood, Italian (Food Service) 99
Central Ice Shack Mobile (Food Service) 100
The Pink Drink Mobile (Food Service) 99
MADD Nutrition (Food Service) 99
Smithville Golf Course Concessions (Food Service) 99
Health-ish Café (Food Service) 100
Hidden Harbor Campground (Campground) 98
Hidden Harbor Marina Store (Food Service) 97
Fat Boys at Hidden Harbor (Food Service) 100
Hidden Harbor (Hotel/Motel) 100
Hillcrest Restaurant (Food Service 96
Twisted Oaks Auxiliary (Food Service) 100
Singer’s Landing (Food Service) 98
Twisted Oaks LLC (Food Service) 97
Honkey Tonk National Golf Bar (Food Service) 100
Willow Tree Tavern (Food Service) 97
Fishlips Auxiliary (Food Service) 100
F.Z. Webb Soda Fountain (Food Service) 97
Patty’s Restaurant (Food Service) 92
Loulou’s Smashes Mobile Unit (Food Service) 99
Tenneco Food Service (Food Service) 96
Ramos Sweet Lava Mobile (Food Service) 99
McDonalds of Smithville (Food Service) 96
FAY LLC at Sligo Resort (Food Service) 97
Sligo Resort and Marina (Food Service) 99
New Frontiers (Campground) 97
Shiroki Manufacturing (Food Service) 97
New Frontier’s (Food Service) 97
Evins’ Mill Retreat (Hotel/Motel) 99
Center Hill Marina (Hotel/Motel) 100
Center Hill Marina and Yacht Club (Food Service) 95
Blue Water Grill Auxillary (Food Service) 100
Fiddler’s Campground and Market (Food Service) 98
Evins Mill Millstone Restaurant (Food Service) 97
Smithville Donut Shop (Food Service) 93
Rainbow Playschool (Food Service) 98
Kilgore’s Restaurant (Food Service) 95
Shirley’s Daycare (Food Service) 98
KFC Smithville (Food Service) 94
Mama’s Legacy Kitchen (Food Service) 98
Central Ice Shack (Food Service) 99
Gunsmoke Burgers Mobile (Food Service) 98
Farmhouse Finds (Food Service) 99
Dairy Queen of Smithville (Food Service) 96
Edgar Evins State Park (Hotel/Motel) 99
Edgar Evins State Park (Campground) 98
Center Hill Campground (Campground) 92
Harmony Lane Farms and Creamery (Food Service) 98
Fiddler’s Campground (Campground) 96
Enjoy (Food Service) 99
Arby’s in Smithville (Food Service) 97
Domino’s Pizza of Smithville (Food Service) 98
Fiesta Jalisco (Food Service) 90
Timothy Hill Academy Plant (Childcare) Approved
Bridgeway Motel (Hotel/Motel) 94
Kids Connection (Food Service) 99
El Rancho (Food Service) 94
D. J.’s Pizza (Food Service) 90
Cheryl’s Beau Bees (Food Service) 99
DeKalb West School (Food Service) 99
DeKalb West School (School Buildings) 93
Subway (Food Service) 97
Additional information, such as addresses and telephone numbers, can be found at www.myhealthdepartment.com or by contacting the Tennessee Department of Health, 710 James Robertson Parkway, Nashville, TN 37243. Further classifications and descriptions also can be found at the above website.
