Food Service · Louisville, KY
2301 Bardstown Rd
Last inspected May 7, 2026 · View Map ↗ · Compare ↗
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Regular
Official score: 96 · Understand this area’s scale
0 recorded violations
No violations recorded in this inspection.
Official record from Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness, May 7, 2026 · Original Source
Regular
Official score: 95 · Understand this area’s scale
0 recorded violations
No violations recorded in this inspection.
Official record from Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness, Nov 4, 2025 · Original Source
Regular
Official score: 90 · Understand this area’s scale
0 recorded violations
No violations recorded in this inspection.
Official record from Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness, May 5, 2025 · Original Source
Followup
Official score: 97 · Understand this area’s scale
0 recorded violations
No violations recorded in this inspection.
Official record from Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness, Nov 1, 2024 · Original Source
Regular
Official score: 79 · Understand this area’s scale
13 recorded violations
Certified food protection manager
No certified food manager present.
A required permit, food safety certificate, trained manager, or posted sign was missing or not current. These show the business is following the rules and has trained staff.
More about paperwork, training, or posting issuesPROPER EATING, TASTING, DRINKING, OR TOBACCO USE
Employees eating, drinking, or smoking in unauthorized area (corrected). Employee personal food not properly stored (corrected).
This covers things like hair restraints, jewelry, clean clothing, eating or drinking in food prep areas, touching ready-to-eat food with bare hands, or not having a sick-employee policy.
More about employee hygiene or health policy issuesAdequate hand washing facilities supplied and accessible
Individual disposable towels and/or hand drying device not provided at lavatory or hand sink. Hand cleaner not provided at lavatory or hand washing sink. Hand sink used for things other than hand washing (food in sink).
Staff were not washing their hands when required, or a handwashing sink was blocked, missing soap or paper towels, or used for something else. Hands are one of the most common ways germs reach food.
More about handwashing problemsFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED AND SANITIZED
Equipment, food-contact surfaces, utensils not cleaned at proper intervals (corrected).
Dishes, equipment, or surfaces that touch food were not properly washed, rinsed, and sanitized, or sanitizer was not at the right strength. Clean surfaces help stop germs from spreading to food.
More about cleaning or sanitizing problemsPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
TCS food not maintained at 5°C (41°F) or below (Cream cheese holding at 67 degrees-discarded).
Food was not kept cold enough, hot enough, cooled fast enough, or cooked or reheated to the right temperature. Bacteria grow quickly in the "danger zone" between 41°F and 135°F, which makes this one of the most important food-safety checks.
More about food kept at an unsafe temperaturePROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION
Food not clearly marked to indicate the date or day by which the food shall be consumed, sold or discarded (corrected).
Food came from an unapproved source, was missing required date marks or labels, or was past its use-by date. Knowing where food came from and how old it is helps prevent illness.
More about food source, dating, or labeling problemsFOOD IN GOOD CONDITION, SAFE, AND UNADULTERATED
Sausage expired on 10/21-discarded.
Food was stored or handled in a way that could let germs or other material get into it, such as raw meat stored above ready-to-eat food or uncovered food. Cross-contamination is a common cause of foodborne illness.
More about food not protected from contaminationPersonal cleanliness; hair restraints
No hair/beard restraints where required.
This covers things like hair restraints, jewelry, clean clothing, eating or drinking in food prep areas, touching ready-to-eat food with bare hands, or not having a sick-employee policy.
More about employee hygiene or health policy issuesNonfood-contact surfaces clean
Nonfood-contact surfaces have accumulation of soil.
Dishes, equipment, or surfaces that touch food were not properly washed, rinsed, and sanitized, or sanitizer was not at the right strength. Clean surfaces help stop germs from spreading to food.
More about cleaning or sanitizing problemsHot and cold water available; adequate pressure; plumbing maintained
Plumbing not maintained in good repair (3 comp sink faucet).
The business had issues with hot or cold running water, plumbing, drains, backflow prevention, or sewage disposal. Some of these, like no hot water, can force a temporary closure until fixed.
More about water, plumbing, or sewage problemsToilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, cleaned
Toilet facility unclean.
Dishes, equipment, or surfaces that touch food were not properly washed, rinsed, and sanitized, or sanitizer was not at the right strength. Clean surfaces help stop germs from spreading to food.
More about cleaning or sanitizing problemsPhysical facilities installed, maintained and clean
Walls not clean. Floors not clean.
Dishes, equipment, or surfaces that touch food were not properly washed, rinsed, and sanitized, or sanitizer was not at the right strength. Clean surfaces help stop germs from spreading to food.
More about cleaning or sanitizing problemsINSECTS, RODENTS AND ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
Presence of insects (fruit flys present in mop sink area).
The inspector found mice, rats, cockroaches, flies, or evidence of them (like droppings) inside the business, or conditions that could attract them. Pests can spread bacteria to food and surfaces, so this is treated as one of the more serious findings.
More about signs of rodents or insectsOfficial record from Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness, Oct 25, 2024 · Original Source
Regular
Official score: 95 · Understand this area’s scale
0 recorded violations
No violations recorded in this inspection.
Official record from Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness, Apr 30, 2024 · Original Source
Regular
Official score: 91 · Understand this area’s scale
0 recorded violations
No violations recorded in this inspection.
Official record from Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness, Oct 30, 2023 · Original Source
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