The Brew & Cue's 82 led six food inspection scores under 90 in the last two weeks
Inspectors found live cockroaches in a Dayton Boulevard kitchen and a downtown hotel cooler running at 59°F.
The Tennessee Department of Health posted 85 routine food service inspections in Hamilton County from October 26 to November 6. Of those, 79 scored 90 or higher, and the median was 99. These six scored lower.
The Brew & Cue, 5017 Rossville Blvd: 82 on November 2. Sanitizer in the three-compartment sink measured 0 ppm. Inspectors found fruit flies in the kitchen and the women’s restroom, sausage, chili, hot dogs and sliced tomatoes with no date marks, and eggs stored above sour cream. Its last routine score, in October 2025, was 98.
Formosa, 5425 Hwy 153, Hixson: 84 on October 28. Raw chicken was stored above raw beef in the walk-in, chemical bottles under the prep sink had no labels, and to-go containers sat on a prep table next to raw meat. Four of Formosa’s five routine inspections since January 2024 have come in under 90, including a 76 in April.
R & N Irie Jamaican Cuisine, 3224 Dayton Blvd: 85 on October 28. The inspector saw live German cockroaches “in all life stages” throughout the kitchen, including under the back refrigerators. Oxtail on the steam table was at 82°F and macaroni and cheese at 110°F, below the required 135°F. Both were heated during the inspection. It scored 84 in April.
Embassy Suites (Downtown), 345 Broad St: 86 on November 3. A lowboy cooler measured 59°F inside, with food in it between 41°F and 56°F. Ten pounds of food above 50°F was thrown out and the rest was chilled in an ice bath. Shrimp was thawing at room temperature in a sink. It scored 100 in March.
Dubs Place, 4408 Dayton Blvd: 89 on October 27. An employee was smoking in the back of the kitchen, the hand sink had no paper towels, and hamburger buns were stored outside the building. Dubs scored 71 in April 2024 and 68 in October 2025, then 95 and 92 on the follow-ups.
Olos Market, 345 Broad St: 89 on October 28. Several ready-to-eat foods were more than seven days old or had no date mark, and two of three spray bottles had no label. Staff threw out the food. A November 3 follow-up scored 99.
The state hadn’t posted follow-up scores for the other five by November 9.