B.B. King's Blues

Last inspected: Apr 20, 2026

Score

Medium Risk

With just two inspections in the record, there isn't enough history to establish a clear pattern. Inspectors last stopped by on Apr 20, 2026. Diners should read medium risk as a signal that some issues exist but aren't extreme.

Things have been moving the wrong way, with the rolling count rising from around three to closer to five violations per visit. The full record sits in fairly typical territory for a working restaurant.

Inspections

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Inspection History

Apr 20, 2026

Food Service Establishment Inspection

2 critical violations. 3 minor violations.

View 5 violations

Proper cold holding temperatures

Inspector notes: Improper cold holding of tomatoes and cilantro Cole slaw was observed. Items were discarded. It is recommended to use Time as a Public Health Control for those items. Fact sheet was provided.

Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized

Inspector notes: Right ice machine has brown build up. Please discard ice and wash, rinse, and sanitize.

Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, and used

Inspector notes: Prep cooler has water build up.

Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, cleaned

Inspector notes: Bag is not present in the waste receptacle in the women's restroom stall. Please ensure that the waste receptacles have bags for sanitary disposal of waste.

Garbage/refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained

Inspector notes: Garbage door was open. Please keep garbage door closed at all times.

Nov 13, 2025

Food Service Establishment Inspection

3 minor violations.

View 3 violations

Physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean

Inspector notes: Observed employees eye glasses stored on preparation tables in kitchen food preparation area, provide adequate storage for employees personal items.

Food properly labeled; original container, required records available

Inspector notes: Observed several unlabeled spray bottles stored inside of the establishment, labeled each spray container used in the food establishment.

Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, and used

Inspector notes: Observed clean plates and bowls not properly stored upside down on the shelves, store all plates etc up side down. Observed cracked utensils stored on shelf , replace all cracked utensils.

Frequently Asked Questions

When was B.B. King's Blues last inspected?

The most recent health inspection at B.B. King's Blues on file is from Apr 20, 2026. The public record contains two inspections in total.

Has B.B. King's Blues' inspection record improved over time?

No. Recent inspections at B.B. King's Blues have averaged around five violations per visit, up from roughly three earlier in the record.

What does a medium risk rating mean?

A medium risk rating at B.B. King's Blues means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.

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