Lafayette County restaurant inspections: Most local eateries earn top grades

Lafayette County’s April restaurant inspections showed a countywide picture of mostly clean kitchens and fast correction when problems surfaced. Out of 37 food-service inspections, 26 facilities earned A grades, six received B grades and two received C grades, a split that suggests most restaurants, bars, grocery counters and mobile vendors are keeping food safety issues in check.

The grading system is designed to turn a technical review into a clear public warning. An A means inspectors found no critical violations. A B means critical problems were found but fixed during the inspection. A C means serious violations were still open at the end of the visit, which triggers a reinspection within 10 days. Mississippi says critical issues that are not corrected can lead to permit suspension, and immediate public-health hazards can force a closure. Inspections are based on the FDA Food Code and a HACCP-style approach meant to prevent foodborne illness before it starts.

The county’s strongest showing was broad. A grades went to North Mississippi Regional Center, Zaxby’s, Lenora’s restaurant and bar, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Blue Skye No. 912, the Goose Creek Club kitchen, Rebel Market downstairs kitchen, Fergndan’s Pizza, Paris Grocery, Pizza Hut, The Lyric Oxford upstairs and downstairs bars, Buffalo Wild Wings and bar, Quacks, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Rebel Market Smoked Meat and Burgers, Stir Fry, Comfort and sushi, Southern Coop bar, Loco Taco, The Velvet Ditch Sports Bar and Crawfathers mobile unit. The mix matters: it showed compliance not just in standalone restaurants, but also in bars, convenience settings and a mobile unit serving food on the move.

The problem cases were narrower, but they were serious enough to matter. B grades went to Super 8 on West Jackson Avenue, Ollie’s Donuts, Goose Creek Club bar, Chipotle on West Jackson, Molly Express Chevron and Southern Coop. The only C grades were Goose Creek Club bar and Whipitup mobile, and Goose Creek Club bar later improved to a B on reinspection. That kind of turnaround is exactly what the grading system is meant to push: quick correction before unsafe conditions linger.

April’s results also fit into a changing local pattern. Lafayette County logged 46 inspections in April 2025, with 40 A grades, four B grades and two C grades. In April 2024, it had 70 inspections, with 56 A grades, three B grades and two C grades. More recently, March 2026 brought 34 inspections, 30 A grades and one C, while February 2026 had 43 inspections, 32 A grades, one B and two C grades. Diners can check grades by city, facility name or part of a name through Mississippi’s online inspection portal before heading out.