The Mississippi Department of Health conducted 30 food service inspections in Lafayette County between Dec. 1 and Dec. 30, with 20 facilities receiving A grades, four B grades, and one C grade.

Restaurants and other food facilities are required to display their inspection results with a letter grade to clearly communicate the most recent health department inspection.

The A, B or C rating reflects whether critical violations were found and corrected. This grading system appears in all restaurants, as well as food facilities such as school cafeterias, daycare centers, and cafes and bars where food is sold.

“A” grade means the facility inspection found no critical violations.

“B” grade means critical violations were found but corrected under the supervision of the inspecting environmentalist. No further corrective actions are required.

“C” grade means critical violations were found, but some or all were not corrected during the inspection. The facility will be re-inspected, and all violations must be corrected in a time period not to exceed 10 days.

The Lafayette County facilities receiving A grades were:

Newk’s Express Café, Volta Taverna, Oxford Four Corners Chevron, Chicken Salad Chick, Popeyes, First Watch, Kroger deli, The Pinnacle of Oxford, McAlister’s Deli, Pizza Hut, The Byrd House Café, Belk Operations, Back Nine Oxford, Chicory Market, Johnston Hill Creamery, Connie’s Chicken, Tilly’s Scoops & Teas, Taco Shop and Casa Mexicana restaurant and bar.

The Lafayette County facilities receiving B grades were:

Taco Bell and The Library Bar (upstairs).

Facilities receiving B grades were: The Library kitchen, Oxford Junction, Chipotle and Lost Pizza.

The Oxford Junction originally received a C grade but earned a B on reinspection.