Dixie Chicken

3947 Dixie Hwy · 40216 · Food Service

Passing — no major issuesScore 97 of 100

Most recent inspection April 23, 2026 — 174 days ago. Down 2 points from the previous inspection. On average this location is inspected about every 87 days.

Inspection types on record: Regular (2), Followup (1).

Why this grade is A

A grades go to establishments scoring 90 or above — inspectors found no major food-safety problems. The inspection score was 97 out of 100.

No itemized violations were published for the most recent inspection, so the score is the only detail on file.

Inspection summary

Dixie Chicken has 3 health inspections on record with Louisville, with scores ranging from 87 to 99. The latest inspection on April 23, 2026 recorded 0 itemized violations. The average current score among 60 other establishments in ZIP 40216 is 98, so this location scores lower than its neighborhood average.

Inspection history

  1. April 23, 2026

    Regular

    A · 97
  2. November 7, 2025

    Followup

    A · 99
  3. October 31, 2025

    Regular

    C · 87
    • Critical: PROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURESbaked chicken, meatloaf, stuffing, macaroni not hot holding at 135 or higher; time log not being used in place of temperature since march 2025

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Source: Louisville Metro open data. Grades shown as “derived” are calculated from the published score when the record has no official letter grade.