Things are looking up at Tinseltown Movie Theatre in Fayetteville. A third follow-up food service inspection by Fayette Health Department April 4 noted a significantly better score than the two previous inspections. The Fayette Pavilion theater received a score of 83 during the April 4 visit, a far cry from the 54 on March 29 and the 50 scored on March 23.

The April 4 inspection cited far fewer violations than the two most recent inspections. The four categories cited for violations involved the need for more cleaning of the main snack station, including the ice machine for mold growth, a continued sign of rodents though a much better job had been done in cleaning rodent droppings and the need to replace items such as missing light reflectors and broken floor tiles. Inspection comments noted that a significant amount of cleaning had been done.

Remarks by health inspectors during the March 23 and 29 visits cited numerous violations resulting from conditions that included the presence of rodent feces and urine, grime and dried-on food on some surfaces, unprotected beverage cups left on shelves with rodent droppings, rust on the inside door of ice makers and mold in ice machines and bins.

Attempts to contact Tinseltown Manager Brian Ortega and Cinemark Vice President for Communications Terrell Faulk at the company’s corporate office were unsuccessful.

The improved scores will not negate the June 20 court appearance in Fayetteville Municipal Court where food service violations from March 23 and 29 violations will be heard. Tinseltown has the option of pleading guilty and pay a fine or pleading not guilty and receiving a bench trial, city court officials said.

A Jan. 31 food service inspection of Cinemark Movies 10 at Banks Station in Fayetteville resulted in a score of 84.