7 Tbilisi Restaurants Closed Down Due to Violations

Representatives of the Tbilisi National Food Agency (NFA) have examined 19 Tbilisi restaurants and café-bars and subsequently closed down 7 due to critical conditions and violations of proper regulations.

9 business operators were fined due to various violations, including meat quality, labeling and absence of proper registration.

NFA reports that critical discrepancies were revealed in the following facilities: Taglaura, Old City, Plaza Hall, Cruise, Golden Mug and Mukhambazi. All these facilities were closed down and fined 1,000 Gel each.

Restaurants: Tashre, Kakhetians, Keria and Restaurant Fish House were fined by 1,000 Gel for providing 'unverified' meat.

Paetoni and Lakada were both fined 1,200 GEL for breaching labeling regulations.

Babilo and Texas were fined 500 GEL for not having registered with the economic activities registry.

It should be noted that only three restaurants out of the 19 comply with the regulations.

The NFA says they will check the other restaurants and café-bars in the future.

By Thea Morrison

Photo source: NFA