Arcade, Jackson County

Zaxby's

4853 US 129 NORTH JEFFERSON, GA 30549

Food

Latest score

Apr 14, 2026

City

Arcade

County

Jackson

Inspections

Score history

Inspection scores over time for this facility.

Inspection history

Georgia inspection history is score-based, with violations grouped under each recorded inspection.

Apr 14, 2026

Routine

Score: 922 violations

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4-2A - food stored covered

Regulation: 511-6-1.04(4)(c)1(iv) - packaged & unpackaged food, food stored covered(c)

4 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

Observed multiple items in make table bottom stored uncovered. Person in charge instructed to keep all foods not actively cooling covered. PIC covered foods. COS.

18 - insects, rodents, and animals not present

Regulation: 511-6-1.07(5)(k) - controlling pests (pf, c)

3 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: Yes

Observed flies throughout the establishment.

Oct 14, 2025

Routine

Score: 942 violations

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10D - food properly labeled; original container

Regulation: 511-6-1.04(7)(d) - other forms of information (c)

3 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No

Establishment does not have written notification declaring which major food allergens that are handled.

18 - insects, rodents, and animals not present

Regulation: 511-6-1.07(5)(k) - controlling pests (pf, c)

3 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No

Observed flies throughout the kitchen.

Mar 24, 2025

Routine

Score: 883 violations

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6-1C - proper cooling time and temperature

Regulation: 511-6-1.04(6)(d) - cooling (p)

9 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

Observed tomatoes cut at 9:24AM at a temperature above 41F at 2:20PM. Time/temperature control for safety (TCS) items not cooler in proper time frame. Corrective Action (CA): person in Charge (PIC) instructed to ensure all TCS items are rapidly cooled in 4 hours from cold or ambient start temperature. Tomatoes discarded. COS.

6-1D - time as a public health control: procedures and records

Regulation: 511-6-1.04(6)(i) - time as a public health control (tphc) (p, pf, c)

9 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

Observed chicken held under heat lamp using time as a public health control (TPHC) not labeled with discard time. CA: PIC instructed items held using TPHC must be labeled with 4 hour discard time. Chicken below 135F discarded. COS.

11A - proper cooling methods used: adequate equipment for temperature control

Regulation: 511-6-1.04(6)(e) - cooling methods (pf, c)

3 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No

Observed tomatoes in walk-in cooler, cooling in dense covered containers in walk-in cooler. PIC instructed to ensure TCS items are rapidly cooled using approved cooling methods.

Sep 9, 2024

Routine

Score: 904 violations

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2-2D - adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible

Regulation: 511-6-1.07(3)(b) - hand drying provision (pf)

4 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

No paper towels stocked at kitchen sink. Corrective Action (CA): Person in Charge (PIC) instructed to ensure hand sinks are continuously stocked with paper towels. Paper towels restocked. COS.

4-2B - food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized

Regulation: 511-6-1.05(8)(b) - hot water and chemical-methods(p)

4 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

Observed clean food pans submerged in quaternary ammonia sanitizer solution in three compartment sink for less than 10 seconds. CA: PIC instructed all food utensils mist be completely submerged in quaternary ammonia sanitizer solution for a minimum of 30 seconds. Pans submerged for proper contact time. COS.

14A - in-use utensils: properly stored

Regulation: 511-6-1.04(4)(k) - in-use utensils, between-use storage (c)

1 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

Observed scoop in coleslaw container in make table, with handle touching coleslaw. Scoop corrected. COS.

14C - single-use/single-service articles: properly stored, used

Regulation: 511-6-1.05(10)(g)(1)&(3) - kitchenware and tableware, single-service/-use items properly handled to protect food-/lip-contact surfaces (c)

1 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: Yes

Observed single service cups stacked too high in front counter dispensers with lips exposed. REPEAT.

Feb 14, 2024

Routine

Score: 904 violations

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4-2B - food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized

Regulation: 511-6-1.05(7)(b) - food contact surfaces and utensils - cleaning frequency (p, c)

4 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: Yes

Observed dining tables being cleaned with 1 sanitizer bucket and 1 dish cloth. Corrective Action (CA): Person-in Charge instructed to use 2 sanitizer buckets and 2 dish cloths or sanitizer in a spray bottle and 1 paper towel per table to sanitize dining tables. PIC changed to spray bottle method.

16B - plumbing installed; proper backflow devices

Regulation: 511-6-1.06(2)(r) - system maintained in good repair (p, c)

2 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No

Observed standing water pooled above floor drain by Thaw Cabinets 1/2.

14B - utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried, handled

Regulation: 511-6-1.05(10)(e)1,2,4 - equipment, utensil, linens, stored 6" off floor in clean, dry location (c)

1 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

Observed clean dishes on wire rack by 3-compartment sink tightly stacked while wet. PIC seperated dishes to allow for air drying.

14C - single-use/single-service articles: properly stored, used

Regulation: 511-6-1.05(10)(e)1&3 - single-service/single-use items stored 6" off floor in clean, dry location (c)

1 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: Yes

Observed tin foil pans not kept in protective liners until use or inverted. Pans inverted.

Aug 8, 2023

Routine

Score: 905 violations

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4-2B - food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized

Regulation: 511-6-1.05(6)(n) - manual and mechanical warewashing equipment, chemical sanitization-temperature, ph, concentration, hardness (p,pf)

4 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

Observed Quat-10 sanitizer in three compartment sink at a concentration of 0 ppm. Corrective Action (CA): Person-in Charge (PIC) informed Quat-10 sanitizer must be at a concerntration between 200-400 ppm. Sanitizer remade to 300 ppm. COS.

4-2B - food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized

Regulation: 511-6-1.05(7)(b) - food contact surfaces and utensils - cleaning frequency (p, c)

4 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

Observed dining tables being cleaned with one sanitizer bucket/one cloth, improper method. CA: PIC informed to use the two buckets of sanitizer and two cloths method, or the spray bottle and single paper towel per table method. Establishment switched to two-buckets method. COS.

8-2B - toxic substances properly identified, stored, used

Regulation: 511-6-1.07(6)(e) - conditions of use (p, pf, c)

4 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

Observed two bottles of household RAID in chemical storage. CA: PIC informed household pesticides cannot be used in a food service establishment. RAID discarded. COS.

14C - single-use/single-service articles: properly stored, used

Regulation: 511-6-1.05(10)(e)1&3 - single-service/single-use items stored 6" off floor in clean, dry location (c)

1 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No

Single service cups at front ordering counter and in drive-thru area not kept in protective liners.

15A - food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, and used

Regulation: 511-6-1.05(6)(a) - good repair & proper adjustment (c)

1 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No

Sanitizer suction-tube dispenser not in good repair. PIC informed to hand-mix sanitizer for three-compartment sink and sanitizer buckets using bottled Quat-10 until dispenser is fixed.