Apr 15, 2026
Followup
825 CHATTANOOGA AVE STE 6 DALTON, GA 30720
Inspection scores over time for this facility.
Georgia inspection history is score-based, with violations grouped under each recorded inspection.
Followup
Routine
Regulation: 511-6-1.04(6)(f) - time/temperature control for safety; cold holding (p)
Observed three reach-in coolers not cold holding food at 41F or below. Back reach-in coolers: salmon at 45F, ambient at 50F, cheese at 50F, half and half at 47F ambient for front reach-in cooler at front 46F. Ensure all cold holding items are 41F below. I will be back to confirm cold holding equipment is 41F or below.
Regulation: 511-6-1.03(3)(a) - food safety manager certification (pf)
Observed no food safety manager certification at the facility. Location has 30 days to get a valid CFMS certification. Will be back in 30 days to confirm it it up to date.
Regulation: 511-6-1.06(2)(g) - handwashing sinks, nos/capacities (pf)
Observed back hand sink with a container and glove inside of hand sink. Ensure hand sink is used for only hand washing do not place containers and gloves in sink.
Observed no paper towels at the back hand sink. No paper towels or soap at the front hand sink. Ensure hand sinks are stocked at all times.
Regulation: 511-6-1.04(4)(c)1(iv) - packaged & unpackaged food, food stored covered(c)
Observed sugar and other rim dressings in open-air. Ensure all food is protected from potential contamination like sneezing/ coughing from customers or food handlers. Put lids on when not in use.
Regulation: 511-6-1.05(6)(n) - manual and mechanical warewashing equipment, chemical sanitization-temperature, ph, concentration, hardness (p,pf)
Observed bar dish machine not producing a sanitized dish. Dish machine concentration at 0ppmCL. Informed person-in charge to discontinue use until repaired and I confirm it is at least 100ppmCL.
Observed sanitizer bucket at 0ppmCL. Ensure both sanitizer bucket and dish machine are at 100ppm CL to effectively sanitize food contact surfaces.
Observed plates in back not inverted/ covered. Ensure food contact surfaces are inverted/ protected at all times.
Regulation: 511-6-1.04(6)(g) - ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food, date marking (pf)
Observed multiple items in reach-in cooler with no dates after opening. Items must be dated after opening/ preparing. Informed person-in charge of 7 day discard date rule.
Regulation: 511-6-1.03(5)(j) - hair restraints (c)
Observed food handler in the back preparing food with no hair restraint. Ensure all food handlers wear hair restraints when handling food.
Regulation: 511-6-1.04(4)(m) - wiping cloths, use limitation (c)
Observed multiple rags through out the kitchen. Ensure wiping clothes are stored in sanitizer at all times.
Regulation: 511-6-1.02(1)(d) - displaying of the inspection report (c)
Observed wrong inspection report posted. Report of 9/21/23 score of 94 posted instead of most recent inspection report of 10/8/25 score of 90. Ensure most recent inspection report is posted at all times.
Regulation: 511-6-1.05(10)(f) - prohibitions; single service and single use articles (c)
Observed single use straws not covered. Ensure to protect food contact surfaces from potential sneezing/ coughing or from customer/ food handlers touching multiple straws with their hands.
Routine
Regulation: 511-6-1.07(3)(a) - handwashing cleanser, availability (pf)
Observed back hand sink with rags on top of faucet. Their were a lot of fruit flies surrounding the rags. Ensure rags are kept in sanitizer at all times.
Observed back hand sink with no paper towels. Bar hand sink had no paper towels or soap. Ensure both hand sinks are stocked with soap and paper towels at all times.
Regulation: 511-6-1.04(6)(g) - ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food, date marking (pf)
Observed multiple items in reach-in cooler with no dates after opening. Items must be dated after opening/ preparing.
Routine
Regulation: 511-6-1.04(6)(g) - ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food, date marking (pf)
Multiple items in coolers with no dates after opening. Items must be dated after opening.