Food & Drink

Curious about the newest Columbus food safety inspection scores? Here’s the full list

An ”A” grade from a food safety inspection is a score of 90 to 100.
An ”A” grade from a food safety inspection is a score of 90 to 100. Jason Vorhees The Telegraph

Food safety inspectors visited over 100 Muscogee County restaurants, lounges and other establishments during February.

Among the establishments inspected, 51 earned perfect scores with 31 also receiving an “A”. Four establishments earned a “B”. No Columbus restaurant required a follow-up inspection in February.

Here is the full list of health inspection scores for Columbus restaurants last month.

Perfect food safety scores

  • Hanks Bar & Grill, 1037 Broadway

  • Italian Soul, 4022 University Ave Ste. 9

  • Jack’s Family Restaurant, US Highway 27

  • Jamey’s Hot Wings, 1908D Floyd Rd 4

  • Jeremiah’s Italian Ice, 1635 Whittlesey Rd.

  • The Juicy Seafood, 6780 Veterans Pkwy

  • Krystal #7, 3029 Manchester Expy

  • Marcos Pizza, 2901 University Ave Unit 22

  • McAlister’s, 6755 Veterans Pkwy.

  • McDonald’s #15069, 1619 Bradley Park Dr.

  • McDonald’s #6080, 3450 Victory Dr.

  • Mellow Mushroom, 6100 Veterans Pkwy Ste. 14

  • Midtown Coffee House, 1342 13th St.

  • Morris Rd. Hotdogs and Nachos, 564 Morris Rd.

  • Netta’s Southern Flava, 2401 Whittlesey Rd.

  • New Garden, 1403 B Warm Springs

  • Panera Bread Cafe #6077, 1173 Macon Rd.

  • Papa John’s Pizza, 5870 Veterans Pkwy Ste A

  • Papa John’s Pizza, 3949 Victory Dr.

  • Pei Wei Express, 3131 Manchester Expy Ste F-5

  • Pizza Hut, 1056 Manchester Expy 6A

  • Poke Sun, 6835 Midland Commons Blvd Building 2

  • Ruth Ann’s Restaurant, 941 Veterans Pkwy

  • Saffron, 5300 Sidney Simon Blvd Ste 27

  • San Jose Mexican Restaurant, 5770 Milgen Rd. Ste 6

  • Sarku Japan, 3131 Manchester Expy. 9F

  • Serving Spoon, 2109 Buena Vista Rd.

  • Sharky’s Fish & Chicken, 2626 Manchester Expy.

  • Smoothie King #1440, 1625 Manchester Expy

  • Smokey Pig, 1617 11th Ave

  • Taco Bell, 2932 Macon Rd.

  • Thai House, 5592 Whitesville Rd

  • The Dawghouse Sports Bar & Grill, 5140 Warm Springs

  • The Food Mill, 3718 2nd Ave. Ste. A

  • Tuesdays Street Tacos & Burritos, 3001 Williams Rd. Unit A

  • Tropical Smoothie, 5555 Whittlesey Blvd Ste. 2960

  • Trevoli’s, 7466 Blackmon Rd. Ste. D

  • Uptown Vietnam Cuisine, 1250 Broadway Ste. A

  • Vallarta Mexican Restaurant, 2151 Ft. Benning Rd

  • Waffle House #1440, 6751 Veterans Pkwy.

  • Waffle House, 1646 Bradley Park Dr.

  • Wendy’s, 3639 Victory Dr.

  • Wendy’s, 1633 Bradley Park Dr

  • Wendy’s, 6490 Milgen Rd.

  • Wicked Hen, 1350 13th St

  • Z Beans Coffee, 2122 Manchester Expy. Ste. Z

  • Zaxby’s, 7033 Ruffie Way Midland

Other restaurants receiving A grades

  • Bojangles, 3264 Victory Dr.

  • Bonefish Grill, 6783 Veterans Pkwy

  • Build Yo Salad, 3150 Macon Rd. Ste. G

  • Burger King #9703, 7310 Veterans Pkwy

  • Burger King #16257, 3715 Victory Drive T

  • Burger King #1325, 1218 Veterans Pkwy.

  • Burger King 2682, 2550 Airport Thwy.

  • Bruster’s Real Ice Cream, 1654 Whittlesey Rd.

  • Bytes and Brew, 117 12th St.

  • Chef Chang’s Asian Grill, 6381 Milgen Rd. #8 & 9

  • Chick-Fil-A, 2421 Wynnton Rd.

  • Chick-Fil-A Midland, 6501 Kitten Lake

  • China 1, 3759 Victory Dr. #5

  • Country Wings, 3753 Victory Dr.

  • Del Taco, 4418 Hamilton Rd.

  • Domino’s Pizza, 1646-B Bradley Park Dr.

  • Domino’s Pizza, 2534 Wynnton Rd.

  • Domino’s Pizza, 5750 Milgen Rd.

  • Dunkin, 3201 Macon Rd.

  • Droolnolie’s (mobile and base), 3709 Gentian Blvd. Ste. 10

  • Friend’s Wing Town, 1627 S Lumpkin Rd. Ste 112

  • First Watch, 2528 Weems Rd.

  • Firehouse Subs, 6563 Gateway Rd. Ste 100

  • G Hughston’s, 4100 Forrest Rd.

  • Guadalajara Mexican Restaurant, 6517 Kitten Lake Dr. Ste 1

  • Graze Craze of Columbus, 6298 Veterans Pkwy suite 3H

  • Harvest Coffee Company/Take the City Inc., 2910 2nd Ave

Restaurants receiving B grades

  • 13th Street BBQ, 5506 Veterans Pkwy.

  • Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar, 2513 Airport Trwy

  • Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar, 3229 Gentian Blvd.

  • Barberitos, 1012 Broadway

How the grading system works

Restaurants receive one of four letter grades that are assigned based on how many points are deducted from 100:

  • “A” grades mean food safety is excellent and is achieved by receiving 90-100 points.

  • “B” grades are issued when there is satisfactory compliance, and the business receives 80-89 points.

  • “C’” grades mean there is marginal compliance and are applied to scores from 70-79.

  • “U” grades represent unsatisfactory compliance and are applied to scores of 69 or less.

Establishments serving food in Georgia typically are inspected twice per year. Those that receive a “C” or “U” food safety grade will have at least one additional routine inspection added in a twelve month period, according to state law.

Residents can find information about all health inspections on the Georgia Department of Health’s online portal.

This story was originally published March 4, 2025 at 5:00 AM.

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Jordyn Paul-Slater
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Jordyn Paul-Slater is the business and engagement reporter at the Ledger-Enquirer. Her work has appeared in publications such as Reuters, Fast Company and The New York Observer. She completed her master’s degree in specialized journalism at the University of Southern California and earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism from George Washington University. 
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