Food & Drink

Curious about Columbus restaurants’ health scores? See who got an ‘A’

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. The Telegraph

Food inspectors visited over 70 Muscogee County restaurants, lounges and other establishments during March for health inspections.

Among the establishments inspected, 19 earned perfect scores with 38 also receiving an “A.” Seven establishments earned a “B.” No Columbus restaurant required a follow-up inspection in March.

Here is the full list of grades for restaurants inspected.

Perfect food safety scores

  • Arby’s #1055, 2627 Manchester Expressway

  • Burger King #536, 4312 Veterans Pkwy.

  • The Brick and Mortar Cafe, 3500 Massee Lane, Ste. C

  • Dave’s Hot Chicken, 5279 Whittlesey Blvd.

  • Dunkin, 2621 Manchester Expressway

  • Greedy Eatz, 5401 Gunboat Drive, Ste. 28

  • Jordan’s Girls Gourmet Dawgs, 801 Veterans Pkwy

  • KFC, 6760 Veterans Pkwy

  • Longhorn Steakhouse of Columbus, 3201 Macon Road

  • Mabella, 6835 Midland Commons Blvd.

  • Papa John’s Pizza, 4801 Buena Vista Road, Unit A

  • Popeyes Chicken, 2340 Wynnton Road

  • Red Lobster #0035, 1425 13th St.

  • Salt Cellar, 1039 1st Ave.

  • Skipper’s, 3505 Buena Vista Road

  • Steak and Shake, 1601 Bradley Park Drive

  • Taco Bell, 7150 Beaver Run Road

  • Warehouse 9, 910 9th St.

  • World Famous Hotdogs, 2616 Hamilton Road

Other restaurants receiving A grades

  • Arby’s 0660, 1503 Veterans Pkwy.

  • Bubble Up, 3131 Manchester Expressway, F2

  • Cafe Le Rue, 2523 Airport Thruway, Suite D

  • Cerrone’s Brick Oven Pizzeria, 7830 Veterans Pkwy.

  • Charley’s Philly Steaks, 3131 Manchester Expressway

  • China Kitchen Columbus 1, 2424 Woodruff Farm Road, 2C

  • Church’s Fried Chicken, 1805 Hamilton Road

  • Dishoom Bistro, 2603 Manchester Expressway

  • DQ Grill & Chill, 3580 Macon Road

  • Eat to Liv, 2901 University Ave., Suite 12

  • Flying Biscuit Cafe, 211 13th St., Unit 100

  • Guthrie’s, 3527 Macon Road

  • IHOP #3366, 6317 Talokas Lane

  • Jack’s Family Restaurant, US Highway 27

  • Jersey Mike’s Subs, 8100 Veterans Pkwy, Suite 413

  • KFC, 1801 S. Lumpkin Road

  • KFC, 1934 Manchester Expressway

  • Krystal #6, 4823 Buena Vista Road

  • Longhorn Steakhouse #5420, 5435 Whittlesey Blvd.

  • Metro Diner, 5524 Whitesville Road

  • Mi Mexico Restaurant Bar & Grill, 4475 Warm Springs Road, Suites 4-5-6

  • Miles To Go #3, 5739 Whitesville Road

  • Pho Sai Gon, 2301 Airport Thruway, Suite D11

  • Pizza Hut #25884, 5751 Milgen Road

  • Red Robin, 5550 Whittlesey Blvd.

  • Ruby Tuesday, 3431 Manchester Expressway

  • Shark’s Fish & Chicken, 4910 Buena Vista Road, Suite A1

  • Subway, 6516 Kitten Lake Drive, Suite E5

  • Subway Sandwiches, 4022 B Victory Drive

  • Subway #1011, 3590 Buena Vista Road

  • Sonic Drive-In #3507, 1705 Manchester Expressway

  • Tacos Mi Morelia, 3473 N Lumpkin Road, Suite A

  • Taco Bell Store #029103, 3456 Victory Drive

  • Thai Orchid, 5960 Veterans Pkwy., Suite A

  • Texas Roadhouse, 2970 N. Lake Pkwy

  • Waffle House #57, 4005 Buena Vista Road

  • Wing Town, 3960 Buena Vista Road

  • Wings Cafe 2, 1326 Fort Benning Road

Restaurants receiving B grades

  • Brito’s Taqueria, 2019 S Lumpkin Road

  • Hibachi Grill & Supreme Buffet, 2040 Auburn Ave., Unit 1201

  • King’s Super Buffet, 1505 Manchester Expressway

  • Krystal #5, 3446 Victory Drive

  • Waffle House #887, 5701 Milgen Road

  • Wasabi Sushi & Thai Restaurant, 1639 Bradley Park Drive, Unit 800

  • Wasabi Japanese Steakhouse, 1808 Manchester Expressway

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 is achieved by receiving 90-100 points

  • “B’s” are issued when there is “satisfactory compliance” with the business receiving 80-89 points

  • “C’s” mean there is marginal compliance and applied to scores between 70-79.

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

Establishments 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 on all health inspections on the Georgia Department of Health’s online portal.

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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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