‘Black residue.’ Inside latest food safety inspection scores at Columbus restaurants
Muscogee County food inspectors visited over 50 restaurants, lounges and other establishments in Columbus during September. Among the establishments inspected, 29 earned perfect scores, with 21 also receiving an “A”. Three establishments earned a “B”.
No restaurant in Columbus scored a “C” last month.
Here’s the full list of Muscogee County food safety scores in September:
Restaurants receiving B grades and their violations
- Newk’s Eatery, 5555 Whittlesey Blvd.
- Hand sink in the prep room with no soap
- Container in the hand sink in the salad bar area.
- Hand sink beside the ware washing area lacking paper towels.
- Walk-in cooler, salad station cooler and sandwich station cooler not maintaining food at the correct temperatures.
- Most current inspection report was not prominently displayed in public view.
- Facility lacking an appropriate chemical testing kit for the three-compartment sink.
- Captain D’s 3601, 3281 Victory Drive
- Handwashing sink in the main kitchen next to the prep top cooler with a rag stored in it.
- Handwashing sink in front food service area lacking hand drying provisions.
- Drink machine nozzles in front food service area with black residue buildup.
- Several time/temperature controls for safety foods reading at temperatures greater than 41°F in the walk-in cooler in the main kitchen area.
- Walk-in cooler not with ice buildup around the fan unit and reading at a temperature higher than 41°F.
- Hibachi Express, 6160 Bradley Park Drive
- Several time/temperature controls for safe food reaching temperatures greater than 41°F in the prep top/reach-in cooler across from the grill.
Restaurants receiving A grades
- After 5 Sports Bar & Grill, 1836 Midtown Drive
- Barberitos, 1012 Broadway
- Build Yo Poke, 6550 Whittlesey Road, Suite 105
- Burger King #536, 4312 Veterans Pkwy.
- Burger King #16257, 3715 Victory Drive
- Cava Columbus, 5413 Whittlesey Blvd., Suite 100
- Country’s Barbecue, 6298 Veterans Pkwy., Suite 4D
- Hudson’s at Main Street, 6298 Veterans Pkwy, Suite 7A
- Jersey Mike’s, 1640 Rollins Way, Suite 400
- Krystal #6, 4823 Buena Vista Road
- Little Caesars, 1901 Manchester Expressway
- Longhorn Steakhouse #5420, 5435 Whittlesey Blvd.
- Mi Mexico Restaurant Bar & Grill, 4475 Warm Springs Road, Suite 4-5-6
- Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, 6741 Veterans Pkwy.
- Smoke Bourbon and BBQ, 1047 Broadway
- Sonic Drive-In #3507, 1705 Manchester Expressway
- Tacos Mi Morelia, 3473 N Lumpkin Road, Suite A
- Twin Peaks, 3117 Adams Farm Drive
- Waffle House, 1326 Veterans Pkwy.
- Waffle House #887, 5701 Milgen Road
- Waffle House, 1646 Bradley Park Drive
Perfect food safety scores
- Arby’s #1055, 2627 Manchester Expressway
- Buffalo Wild Wings #115, 5555 Whittlesey Blvd., Building 6
- Burger King #1325, 1218 Veterans Pkwy.
- Cafe Le Rue, 2523 Airport Thruway, Suite D
- Caffe Amici, 2301 Airport Thruway
- Chick-Fil-A, 1600 Bradley Park Drive
- Chick-Fil-A FSU #4133, 5520 Whittlesey Blvd.
- Chick-Fil-A Midland, 6501 Kitten Lake
- Columbus GA’s Neicy BBQ Inc., 359 23rd Ave.
- Dairy Queen, 6605 Whittlesey Blvd.
- First Watch, 2528 Weems Road
- First Watch, 6875 Ray Wright Way
- Flying Biscuit Cafe, 211 13th St. Unit 100
- Hot Wing Connections, 1807 S. Lumpkin Road, Suite F
- KFC, 5615 Milgen Road
- Little Caesars, 3517 Victory Drive, Suite A
- Lily’s, 6597 Whittlesey Blvd., Suite B
- My Boulange, 111 12th St., Suite 101
- Netta’s Southern Flava, 2401 Whittesey Road
- Old Chicago, 6581 Whittlesey Blvd.
- Panda Express, 683 Midland Commons Blvd.
- Papa John’s Pizza, 5870 Veterans Pkwy., Suite A
- The Dawghouse Sports Bar & Grill, 5140 Warm Springs
- The Human Bean, 7805 Veterans Pkwy.
- Tim Hortons Cafe and Bakery, 6741 Veterans Pkwy.
- Waffle House, 4301 Victory Drive
- Waffle House #57, 4005 Buena Vista Road
- Zaxby’s, 7033 Ruffie Way
- Zaxby’s, 1915 Auburn Ave.
How the grading system works
Restaurants receive one of four letter grades 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’s” are issued when there is “satisfactory compliance” with the business receiving 80-89 points.
- “C’s” mean marginal compliance and are 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 twelve months, according to state law. Earning a “B” grade does not constitute a follow-up inspection.
All the state’s food safey inspection reports are in the Georgia Department of Health’s online portal.