Cross-contamination, undated food, more: Columbus restaurant inspection scores from November
The Ledger-Enquirer has compiled a list of the best and worst health scores for Muscogee County restaurants during November 2021 from the Georgia Department of Public Health.
Most restaurants received an “A” grade with many receiving perfect scores.
No Muscogee County restaurants received a failing grade in the latest round of health scores.
Restaurants that scored a 100 include:
- Zaxby’s at 6190 Bradley Park Drive
- First Watch at 2528 Weems Road
- Morris Road Hotdogs and Nachos at 564 Morris Road
- Denim & Oak (Hotel Indigo) at 21 W. 14th St.
- Zaxby’s at 7626 Schomburg Road
- Zaxby’s at 1915 Auburn Ave.
- Taco Bell at 4348 Buena Vista Road
- Dunkin Donuts/Baskin Robbins at 3201 Macon Road
- Subway at 4805C Buena Vista Road
- Subway at 2640 Manchester Expressway
- Morton’s at Old Town at 3580 Massey Lane
- Burger King at 2550 Airport Thruway
- Monterrey Tex-Mex at 1694 Whittlesey Road
- Parker’s Pantry at 1815 Garrard St.
Other dining scores dinged
Lin China, 7600 Schomburg Road, received a score of 80, a “B,” on Nov. 8.
The inspector, Ashley Basset, observed raw chicken stored above cooked chicken in the prep cooler.
“Food shall be protected from cross-contamination by separating raw animal food, by arranging each type of food in equipment so that cross-contamination of one type with another is prevented,” the report reads.
An employee rearranged the foods in question to prevent cross-contamination, according to the report.
Basset also observed improper food-holding temperatures in the prep cooler, which also was corrected during the inspection by an employee who moved the food into the walk-in freezer to cool properly.
Plucked Up Chicken and Biscuits, 1208 First Ave., received a score of 81, a “B,” on Nov. 15.
The inspector, Danielle Saunders, observed sausage gravy and grits “hot holding” (keeping hot foods ready to serve to customers) at temperatures less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.
“Except during preparation, cooking, or cooling, or when time is used as the public health control, time/temperature control for safety food shall be maintained at 135°F or above,” Saunders wrote in the report.
The items were placed into proper temperatures by an employee, according to the report.
Saunders also observed “several containers of food stored in the reach-in cooler” with no date marked.
“Time/temperature control for safety food prepared and held in a food establishment for more than 24 hours shall be clearly marked to indicate the date or day by which the food shall be consumed on the premises, sold, or discarded, when held at a temperature of 41°F (5°C) or below for a maximum of 7 days,” the report reads.
An employee date marked the containers during the inspection, according to the report.
This story was originally published December 7, 2021 at 6:00 AM.
