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These Columbus restaurants had health inspections in July. See their scores.

A number of new and reopening Columbus restaurants received perfect scores from health inspectors in July.

Lily’s, which offers southern-style cooking on Whittlesey Boulevard, and Saladworks and Frutta Bowls, a co-branded restaurant in Midland Commons, both received perfect scores on their initial health inspections.

The returning popular pizza restaurant Deorio’s also received a 100 in its July health inspection.

Last month, inspectors visited 81 Muscogee County restaurants, lounges and other food establishments.

Of the establishments inspected in July, 39 earned perfect scores with 37 others also receiving “A’s”. Five establishments earned a “B”. No restaurants in Columbus required a follow-up inspection last month.

Here is the full list of health inspection scores for food establishments inspected in July.

Perfect food safety scores

  • A Lady and a Spatula, 1415 10th Ave., suit A-1

  • AMC Hollywood Connections, 1683 Whittlesey Rd.

  • AMC Ritz 13, 1683 Whittlesey Rd.

  • Applebee’s, 2513 Airport Thwy.

  • Arby’s 0660, 1503

  • Bella’s Caketering, 5750 Milgen Rd., suite 105

  • Bonefish Grill, 6783 Veterans Pkwy.

  • Burger King #6446, 5901 Miller Rd.

  • Burger King #1325, 1218 Veterans Pkwy.

  • Chattabrewchee Southern Brewhouse, 1301 6th Ave., unit C

  • Chattabrewchee Southern Brewhouse Mobile

  • Chicken Salad Chick, 2511 Airport Thwy.

  • Chick-Fil-A #3796, 2730 Manchester Expy.

  • Cyber Cafe - Aflac, 901 Brown Ave

  • Deorio’s, 1931 Auburn Ave.

  • First Watch #368, 2528 Weems Rd.

  • Five Guys Burgers & Fries, 5413 Whittlesey Blvd., suite F

  • Garden Cafe - Aflac, 1901 Buena Vista Rd.

  • Greedy Eatz, 5401 Gunboat Dr., suite 28

  • Greedy Eatz Mobile

  • Hideaway Lounge, 7466 Blackmon Rd., suite C

  • Hooters, 2650 Adams Farm Dr.

  • IHOP #3177, 2939 N. Lake Pkwy.

  • Lily’s, 6597 Whittlesey Blvd., suite B

  • McAlister’s Deli, 6755 Veterans Pkwy.

  • McDonald’s #24343, 7350 Veterans Pkwy.

  • Midtown Coffee House, 1342 13th St.

  • Miles To Go, 5100 Warm Springs Rd.

  • Panera Bread Cafe #888, 6301 Whitesville Rd.

  • Papa John’s #2866, 6381 Milgen Rd., suite 6

  • Peluso’s Italian Restaurant, 5600 Milgen Rd., suite 1021

  • Saladworks/Frutta Bowls, 6835 Midland Commons Blvd., suite G

  • Shark’s Fish and Chicken, 4910 Buena Vista Rd., suite A1

  • Taco Bell #27102, 4348 Buena Vista Rd.

  • Taco El Paisa, 1649 Elvan Ave., suite B

  • Tacos N Thangz, 5520 Forrest Rd., suite E

  • The Animal Farm, 105 12th St.

  • Wendy’s, 5585 Whittlesey Blvd., building 11

  • Zaxby’s 7626 Schomburg Rd.

Other restaurants receiving A grades

  • Basil Thai, 3131 Manchester Expy.

  • Big Boy BBQ, 1512 Morris Rd.

  • Big Boy BBQ Mobile

  • Burger King 12465, 3101 Gentian Blvd.

  • Burger King #23238, 1514 Bradley Park

  • Burger King #7328, 4134 Buena Vista Rd.

  • CC’s Place, 2023 Ft. Benning Rd.

  • Champs Sports Bar & Grill, 4805 Buena Vista Rd., suite J

  • Checkers, 2453 Wynnton Rd.

  • Chick-Fil-A, 1600 Bradley Park Dr.

  • Clean Eatz, 3500 Massee Ln., suite A

  • Cook Out, 3189 Manchester Expy.

  • Daiquiris & Poboys, 3709 Gentian Blvd.

  • Del Taco, 4418 Hamilton Rd.

  • Dinglewood Pharmacy, 1939 Wynnton Rd.

  • Fountain City Coffee, 1007 Broadway

  • Hardee’s, 3883 St. Mary’s Rd.

  • Hibachi Express, 7450 Blackmon Rd., suite 100

  • IHOP, 2111 Airport Thwy.

  • Jarfly, 1358 13th St.

  • Jersey Mike’s Subs, 6901 Ray Wright Way, suite L

  • Jersey Mike’s Subs, 8100 Veterans Pkwy., suite 413

  • McDonald’s #11362, 5628 Milgen Rd.

  • Neicy’s BBQ, 359 23rd Ave.

  • Neicy’s BBQ Mobile

  • Pit Stop, 1634 13th Ave.

  • Pour Decisions Sports Bar, 5870 Veterans Pkwy., suite G

  • Ray’s Quick Stop, 211 13th St., suite 112

  • Red Robin, 5550 Whittlesey Blvd.

  • Shark’s Fish & Chicken, 1810 Wynnton Rd.

  • Southern Roots Country Store and Cafe, 1207 Broadway

  • Taco Bell #29097, 7330 Veterans Pkwy.

  • The Outskirts Sports Bar & Grill, 5736 Veterans Pkwy.

  • Waffle House, 1646 Bradley Park Dr.

  • Wingstop, 2528 Weems Rd., suite 1B

  • Zaxby’s, 1915 Auburn Ave.

  • Zaxby’s 6190 Bradley Park Dr.

Restaurants receiving B grades

  • Bojangles, 3264 Victory Dr.

  • Church’s Fried Chicken, 1805 Hamilton Rd.

  • J.D. Wings, 3507 Macon Rd.

  • Ole Times Buffet, 1900 Manchester Expy.

  • V.F.W. Post 665, 1824 Victory Dr.

How the grading 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.

Brittany McGee
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Brittany McGee is the community issues reporter for the Ledger-Enquirer. She is a 2021 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in Media and Journalism with a second degree in Economics. She began at the Ledger-Enquirer as a Report for America corps member covering the COVID-19 recovery in Columbus. Brittany also covered business for the Ledger-Enquirer.
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