Restaurant Inspections - Applebee's, El Maya

Press release from the issuing company

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

Restaurant Inspections

Note: Any score above 80 is considered passing.

June 10

Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Pub (637 Westover Blvd) Score: 93 A
Violations: Improper Cooling; No permit posted (repeat violation); Plates stored face up (corrected on-site); Trashcans not covered

Sonic Drive-In (519 N Westover Blvd) Score: 93 B
Violations: Wiping cloths stored not stored in sanitizing bucket (corrected on-site); Trashcans uncovered; Files in kitchen and walk-in cooler.

June11
Budget Inn
(303 E Ogelthorpe) Score: 100 A

Jobies's Soft Serve (3002 Post Ct.) Score: 100 A

June 14
Mrs Bea's Soul Food
(1626 E Broad Av) Score: 100 A


Ole Times Country Buffet (2101 Dawson Rd Ste A) Score: 100 A
Violations: Food stored uncovered; Damaged floor tiles; Hole in wait station; Excess files in kitchen.

Ryan's Family Steakhouse (1228 N Westover Blvd) Score: 90 A
Violations: Not reheating PHF for hotholding to 165 (corrected on-site); Trashcans uncovered; Floor tiles missing in dish area.

June 15
Club Xscape
(1017 W Broad Av) Score: 88 B
Violations: No paper towels at bar sink; No handwashing sign at restroom sink, Floor mounted equipment not 6" off floor; Worn plastic cutting board; No sanitizer test strip for 3 sinks; No backflow preventer for outside faucet; No soap & paper towels in men & women restrooms; Soiled hand sink in restroom; Low water pressure at restroom sink; Restroom doors not self-closing; Supplies not stored 6" off floor; Storage room ceiling in need of repair; Worn floor paint; No vegetable sink.

El Maya II (2800 Dawson Rd) Score: 69 U
Violations: Food pip employee slicing vegetables with bare hands (corrected on-site); Food stored uncovered (corrected on-site); PHF cold holding above 41 degrees in walk-in cooler; Chemicals stored above food (corrected on-site); Beef cooling at room temperature (corrected on-site).

GPL Food Service (1209 W Oakridge) Score: 100 A

Little Havana (717 N Westover Ste B) Score: 96 A
Violations: Food stored uncovered in freezer.


Sonic Drive-In (519 N Westover Blvd) Score: 93 B; previous score: 94 on 1/25/10. Violations: No person in charge present; improper cold holding temperatures; permit/inspection/policies not posted; garbage facilities improperly maintained.


Taco Bell (1908 E Oglethorpe Blvd) Score: 98 A
Violation: Water draining on floor in storage area.

Terry Lee's Sandwich Shoppe (1116 A - West Broad Ave) Score: 95 A
Violations: Food handlers not wearing hair restraints; Cutting boards need replacing.


The Chop Shop (2238 Palmyra Rd) Score: 95 A
Violations: No employee health policy or knowledge of food-borne illnesses or symptoms; Items in hand sink; No copy of latest inspection (repeat violation); Missing tiles in kitchen.