The health inspection world grades a score below 70 as failing, however, no restaurants, pools or hotels received a failing score from inspections on Jan. 6–10.
Worst scores in this week’s health inspection
This week’s lowest health inspection score was a 77 earned by the Riverfront Pub & Sports, located at 531 Broad St., in Augusta.
The inspector noted seeing food build up on kitchen equipment, which resulted in a four point reduction.
“Observed potato slicer had food build up on it,” the report stated. “Have the potato slicer cleaned after every use.”
The inspector also noted observing food stored at an improper temperature, which resulted in a nine point deduction.
“Observed ground beef in [reach-in-cooler] at 46 F, observed sliced tomatoes in [reac-in-cooler] at 43 F,” the report stated.
Following the Riverfront Pub & Sports’ inspection, the second lowest score of the week was an 82 given to Falcons Burger, located at 3050 Washington Road, in Augusta.
The inspector reported observing an employee prepping food without washing hands, a repeated offense for the establishment, which resulted in a nine point reduction.
“Observed employee not begin food prep with washing her hands prior to preparing burger after other miscellaneous tasks around kitchen,” the report stated.
The inspector also witnessed an old inspection score being posted and the facility in an overall poor condition, the latter being another repeat violation
“Observed overall facility in poor condition. Observed large gaps and tiling missing throughout kitchen,” the report stated. “Observed ]walk-in cooler] and [walk-in-freezer] still out of order.”
The third lowest score of the week was a score of 83 given to a Waffle House, located at 3134 Peach Orchard, in Augusta.
From the inspection, the inspector docked four points for noticing food being stored at an improper temperature
“Observed food in PTC and [walk-in-cooler] not being held at 41 F or below,” the report stated.
The inspector also noted seeing waffle batter being used without proper labeling.
“Observed waffle batter in [reach-in-cooler] without prep and discard [dates],” the report stated.
Top of the class
These are the businesses in Richmond and Columbia counties that passed recent health inspections between Jan. 6–10 with scores of 100. There were no health violations for these businesses.
- McDonald’s, 3132 Peach Orchard, Augusta
- Kathryn M York Adaptive Aquatic Center, 3570 Wheeler Road, Augusta
- Family Y Spa and Indoor pool, 3570 Wheeler Road, Augusta
- Burger King, 3504 Washington Road, Augusta
- Fresh Take Grocery Starbucks, 2907 Washington Road, Suite 102, Augusta
- Wright’s BBQ, 2364 Barton Chapel Road, Augusta
- Holmes Eats and Catering, 4307 Wild Rose Drive, Hephzibah
- Starbucks Coffee, 273 Bobby Jones Expressway, Augusta
- Wendy’s, 449 Walton Way, Augusta
- Starbucks Coffee, 3120 Peach Orchard Road, Augusta
- Chick-Fil-A of Peach Orchard, 3130 Peach Orchard Road, Augusta
- Harlem Java House, 211 North Louisville St., Harlem
“A” scores
The following businesses received an “A” rating (99-90) on their recent inspections between Jan. 6–10.
- Dairy Queen, 3837 Central Ave., Augusta: 97
- Popeyes Chicken, 2802 Wrightsboro Road, Augusta: 95
- Home 2 Suites Augusta, 3606 Exchange Lane, Augusta: 95
- KFC at Windsor Spring, 2029 Windsor Spring Road, Augusta: 94
- Subway, 155 E. Milledgeville Road, Harlem: 93
- Summerville Scoops, 2803 Wrightsboro Road, Suite 27, Augusta: 92
- Tuttu Frutti Frozen Yogurt, 1125 Agerton Lane, Suite A, Augusta: 92
- Panera Bread, 245 Robert C. Daniel Parkway, Augusta: 91
- Pizza Hut, 569 Milledgeville Road, Suite A, Harlem: 91
- Krystal, 3116 Washington Road, Augusta: 90
Inspections by the Georgia Public Health Department are used to make residents and visitors safe. These were the health inspections performed between Jan. 6–10.
