The following is a list of restaurants in Richmond and Columbia counties that were inspected Oct. 16-23, accompanied by their scores and, in some cases, the health infractions that lowered those scores. Scores below 70 are considered failing.
Disclaimer: On any given day, an establishment may have fewer or more violations than noted in its most recent inspection. An inspection conducted on any given day may not be representative of the overall, long-term conditions at the establishment. A few more recent follow-up inspections may not be included here.
Perfect scores
Here are the restaurants in Richmond and Columbia counties that passed with perfect scores in recent food service inspections.
Diamond Lakes Elementary,
4153 Windsor Spring Road, Hephzibah
Westminster Schools Of Augusta (Pamplin Hall), 3067 Wheeler Road, Augusta
Immaculate Conception School, 811 Telfair St., Augusta
Westminster Schools Of Augusta (Knox Hall), 3067 Wheeler Road, Augusta
Hephzibah Elementary School, 2542 Hwy. 88, Hephzibah
Hephzibah High School, 4558 Brothersville Road, Hephzibah
Hephzibah Middle School, 2427 Mims Road, Hephzibah
Fried Bones BBQ, 279 Palisade Ridge, Evans
Vampire Penguin, 7016 Evans Town Center Blvd., Grovetown
The Old Frontier, 7016 Evans Town Center Blvd., Evans
Baby Jo's, 7469 Winfield Road, Appling
PG's Grill Mobile, 6440 Cobbham Road, Appling
Slightly Different Frannie Mae's Sweet Treat, 5220 Canterbury Farms Pkwy., Grovetown
Lucy's Tacos, 7016 Evans Town Center Blvd., Evans
House of Quarshire, 468 Park West Drive, Grovetown
Getting warmer
Here are the restaurants in Richmond and Columbia counties that passed with "A" scores in recent food service inspections, followed by their scores.
Dunkin Donuts & Baskin Robbins, 4366 Washington Road, Evans, 99
S&S Cafeteria, 1616 Walton Way, 99
Michiko Kitchen, 7016 Evans Town Center Blvd., Evans, 97
McBean Elementary, 1165 Hephzibah-McBean Road, Hephzibah, 96
Augusta Gardens, 3725 Wheeler Road, Augusta, 94
Pancho Villa Mexican Kitchen & Bar, 301 N Belair Road, Evans, 94
Z Beans Coffee, 3651 Wheeler Road, Augusta, 92
Not quite there
Here are the restaurants in Richmond and Columbia counties that posted the lowest recent food service inspection scores, along with the inspectors' comments. Scores of 70 and below are considered failing. The comments are edited for length and content.
Best Western, 452 Parkwest Drive, Grovetown, 88
- Observed one TCS hot-holding food item not being held at 135 degrees or above. Ensure hot-holding items are held at 135 degrees or above.
- Observed multiple insects inside the main kitchen area. Have a certified pest operator treat for insects.
Banh Mi Dang, 4431 Washington Road, Evans, 82
- Observed employee cell phone on prep table. Phones should be kept in the area designated for employee items. Observed mold-like substance inside ice maker. Clean the ice maker.
- Observed TCS food inside PTC and walk-in cooler with no prep and discard dates. TCS food must have prep and discard dates.
- Observed a container of food stored on the floor of the walk-in freezer. Containers with food need to be kept at least 6 inches off the floor.
- Observed containers of food stored over mop sink. Mop sink is not for food operations.
- Observed last inspection not posted. Most recent inspection must be posted.
- Observed multiple pieces of equipment with buildup. Observed buildup on walls of the main kitchen. Equipment and walls need to be cleaned regularly.
The Latte Factory, 3450 Wrightsboro Road, Augusta, 80
- Observed no designated person in charge (PIC). Have at least one designated person in charge present at all times.
- Observed PIC not aware of employee health reporting agreements and no health reporting agreements on file. PIC needs to be aware of what health reporting agreements are and where they are located. Each employee needs to have a signed health reporting agreement on file.
- Overserved handwashing sink blocked/filled with club soda. Make sure the handwashing sink is accessible at all times.
- Observed no response procedures for vomiting and diarrheal events. Be sure to have written procedures posted and/or a kit.
- Store mop outside of bucket/sink.
- Observed milk/heavy whipping cream stored inside a pitcher in the reach-in cooler without a label. Be sure to label food that is outside of its original container.
- Observed most recent inspection report not posted. Post the most recent inspection report for public view.
- Observed permit not posted. Post permit for public view.
This article originally appeared on Augusta Chronicle: Augusta Mall coffeeshop barely makes a B grade: Health Scores
