A Columbus eatery redeemed itself in June’s health inspections. See how others scored

Brittany McGee
·4 min read

The Columbus restaurant that scored a “C” in its May health inspection recovered with a perfect score last month. It joined 37 other establishments receiving unblemished reports in June.

The Georgia Department of Public Health’s online portal listed 79 restaurants, lounges and bars that were inspected in June. Sixty-nine Columbus businesses that offer food services received “A’s” in their routine inspections and 10 earned “B’s”.

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.

Cook’s Place at 2521 Airport Thruway was the only restaurant to receive lower than a “B” with a score of 76 in May. 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.

During Cook’s follow-up inspection on June 30, the restaurant had no violations reported.

No restaurant in Columbus failed their routine inspection between June 1 and June 30. Here are the scores for other restaurants inspected last month.

Perfect food safety scores

  • 18th Amendment Cigar Bar, 1026 Broadway

  • Bowlero Columbus, 1636 Bradley Park Dr

  • Cerrone’s Brick Oven Pizzeria, 7830 Veterans Pkwy

  • Chick-Fil-A, 3131 Manchester Expy Suite F7

  • Columbus Corner Bakery, 5727 Moon Rd

  • Columbus Crab House, 3517 Victory Dr Suite A7

  • Cook’s Place, 2521 Airport Thruway

  • Country Road Buffet, 2509 Airport Thruway

  • Divine Dinners, 1332 13th St Suite 3

  • Domino’s Pizza, 5750 Milgen Rd

  • Epic Cigar & Hookah Lounge, 7160 Moon Rd Suite 1

  • Fountain City Nutrition, 5770 Milgen Rd Unit 7

  • Garden Cafe, 710 Center St

  • Golden Chopsticks, 3846 St. Mary’s Rd

  • Jeremiah’s Italian Ice, 1635 Whittlesey Rd

  • Jersey Mike’s, 1640 Rollins Ways Suite 400

  • KFC/Long John Silver’s, 5615 Milgen Rd

  • Kona Ice, 3715 1st Ave

  • Kona Ice, Mobile

  • Little Caesars Pizza, 1901 Manchester Expy

  • Longhorn Steakhouse #5024, 3201 Macon Rd

  • Maltitude at Banks, 1002 Bay Ave

  • Papa John’s Pizza, 4801 Buena Vista Rd unit A

  • Papa John’s Pizza, 3949 Victory Dr

  • Pizza Hut, 1056 Manchester Expy 6a

  • Rose’s Caribbean Restaurant, 2039 Torch Hill Rd

  • Rose’s Caribbean Restaurant, Mobile

  • Salt Cellar, 1039 1st Ave

  • Southern Style Catering, 4125 Hamilton Rd

  • Subway at Walmart, 2801 Airport Thruway

  • Sydney’s on First, 1214 1st Ave Suite 100 & 110

  • Taco Bell, 2932 Macon Rd

  • Taco Bell Store #029103, 3456 Victory Dr

  • Tim Hortons Cafe & Bakery, 6741 Veterans Pkwy

  • The Peach Cobbler Factory, 2511 Airport Thruway

  • Waffle House, 1326 Veterans Pkwy

  • Zombie Pig BBQ, Mobile

Other restaurants receiving A grades

  • A&D Buffalo’s, 3131 Manchester Expy #F-4

  • Buffalo Wild Wings, 5555 Whittlesey Blvd #6

  • Cafe Le Rue, 2523 Airport Thruway suite D

  • Checkers, 3474 Victory Dr

  • Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen, 5555 Whittlesey Blvd Building 2

  • Chester’s Cafe, 100 10th St

  • Chile’s Grill & Bar, 5555 Whittlesey Blvd

  • Chipotle Mexican Grill, 3201 Macon Rd Suite 100

  • CJ’s Wings & Things, 4908 Buena Vista Rd

  • KFC, 1934 Manchester Expy

  • Koreana, 5828 Moon Rd

  • Lizzy’s Sweet Shoppe, Mobile

  • Longhorn Steakhouse #5420, 5435 Whittlesey Blvd

  • Marco’s Pizza, 5120 Warm Springs Rd

  • Morris Hot Dogs & BBQ, 564 Morris Rd

  • Morton’s at Old Town, 3580 Massee Ln

  • Ole Times Country Buffet, 1900 Manchester Expy

  • Rising Flour, 3709 Gentian Blvd

  • Sapo’s Mexican Cocina & Bar, 3033 Manchester Expy

  • Smokey Bones BBQ Sports Bar, 5555 Whittlesey Blvd Building 7

  • Sunny Wings & Burgers, 1790 Williams Rd Suite B

  • Taco Bell #29096, 1408 Veterans Pkwy

  • Popeyes, 4236 Buena Vista Rd

  • Popeyes, 2340 Wynnton Rd

  • Thai & Thai, 5870 Veterans Pkwy Suite C

  • The Big Eddy Club, 1300 Big Eddy Rd

  • The Office Sports Bar & Grill, 2979 Northlake Pkwy

  • Warehouse 9, 920 9th St

  • Wasabi, 5413 Whittlesey Blvd Unit 500

  • Willy’s Wings, 4405 Armour Rd

  • Wings Cafe, 2911 Airport Thruway

  • WNB Factory - Wings & Burger, 2424 Woodruff Farm Rd

Restaurants receiving B grades

  • Charley’s Philly Steaks - Peachtree Mall, 3131 Manchester Expy SPC 8

  • Church’s Fried Chicken, 1122 Fort Benning Rd

  • Jim Bob’s Chicken Fingers, 6409 Whittlesey Blvd

  • Monterrey Tex-Mex, 1694 Whittlesey Rd Unit B

  • Red Lobster #0035, 1425 13th St

  • Thelma’s Kitchen, 3250 Victory Dr

  • The Pizza Place, 1030 Broadway

  • Wing Town, 1627 S Lumpkin Rd Suite 112

  • Q Korean Steakhouse, 2543 Manchester Expy

  • Xin Kee BBQ, 5750 Milgen Rd Suite 106