Here’s how Columbus restaurants and bars performed in March’s health inspections

Brittany McGee
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Almost all of Muscogee County restaurants that underwent routine health inspections in March earned “A’s”, with 15 of them receiving perfect scores.

Of the 37 restaurants, lounges and bars inspected in March, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health’s online portal, 32 Columbus businesses offering food services received “A’s” in their routine inspections and five earned “B’s”.

No restaurant in Columbus failed their routine inspection between March 1 and March 31.

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.

Here are the health inspection scores from March 2023.

Perfect food safety scores

  • Baskin Robbins, 2445 Airport Thruway

  • Burger King #2682, 2550 Airport Thruway

  • Chicken Lady’s Coop, 6597 Whittlesey Rd suite B

  • Cru Restaurant Columbus, 1010 Broadway

  • Double Churches Nutrition, 1290 Double Churches Rd suite E

  • IHOP #3366, 6317 Talokas Ln

  • Northside Nutrition, 8342 Veterans Pkwy

  • Milgen Nutrition, 5770 Milgen Rd Unit 7

  • Papa John’s Pizza, 7750 Old Moon Rd 200-B-11

  • The Pizza Place, 400 4th St

  • Twist Skillit Food Truck, 1415 10th Ave suite A-1

  • Waffle House, 7380 Blackmon Rd

  • Wing Town, 3960 Buena Vista Rd

  • World Famous Hotdogs, 2616 Hamilton Rd

  • Yummy Villa, 5295 Whittlesey Blvd

Other restaurants receiving A grades

  • Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar, 3229 Gentian Blvd

  • Bojangles, 2883 Airport Thruway

  • Columbus Nutrition, 3709 Gentian Blvd suite 9

  • Domino’s Pizza, 4908 Buena Vista Rd suite F

  • Guthrie’s, 3527 Macon Rd

  • La Huerta Mexican Restaurant, 2911 Airport Thruway

  • Old Chicago, 6581 Whittlesey Blvd

  • Papa John’s Pizza, 5870 Veterans Pkwy suite A

  • Shark’s Fish & Chicken, 1810 Wynnton Rd

  • Shark’s Fish & Chicken, 3807 Victory Dr

  • Snack Chabelita, 4475 Warm Spring Rd suite 3

  • The Juicy Seafood, 6780 Veterans Pkwy

  • The Mixed Dish, 6550 Whittlesey Blvd unit 101

  • Tundra Restaurant & Lounge, 1244 Broadway

  • Waffle House, 1646 Bradley Park Dr

  • Waffle House #1440, 6751 Veterans Pkwy

  • Wendy’s, 3639 Victory Dr

Restaurants receiving B grades

  • Agave Bar and Grill, 1110 Broadway

  • Cici’s Pizza #408, Auburn Ave

  • Country Wings Victory, 3754 Victory Dr

  • Ed’s Southern Cooking, 5435 Woodruff Farm Rd

  • Pizza Pronto, 4400 2nd Ave