Pooler, Chatham County

Applebee's

160 TANGER OULETS BLVD POOLER, GA 31322

Food
Latest score
95
Dec 17, 2025
City
Pooler
County
Chatham
Inspections
4

Score history

Inspection scores over time for this facility.

Inspection history

Georgia inspection history is score-based, with violations grouped under each recorded inspection.

Dec 17, 2025

Routine

Score: 953 violations

4-2B - food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized

Regulation: 511-6-1.05(7)(a)1 - equipment, food-contact surfaces,& utensils (pf)

4 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No

Observed build-up inside of ice maker machine. Observed cleaned dishware & utensils with food debris and or/build-up.

CA: MOD removed dishware and utensils for re-washing. Equipment, food-contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch.

15B - warewashing facilities: installed, maintained, used; test strips

Regulation: 511-6-1.05(3)(h),(i),(j) - temperature measuring device, manual warewashing; sanitizing solutions, testing device (pf)

1 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No

Observed that mechanical dishwasher utilized hot water sanitization and verified to sanitize dishware at correct temperatures using DPH equipment but facility did not have their own methods to verify temperatures.

RCA: In hot water mechanical warewashing operations, an irreversible registering temperature indicator shall be provided and readily accessible for measuring the utensil surface temperature.

15C - nonfood-contact surfaces clean

Regulation: 511-6-1.05(7)(d) - nonfood-contact surfaces (c)

1 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No

Observed build-up of carbon on backside facing cooking area on flattop grill and fryers. Observed dust and debris built up on fan used in kitchen area. Observed build-up on gaskets and interior sides of reach-in coolers. Observed standing water and food debris on rolling cart in kitchen.

RCA: Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be cleaned at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil residues.

Mar 31, 2025

Routine

Score: 1000 violations
No violations recorded for this inspection.

Jan 18, 2024

Routine

Score: 1000 violations
No violations recorded for this inspection.

Aug 4, 2023

Routine

Score: 991 violation

17D - adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used

Regulation: 511-6-1.07(4)(b) - designated areas for employee activity, located to prevent contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, & single service articles (c)

1 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

Observed employee item on counter next to facility food items. CA/COS: employee removed phone and put it away in designated area