Mableton, Cobb County

CHICK-FIL-A AUSTELL ROAD FSU

3951 AUSTELL RD AUSTELL, GA 30106-1107

Food
Latest score
83
Dec 18, 2025
City
Mableton
County
Cobb
Inspections
3

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 18, 2025

Routine

Score: 837 violations

2-1B - hands clean and properly washed

Regulation: 511-6-1.03(5)(c) - when to wash (p)

9 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

Observed employee drink from cup, wipe mouth with their hand, put gloves on, then proceed to touch ready-to eat chicken without washing their hands first in main kitchen. C/A: 1. Food employees shall clean their hands and exposed portions of their arms immediately before engaging in food preparation including working with exposed food, clean equipment and utensils, and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles P and:

(i) After touching bare human body parts other than clean hands and clean, exposed arms; (ii) After using the toilet room; (iii) After caring for or handling service animals or aquatic animals; (iv) After coughing, sneezing, using a handkerchief or disposable tissue, using tobacco products or electronic devices that simulate tobacco smoking, eating or drinking, except for drinking from a closed beverage container and the container is handled to prevent contamination of the hands; (v) After handling soiled equipment or utensils; (vi) During food preparation, as often as necessary to remove soil and contamination and to prevent cross contamination when changing tasks; (vii) When switching between working with raw food and working with ready-to-eat food; (viii) Before donning gloves to initiate a task that involves working with food; and (ix) After engaging in other activities that contaminate the hands.

COS: Gloves removed, hands washed

2-1C - no bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods or approved alternate method properly followed

Regulation: 511-6-1.04(4)(a)1,2,3,4(i) - preventing contamination from hands (p), (pf), (c)

9 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

Observed employee touching ready-to-eat waffle fries while prepping order with their bare hands (front service). C/A: Food employees shall not contact exposed, ready-to-eat food with their bare hands and shall use suitable utensils such as deli tissue, spatulas, tongs, single-use gloves, or dispensing equipment. COS: Fries discarded, PIC instructed employees to wear gloves.

2-2D - adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible

Regulation: 511-6-1.06(2)(o) - using a handwashing sink- operation & maintenance (pf)

4 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

Observed hand sink blocked by trash can in main kitchen, next to raw meat prep. C/A: A handwashing sink shall be maintained so that it is accessible at all times for employee use. COS: Trashcan removed

13A - posted: permit/inspection/choking poster/handwashing

Regulation: 511-6-1.02(1)(d) - displaying of the inspection report (c)

1 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No

Observed inspection report is not displayed within public view inside the restaurant. C/A: The most current inspection report shall be prominently displayed in public view at all times, within fifteen feet of the front or primary public door and between five feet and seven feet from the floor and in an area where it can be read at a distance of one foot away. Correct within 72 hours

14A - in-use utensils: properly stored

Regulation: 511-6-1.04(4)(k) - in-use utensils, between-use storage (c)

1 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: Yes

Observed handle of ice scoop in direct contact with ice at soft drink machine front service. C/A: Dispensing utensils shall be stored in the ice with their handles above the top of the ice. COS: PIC placed the scoop in the provided holder.

14B - utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried, handled

Regulation: 511-6-1.05(10)(a) - equipment & utensils, air-drying required (c)

1 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: Yes

Observed several dishes, wet nested and stacked along clean dish/utensil rack in dishwashing area of main kitchen.

C/A: After cleaning and sanitizing, equipment and utensils:

  1. Shall be air-dried or used after adequate draining before contact with food; and

  2. May not be cloth dried except that utensils that have been air-dried may be polished with cloths that are maintained clean and dry. COS: PIC instructed employee to air dry the dishes

15A - food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, and used

Regulation: 511-6-1.05(6)(q)1&3 - good repair & calibration (c)

1 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

Observed ambient air thermometer in walk-in freezer with shattered glass face (main kitchen). C/A: Ambient air temperature measuring devices shall be maintained in good repair. COS: Removed and replaced.

Mar 5, 2024

Routine

Score: 944 violations

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

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

4 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No
  1. Observed ice bin lids at front food service area and drive thru soiled with black accumulation.
  2. Observed ice bin in drive thru with black along interior walls of unit.

C/A: Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch.

COS: All items cleaned and sanitized.

14A - in-use utensils: properly stored

Regulation: 511-6-1.04(4)(k) - in-use utensils, between-use storage (c)

1 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No
  1. Observed cup without handle stored in shredded chicken in lower RIC in main kitche.
  2. Observed handle of scoop utensil stored in contact with chicken at left-breading station in main kitchen.
  3. Observed ice scoop stored on unclean surface, top of ice machine in main kitchen.

C/A: During pauses in food preparation or dispensing, food preparation and dispensing utensils shall be stored:

1.Except as specified under paragraph 2 of this subsection, in the food with their handles above the top of the food and the container;

2.In food that is not time/temperature control for safety food with their handles above the top of the food within containers or equipment that can be closed, such as bins of sugar, flour, or cinnamon;

3.On a clean portion of the food preparation table or cooking equipment only if the in-use utensil and the food-contact surface of the food preparation table or cooking equipment are cleaned and sanitized at a frequency specified under DPH Rule 511-6-1-.05(7)(b) and (8)(a);

4.In running water of sufficient velocity to flush particulates to the drain, if used with moist food such as ice cream or mashed potatoes;

  1. In a clean, protected location if the utensils, such as ice scoops, are used only with a food that is not time/temperature control for safety food; or

  2. In a container of water if the water is maintained at a temperature of at least 135°F (57°C) and the container is cleaned at a frequency specified under DPH Rule 511-6-1-.05(7)(b)3(vi).

14B - utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried, handled

Regulation: 511-6-1.05(10)(a) - equipment & utensils, air-drying required (c)

1 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No

Observed several dishes, wet nested and stacked along clean dish/utensil rack in dishwashing area of main kitchen.

C/A: After cleaning and sanitizing, equipment and utensils:

  1. Shall be air-dried or used after adequate draining before contact with food; and

  2. May not be cloth dried except that utensils that have been air-dried may be polished with cloths that are maintained clean and dry.

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 damaged irreversible thermometer in-use for measuring hot water sanitation temperature of dish machine in main kitchen; unable to clearly read temperature thermometer.

C/A: In hot water mechanical ware-washing operations, an irreversible registering temperature indicator/ thermometer shall be provided and readily accessible for measuring the utensil surface temperature.

Oct 3, 2023

Routine

Score: 902 violations

6-1C - proper cooling time and temperature

Regulation: 511-6-1.04(6)(d) - cooling (p)

9 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

OBSERVED MAC AND CHEESE NOT COOLING AT THE PROPER RATE/TEMPERATURE IN COOLER IN BISCUIT PREP IN MAIN KITCHEN

C/A: TCS FOODS SHALL COOL AT A RATE OF 7.25F/HR OR MORE WHEN COOLING FROM AMBIENT TEMPERATURE TO 41F TO ENSURE IT REACHES 41F WITHIN 4 HRS

COS: PIC PLACED MAC AND CHEESE IN FREEZER TO CONTINUE COOLING

15C - nonfood-contact surfaces clean

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

1 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

OBSERVED UNDERSIDE OF ICE CREAM/MILKSHAKE MACHINES SOILED WITH EXCESSIVE BLACK/PINK MOLD/SLIME AND FOOD RESIDUE IN FRONT FOOD SERVICE AREA

C/A: ALL NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES SHALL BE CLEAN TO SIGHT AND TOUCH

COS: PIC CLEANED AND SANITIZED AREA