Belvedere Park, DeKalb County

MCDONALD'S

4075 MEMORIAL DR DECATUR, GA 30032

Food
Latest score
98
May 28, 2026
City
Belvedere Park
County
DeKalb
Inspections
5

Score history

Inspection scores over time for this facility.

Inspection history

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

May 28, 2026

Routine

Score: 982 violations

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

Regulation: 511-6-1.05(6)(a) - good repair & proper adjustment (c)

1 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

Glass door cooler is not holding at a temperature that will allow tcs food to hold at 41F or below.
CA: 1. Equipment shall be maintained in a state of repair and condition that meets the requirements specified under subsections (1) and (2)of this Rule. COS-unit placed out of service and tcs products relocated.

17C - physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean

Regulation: 511-6-1.07(5)(a),(b) - good repair, physical facilities maintained; cleaning, frequency & restrictions, cleaned often enough to keep them clean (c)

1 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

Floor near the oil containers downstairs has an accumulation of oil spillage. CA: 1. The physical facilities shall be cleaned as often as necessary to keep them clean and by methods that prevent contamination of food products COS- PIC instructed team member to clean and the process began

Nov 10, 2025

Routine

Score: 892 violations

6-1A - proper cold holding temperatures

Regulation: 511-6-1.04(6)(f) - time/temperature control for safety; cold holding (p)

9 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

OBSERVATION: TCS products in the 2dr cooler holding above 41F. COS-sliced tomatoes & shredded lettuce discarded, burritos & Canadian bacon relocated to freezer/cooler and used for service CA: Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food, Hot and Cold Holding. Except during preparation, cooking, or cooling, or when time is used as the public health control, time/temperature control for safety food shall be maintained at 41°F (5°C) or below.

16B - plumbing installed; proper backflow devices

Regulation: 511-6-1.06(2)(r) - system maintained in good repair (p, c)

2 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No

OBSERVATION: Right side faucet of the dish sink has a leak CA: System Maintained in Good Repair. A plumbing system shall be repaired according to law; P and maintained in good repair.

Mar 3, 2025

Routine

Score: 954 violations

12B - personal cleanliness

Regulation: 511-6-1.03(5)(f) - fingernails (pf)

3 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: Yes

CA: Employees shall keep their fingernails clean and trimmed to no longer than the tips of the fingers. Pf Unless wearing gloves in good repair, a food employee may not wear fingernail polish or artificial fingernails when working with exposed food. Pf OBSERVATION: Upon arrival multiple food handlers observed with polish and/or finger nails past the finger tip. COS-gloves donned Discussed with the PIC that when handling open food (scooping fries, making drinks etc..) gloves must be worn. Discussed with PIC that the rules apply to all staff engaged in food preparation.

12B - personal cleanliness

Regulation: 511-6-1.03(5)(g) - jewelry (c)

3 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

CA: Except for a plain ring such as a wedding band food employees may not wear jewelry including medical information jewelry on their arms and hands while preparing food. OBSERVATION: Food handlers observed wearing bracelets, watches, hair ties on wrists while engaged in food handling. Discussed with PIC that the rules apply to all staff engaged in food preparation.

12B - personal cleanliness

Regulation: 511-6-1.03(5)(j) - hair restraints (c)

3 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No

CA: 1. Employees preparing or handling food shall use effective and clean, disposable or easily cleanable nets or other hair restraints approved by the Health Authority, worn properly to restrain loose hair including beards and mustaches longer than one half inch. 2. This does not apply to employees such as counter staff who only serve beverages and wrapped or packaged foods, hostesses, and wait staff if they present a minimal risk of contaminating exposed food, clean utensils and linens and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles. OBSERVATION: Food handlers observed with loose hair while preparing fries.
Discussed with PIC that the rules apply to all staff engaged in food preparation.

17D - adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used

Regulation: 511-6-1.07(5)(j) - using dressing rooms & lockers, used for changing clothes and storing employee belongings (c)

1 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

CA: Lockers or other suitable facilities shall be used for the orderly storage of employee clothing and other possessions. OBSERVATION: employee beverages 1 to-go cup w/lid but no straw and 1 water bottle stored on shelf above clean plastic pans & behind plastic to go trays. COS- water bottle relocated to the employee break room and to go cup was moved.

Jun 5, 2024

Routine

Score: 894 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

Food contact surfaces shall be clean to sight and touch. Observed plastic containers stored as clean with food particles. COS- containers were rewashed.

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

Regulation: 511-6-1.05(6)(n) - manual and mechanical warewashing equipment, chemical sanitization-temperature, ph, concentration, hardness (p,pf)

4 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

Mechanical warewashing concentration for chlorine shall be 50ppm. Observed equipment being washed in the equipment. PIC informed to discontinue using the dishmachine until it has been serviced or is able to properly sanitize equipment/utensils and to use the manual dishsink. COS-dish sink utilized.

12B - personal cleanliness

Regulation: 511-6-1.03(5)(f) - fingernails (pf)

3 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: Yes

Employees shall keep their fingernails clean and trimmed to no longer than the tips of the fingers. Unless wearing gloves in good repair, a food employee may not wear fingernail polish or artificial fingernails when working with exposed food. Observed employee at the drive thru station and the hashbrown station preparing beverages and packaging hashbrowns with long, polished nails.
COS-gloves donned

16B - plumbing installed; proper backflow devices

Regulation: 511-6-1.06(2)(r) - system maintained in good repair (p, c)

2 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: Yes

Plumbing shall be in good repair. Observed the 3 compartment sink with a leaking pipe under the sink and the faucet. Plumbing repairs shall be made by 6-15-24

Oct 12, 2023

Routine

Score: 884 violations

2-2D - adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible

Regulation: 511-6-1.07(3)(b) - hand drying provision (pf)

4 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: Yes

Paper towel dispenser at the handsink near the fry freezer was empty. COS-paper towels supplied

12B - personal cleanliness

Regulation: 511-6-1.03(5)(f) - fingernails (pf)

3 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No

Observed employees with finger nail polish/artificial nails/nails longer than the finger tip not wearing gloves while working with exposed food. PIC advised that food handlers (scooping fries/hashbrown/ice and making beverages) shall wear gloves.

16B - plumbing installed; proper backflow devices

Regulation: 511-6-1.06(2)(r) - system maintained in good repair (p, c)

2 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No

Faucet leaking at the 3 compartment sink on 2 sides.
CA: plumbing shall be in good repair without leaks.

15C - nonfood-contact surfaces clean

Regulation: 511-6-1.05(7)(a)2,3 - equipment, food/nonfood-contact surfaces, and utensils, food-contact surfaces of cooking equipment & nonfood-contact surfaces free of accumulations (c)

1 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No

Shelves in the walk in cooler are unclean with build-up.
CA: shelves shall be clean to sight and touch.