Jefferson, Jackson County

Jefferson House

682 ATHENS ST JEFFERSON, GA 30549

Food
Latest score
99
Mar 17, 2026
City
Jefferson
County
Jackson
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.

Mar 17, 2026

Routine

Score: 991 violation

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 expired chlorine sanitizer test strips.

Aug 13, 2025

Routine

Score: 981 violation

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

Regulation: 511-6-1.05(10)(e)1,2,4 - equipment, utensil, linens, stored 6" off floor in clean, dry location (c)

1 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: Yes

Observed customer drinking glasses in server prep area tightly stacked while wet

Jan 2, 2025

Routine

Score: 982 violations

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

Regulation: 511-6-1.05(10)(e)1,2,4 - equipment, utensil, linens, stored 6" off floor in clean, dry location (c)

1 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No

Observed customer drinking glasses tightly stacked while wet next to soda machine.

17C - physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean

Regulation: 511-6-1.07(5)(f) - drying mops (c)

1 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No

Observed mop stored in mop bucket next to rack, not hung to dry.

Mar 12, 2024

Routine

Score: 952 violations

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

Observed sanitizer-chlorine in dish machine at a concentration less than 50 ppm. Corrective Action: Person-in charge (PIC) instructed to maintain chlorine sanitizer bewtween 50-100 ppm. Sanitizer adjusted to 100 ppm. COS.

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

Observed labeled employee food stored on top shelf in Walk-in Cooler and in Front Reach-in above food for service. Employee food moved below food for service. COS.

Aug 10, 2023

Routine

Score: 952 violations

11A - proper cooling methods used: adequate equipment for temperature control

Regulation: 511-6-1.04(6)(e) - cooling methods (pf, c)

3 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

Observed potatoes cooling in walk-in cooler covered/ in deep containers. Potatoes uncovered and seperated into multiple containers and put over ice. COS.

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

Regulation: 511-6-1.05(10)(e)1,2,4 - equipment, utensil, linens, stored 6" off floor in clean, dry location (c)

1 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: Yes

Observed clean food plates stacked while wet on clean dish shelf across from dishwasher. Plates seperated to allow for air drying. COS.