East Dublin, Laurens County

Huddle House

721 CENTRAL DR PO BOX 4216 EAST DUBLIN, GA 31027

Food

Latest score

Dec 30, 2025

City

East Dublin

County

Laurens

Inspections

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 30, 2025

Routine

Score: 843 violations

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6-1A - proper cold holding temperatures

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

9 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: Yes

Tomato, lettuce, and ham being held cold above 41 deg f. Food being held cold shall be maintained at 41 deg f or below. COS: Out of temp food was discarded.

12A - contamination prevented during food preparation, storage, display

Regulation: 511-6-1.04(4)(q) - food storage (c)

3 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No

Boxes stored on the floor in the walk in cooler and freezer. Food shall be protected from contamination by being stored at least 6' off the floor.

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: Yes

Wet nested dishes. Equipment shall be air dried.

May 21, 2025

Routine

Score: 813 violations

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4-1A - food separated and protected

Regulation: 511-6-1.04(4)(c)1(i)(ii)(iii)(v)(vi)(vii)(viii) - packaged & unpackaged food separation, packaging, and segregation (p, c)

9 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

Raw bacon and beef stored over half and half and hash brown potato. Food shall be protected from cross contamination by arranging each type of food in equipment so that cross contamination does not occur. COS: Staff moved half and half, potatoes so that they were not under raw foods.

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

Tomato, lettuce, ham cold holding above 41 deg f (50, 48, 48, 48). Food being held cold shall be maintained at 41 deg f or below; COS: Out of temp food was discarded.

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

Wet nested dishes. After cleaning and sanitizing, equipment shall be air dried.

Dec 2, 2024

Routine

Score: 911 violation

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6-1D - time as a public health control: procedures and records

Regulation: 511-6-1.04(6)(i) - time as a public health control (tphc) (p, pf, c)

9 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

Facility uses Time as a Public Health control for eggs. Eggs were out on counter, but no start time was recorded. CA: The food shall be marked or otherwise identified to indicate the time that is 4 hrs past the point in time when the food is removed from temperature control; COS: Discarded during inspection.

Jun 10, 2024

Routine

Score: 893 violations

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4-2A - food stored covered

Regulation: 511-6-1.04(4)(c)1(iv) - packaged & unpackaged food, food stored covered(c)

4 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: Yes

Box of cookies stored in freezer uncovered. All food being stored shall be stored covered to protect from overhead contamination; COS: Covered during inspection.

8-2B - toxic substances properly identified, stored, used

Regulation: 511-6-1.07(6)(c) - storage, separation (p)

4 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

Sanitizer buckets stored next to food. Sanitizer buckets shall be stored so they cannont contaminate food, equipment, utensils, linens, and single-service/use articles by separating by spacing or partitioning; COS: Moved during inspection.

15C - nonfood-contact surfaces clean

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

1 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No

Nonfood contact surface of the drawers under the cook station have build up and needs to be cleaned. All nonfood contact surfaces shall be cleaned as often as necessary to prevent accumulation of grease and residue.

Nov 15, 2023

Followup

Score: 824 violations

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6-1B - proper hot holding temperatures

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

9 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

Gravy being hot held was temped at 121 deg f. All tcs food being hot held shall be maintained at 135 deg f. COS: Discarded during inspection.

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 employee filling coffee pot in the handwashing sink. Handwashing sinks may not be used for purposes other than handwashing. COS: Notified employee, and rule was explained.

16B - plumbing installed; proper backflow devices

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

2 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: Yes

Handsink leaking at the front leaking. All plumbing systems shall be maintained in good repair.

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: Yes

Pans stacked wet. After cleaning and sanitizing, equipment and utensils shall be air-dried.

Nov 8, 2023

Routine

Score: 6811 violations

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4-1A - food separated and protected

Regulation: 511-6-1.04(4)(c)1(i)(ii)(iii)(v)(vi)(vii)(viii) - packaged & unpackaged food separation, packaging, and segregation (p, c)

9 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

Raw chicken stored above eggs, in reach in cooler by cook station, raw hamburger stored above cheese in reach in cooler, raw hamburger stored above rte food in walk in cooler. Food shall be protected from cross contamination by arranging each type of food in equipment so that cross contamination is prevented. COS: All raw animal products shall be stored under RTE food, and stored based on cook temp.

2-2A - management knowledge, responsibilities, reporting

Regulation: 511-6-1.03(2)(o) - person-in-charge duties (pf)

4 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No

No verifiable manner that employees are informed of their responsibility to report illness/disease. Food employees shall be informed in a verifiable manner of their responsibility to report to the pic, information about their health as it relates to diseases that are transmissible through food. CA: All employees shall sign an employee health policy.

4-2A - food stored covered

Regulation: 511-6-1.04(4)(c)1(iv) - packaged & unpackaged food, food stored covered(c)

4 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

Box is biscuits stored uncovered in walk in cooler. Except when cooling, food shall be stored covered to prevent contamination. COS: Covered during inspection.

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: NoRepeat: No

Dish machine not registering sanitizer with test strip. A chlorine solution shall have a concentration as indicated by the manufacturer's use directions. CA: Use three comp sink until fixed.

8-2B - toxic substances properly identified, stored, used

Regulation: 511-6-1.07(6)(b) - working containers, common name (pf)

4 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

Bottle of chemical not labeled. Working containers used for storing poisonous or toxic materials such as cleaners and sanitizers taken from bulk supplies shall be clearly and individually identified with the common name of the material. COS: Discarded during inspection.

12C - wiping cloths: properly used and stored

Regulation: 511-6-1.04(4)(m) - wiping cloths, use limitation (c)

3 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No

Wet wiping cloth on the counter near the coffee machine. Cloths in use for wiping shall be held between uses in a chemical sanitizer solution.

16B - plumbing installed; proper backflow devices

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

2 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No

Handsink by cook line leaks when hot water is on. All plumbing systems shall be maintained in good repair.

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: NoRepeat: No

Damaged ceiling tiles, damaged coving tile, build up of food debris and residue throughout the facility, door damaged and has a gap (won't seal). All physical facilities shall be maintained in good repair.

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

Regulation: 511-6-1.02(1)(f)(1) - permit, displayed (c)

1 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: Yes

No permit posted. The permit shall be prominently displayed in public view at all times.

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

Pans stacked wet. After cleaning and sanitizing, equipment and utensils shall be air dried.

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: Yes

No test strips for the dish machine. Chlorine test strips shall be available to test the concentration of sanitizer.