Dahlonega, Lumpkin County

Cottrell Elementary School

215 PINETREE WAY DAHLONEGA, GA 30533

Food
Latest score
99
Feb 26, 2026
City
Dahlonega
County
Lumpkin
Inspections
7

Score history

Inspection scores over time for this facility.

Inspection history

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

Feb 26, 2026

Routine

Score: 991 violation

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

Regulation: 511-6-1.05(10)(g)2 - kitchen and tableware, properly handled to protect food-/lip-contact surfaces (c)

1 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No

Observed several stored utensils (spoons, scoops, etc) with dried food and physical debris. Observed accumulation of food and physical debris on one can open mount and one tabletop can opener. CA: all utensils and equipment must be cleaned as often as necessary and protected from contamination when not is use. COS: all utensils and equipment cleaned and sanitized.

Sep 2, 2025

Routine

Score: 1000 violations
No violations recorded for this inspection.

Feb 4, 2025

Routine

Score: 961 violation

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 mold-like accumulation on the interior baffle of the ice machine. Ice is a food item. The interior of the ice machine must be cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary to prevent mold-like growth. Per Manager, ice machine was last cleaned just before Christmas break. Spoke about cleaning more frequently.

Sep 11, 2024

Routine

Score: 991 violation

14A - in-use utensils: properly stored

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

1 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

Observed ready-to-us utensils stored in a drawer with dried food debris on them. Observed knives stored in a container in the dry storage room with sticky debris on them. All utensils must be washed, rinsed, and sanitized between uses and must be stored in a way that prevent contamination of the utensils. COS utensils moved to dishpit to be rewashed.

Jan 30, 2024

Routine

Score: 1000 violations
No violations recorded for this inspection.

Sep 22, 2023

Routine

Score: 1000 violations
No violations recorded for this inspection.

May 23, 2023

Initial

Score: 1000 violations
No violations recorded for this inspection.