Covington, Newton County

Applebee's Restaurant # 97098

5176 Hwy 278 NE Covington GA 30014

Food
Latest score
100
Mar 2, 2026
City
Covington
County
Newton
Grade
A
Inspections
2

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 2, 2026

Routine

Score: 100Grade: A0 violations
Comments

Note: All cold and hot holding temperatures are in compliance unless otherwise noted. Note: Facility Floors and on food contact surfaces are approaching a need for a deep clean. Walk in Cooler fans approaching the same need. Ensure to be done prior to next inspection. Questions?: Call 770-784-2121 or visit www.gnrhealth.com

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Oct 23, 2025

Routine

Score: 91Grade: A4 violations
Comments

All cold and hot held items were in compliance. All food in freezer frozen solid. Approved Additives: Drink Syrups An unscored informal will be conducted on or before October 30th, 2025 to ensure the hand sink in the bar area reaches the minimum temperature required. An unscored informal will be conducted on or before November 21, 2025 to ensure the cove base and tiles in the walk in freezer have been repaired. Failure to correct these violations may result in permit suspension. Questions? 770-784-2121 www.gnrhealth.com

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Corrected: YesRepeat: No

2-2D: .06(2)(g)Observed the hand sink in the bar area was only reaching a temperature of 73 degrees. A handwashing sink shall be equipped to provide tempered water at a temperature of at least 100ºF (38ºC) through a mixing valve or combination faucet. (Pf) Corrective Actions: NCOS

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Corrected: YesRepeat: No

12C: .04(4)(m)Observed cloths being stored in buckets with sanitizing solution that was below the appropriate concentration level. Cloths in-use for wiping counters and other equipment surfaces shall be stored in sanitizer of the appropriate concentration in-between uses and laundered daily. (C) Corrective Actions: Person in Charge (PIC) replaced the solution so the cloths would be stored in the appropriate concentration.

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Corrected: YesRepeat: No

15C: .05(7)(a)2,3Observed a build of debris in the reach in cooler located outside of the walk in cooler. Also observed a build of debris on shelving throughout the facility. Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be cleaned at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil residues. (C) Corrective Actions: Facility began to clear the areas with debris.

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Corrected: YesRepeat: No

17C: .07(2)(c)Observed that the tile cove base in the walk in freezer was broken, missing, and disconnected from the wall. In food service establishments in which cleaning methods other than water flushing are used for cleaning floors, the floor and wall junctures shall be coved and closed to no larger than one thirty-second inch (1 mm). (C) Corrective Actions: NCOS