Feb 17, 2026
Routine
Score: 1000 violations
No violations recorded for this inspection.
Griffin, Spalding County
Margo's
1140 W TAYLOR ST GRIFFIN, GA 30223
Food
Latest score
100
Feb 17, 2026
City
Griffin
County
Spalding
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.
Feb 6, 2025
Routine
Score: 1000 violations
No violations recorded for this inspection.
Aug 14, 2024
Routine
Score: 926 violations
2-2A - management knowledge, responsibilities, reporting
Regulation: 511-6-1.03(2)(o) - person-in-charge duties (pf)
4 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No
Observed Person in Charge (PIC) cannot demonstrate in a verifiable manner that food employees are/were informed of their responsibility to report symptoms and/or illnesses.
2-2B - proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use
Regulation: 511-6-1.03(5)(k)1&2 - eating, drinking, or using tobacco (c)
4 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No
Observed employee personal food and drinks are stored with customer food.
2-2D - adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible
Regulation: 511-6-1.07(3)(b) - hand drying provision (pf)
4 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No
Observed paper towels are not readily available at each hand sink.
12A - contamination prevented during food preparation, storage, display
Regulation: 511-6-1.04(4)(q) - food storage (c)
3 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No
Observed pasta is being drained at the 3-compartment sink.
12B - personal cleanliness
Regulation: 511-6-1.03(5)(j) - hair restraints (c)
3 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No
Observed each food handler does not wear a hair restraint.
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: NoRepeat: No
Observed reach-in cooler does not maintain 41 degrees F or below.
Feb 7, 2024
Routine
Score: 961 violation
6-2 - proper date marking and disposition
Regulation: 511-6-1.04(6)(g) - ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food, date marking (pf)
4 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No
Observed Time/Temperature Control for Safety (TCS) foods kept for more than 24 hours is not marked with a date marking system for discard.
Aug 16, 2023
Routine
Score: 8511 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
Observed Time/Temperature Control for Safety (TCS) foods do not meet temperature requirements of 41 degrees F or below.
6-1C - proper cooling time and temperature
Regulation: 511-6-1.04(6)(d) - cooling (p)
9 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No
Observed TCS foods are not cooling adequately for safety.
2-2A - management knowledge, responsibilities, reporting
Regulation: 511-6-1.03(2)(o) - person-in-charge duties (pf)
4 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No
Observed Person in Charge (PIC) cannot demonstrate in a verifiable manner that food employees are/were informed of their responsibility to report symptoms and/or illnesses.
2-2B - proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use
Regulation: 511-6-1.03(5)(k)1&2 - eating, drinking, or using tobacco (c)
4 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No
Observed open employee drinks stored in kitchen and walk in cooler (ex. open cups and open canned energy drink above food).
2-2D - adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible
Regulation: 511-6-1.07(3)(b) - hand drying provision (pf)
4 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No
Observed paper towels are not readily available at hand sink.
2-2E - response procedures for vomiting & diarrheal events
Regulation: 511-6-1.03(6) - clean-up of vomiting and diarrheal events(pf)
4 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No
Observed written procedure with approved EPA chemical for Norovirus is not provided for vomit/diarrhea clean-up.
17C - physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean
Regulation: 511-6-1.07(2)(a) - floor, walls, & ceilings, cleanability (c)
1 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No
Observed floors along baseboards and under equipment, along with wall need to be cleaned.
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: NoRepeat: No
Observed coolers do not all meet temperature requirements of 41 degrees F or below.
15B - warewashing facilities: installed, maintained, used; test strips
Regulation: 511-6-1.05(6)(h),(i) - warewashing equipment, clean solutions; manual warewashing equipment, wash solution temperature (c,pf)
1 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No
Observed sanitizer at dish machine is not sufficient (dishwasher not in use at the time).
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 test strips are not available to monitor dish machine.
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
Observed non-food contact surfaces are not clean (ex. shelves, crevices of cook equipment, exteriors of food containers, gaskets, interior coolers and freezers).