Bills Family Restaurant in Augusta receives a 69% on their recent health inspection

Bills Family Restaurant, located at 2518 Peach Orchard Rd in Augusta, received a score of 69 points out of a possible 100 points during their 10/29/2025 inspection by the Georgia Department of Public Health.

The violations noted by the inspector were:

Violation #1:
2-2B – proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use
511-6-1.03(5)(k)1&2 – eating, drinking, or using tobacco (c)
Points: 4
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed employee soda in cup not in employee destinated area. C/A: All employee personal belongings including food must be stored in degeminated employee area.

Violation #2:
4-2A – food stored covered
Points: 4
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: Yes
Inspector Notes: Observed multiple food items (tomatoes cut, onions, ham) in reach in coolers not covered and food items in steam table and counter tops not covered. C/A: Ensure all food items remain covered to prevent contamination.

Violation #3:
6-1A – proper cold holding temperatures
511-6-1.04(6)(f) – time/temperature control for safety; cold holding (p)
Points: 9
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: Yes
Inspector Notes: OBSERVED pancake batter HELD AT 78F on countertop. C/A: COLD HOLDING TCS FOOD SHOULD BE KEPT AT 41F OR BELOW.

Violation #4:
6-2 – proper date marking and disposition
511-6-1.04(6)(g) – ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food, date marking (pf)
Points: 4
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed no date labels inside facility. C/A: Make sure all food held over 24 hours is properly labeled.

Violation #5:
10D – food properly labeled; original container
511-6-1.04(4)(d) – food storage containers identified with common name of food (c)
Points: 3
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed multiple foods in reach in cooler removed from original container without labels (tomatoes, onions, ham) C/A: All items once removed from their original container must have labels.

Violation #6:
14A – in-use utensils: properly stored
511-6-1.04(4)(k) – in-use utensils, between-use storage (c)
Points: 1
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed utensils with handles stored in food? (cobbler). C/A: All utensils must be stored with handles outside of food to prevent contamination.

Violation #7:
17C – physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean
511-6-1.07(2)(a) – floor, walls, & ceilings, cleanability (c)
Points: 1
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: Yes
Inspector Notes: Observed food debris on floor throughout kitchen C/A: Increase frequency of cleaning

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