Kobe Japanese Restaurant in Carrollton receives a 51% on their recent health inspection

Kobe Japanese Restaurant, located at 519 Bankhead HWY in Carrollton, received a score of 51 points out of a possible 100 points during their 10/30/2025 inspection by the Georgia Department of Public Health.

The violations noted by the inspector were:

Violation #1:
1-2B – certified food protection manager
511-6-1.03(3)(a) – food safety manager certification (pf)
Points: 4
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed current ServSafe posted expired as of 05/17/24

Violation #2:
2-2A – management knowledge, responsibilities, reporting
511-6-1.03(4)(a)(b)(c)(e)(f) – responsibility of permit holder, pic, and conditional employees (p), (pf)
Points: 4
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed no signed employee health reporting agreements at time of inspection

Violation #3:
2-2D – adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible
511-6-1.06(2)(o) – using a handwashing sink- operation & maintenance (pf)
Points: 4
Corrected during inspection?: Yes
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed main hand wash sink blocked by detergent bottle; observed no hand soap available at time of inspection./a handwashing sink shall be maintained so that it is accessible at all times for employee use.A handwashing sink shall be maintained so that it is accessible at all times for employee use.

Violation #4:
4-1A – food separated and protected
511-6-1.04(4)(c)1(i)(ii)(iii)(v)(vi)(vii)(viii) – packaged & unpackaged food separation, packaging, and segregation (p, c)
Points: 9
Corrected during inspection?: Yes
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed in two door reach in cooler raw shelled eggs stored beside ready to eat sauces; observed pool eggs stored directly over raw chicken; observed raw chicken stored beside yum yum sauce./adhere to proper storage order guidelines

Violation #5:
4-2B – food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
511-6-1.05(6)(o) – manual warewashing equipment, chemical sanitization using detergent sanitizers(c)
Points: 4
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: Yes
Inspector Notes: Observed sanitizer at 0 ppm in dish machine. PIC will be using three compartment sink until dish machine is fixed.

Violation #6:
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?: Yes
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed sushi prep top cooler holding raw fish above 41F; salmon 48F, tuna 48F; fish 47F./discard out of temp fish

Violation #7:
6-1D – time as a public health control: procedures and records
511-6-1.04(6)(i) – time as a public health control (tphc) (p, pf, c)
Points: 9
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed salads and sushi rice with no date/time stamps for use of time as a public health control. PIC added labels.

Violation #8:
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: Yes
Inspector Notes: Observed multiple pre-made foods in reach in cooler, such as rice, noodles, steak, cut cabbage, without date labels.

Violation #9:
8-2B – toxic substances properly identified, stored, used
511-6-1.07(6)(c) – storage, separation (p)
Points: 4
Corrected during inspection?: Yes
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed sugar pockets stored beside chemical spray bottles./moved to a designated location

Violation #10:
12A – contamination prevented during food preparation, storage, display
511-6-1.04(4)(q) – food storage (c)
Points: 3
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed cooking oil and soda syrup boxes with active leak present and stored directly on the floor./keep all foods stored directly on the floor

Violation #11:
15B – warewashing facilities: installed, maintained, used; test strips
511-6-1.05(6)(p) – warewashing equipment, determining chemical sanitizer concentration (pf)
Points: 1
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed no chlorine test strips for dish machine or sanitizer.

Violation #12:
18 – insects, rodents, and animals not present
511-6-1.07(5)(k) – controlling pests (pf, c)
Points: 3
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed live roach activity in walk- in cooler; observed no pest control records available at time of inspection

Additional remarks:
A follow up re-inspection will be conducted within 10 days to ensure all violations are corrected.

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