Zion Delight Southern Cuisine in Atlanta receives a 64% on their recent health inspection

Zion Delight Southern Cuisine, located at 808 McDonough Blvd in Atlanta, received a score of 64 points out of a possible 100 points during their 02/24/2026 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: Yes
Inspector Notes: Observed failure to provide food safety manager certificate despite previous advisory. Food service manager shall possess a food safety certificate. Issued a legal notice to obtain the certificate within 14 days.

Violation #2:
4-2A – food stored covered
511-6-1.04(4)(c)1(iv) – packaged & unpackaged food, food stored covered(c)
Points: 4
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: Yes
Inspector Notes: Observed failure to cover food in storage. All food items shall be covered to prevent environmental contamination. Advised PIC to cover food.

Violation #3:
4-2B – food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
511-6-1.05(7)(a)1 – equipment, food-contact surfaces,& utensils (pf)
Points: 4
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observe3d heavy slimy build up on the cutting boards in the kitchen. Food contact surfaces shall be cleaned and sanitized. Advised PIC to clean the cutting boards and replace old ones.

Violation #4:
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 failure to cold hold cheese at 41 degrees inside the reach in cooler at the main kitchen. TCS foods shall be cold held at 41 degrees or below. Advised PIC to discard food.

Violation #5:
6-1B – proper hot holding temperatures
511-6-1.04(6)(f) – time/temperature control for safety; hot holding (p)
Points: 9
Corrected during inspection?: Yes
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed failure to hot hold meat loaf at 135 degrees on the steam table at the front food service area. TCS foods shall be hot held at 135 degrees or above. Advised PIC to reheat food.

Violation #6:
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?: Yes
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed failure to date mark several onsite prepped food items. All food items prepped onsite for storage shall be date marked not to exceed 7 days. Advised PIC to discard food.

Violation #7:
11A – proper cooling methods used: adequate equipment for temperature control
511-6-1.04(6)(e) – cooling methods (pf, c)
Points: 3
Corrected during inspection?: Yes
Repeat: Yes
Inspector Notes: Observed cooked food being cooled at room temperature. Hot food shall be cooled by approved methods. Explained the cooling process to the PIC.

Violation #8:
12A – contamination prevented during food preparation, storage, display
511-6-1.04(4)(t) – food preparation (c)
Points: 3
Corrected during inspection?: Yes
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed personal cell phone store on a prep top cooler at the main kitchen. Contamination shall be prevented during food preparation. Advised PIC to remove the cell phone.

Violation #9:
12C – wiping cloths: properly used and stored
511-6-1.05(1)(f) – sponges, use limitation (c)
Points: 3
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed failure to store wet towel inside sanitizer solution.

Violation #10:
13A – posted: permit/inspection/choking poster/handwashing
511-6-1.02(1)(f)(1) – permit, displayed (c)
Points: 1
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: Yes
Inspector Notes: Observed failure to post food service ice permit.

Violation #11:
17C – physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean
511-6-1.07(5)(n) – maintaining premises, free of unnecessary items/litter (c)
Points: 1
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: Yes
Inspector Notes: Observed several food service unrelated items in the facility. Food service facility shall be free of unnecessary items. Advised PIC to remove all unwanted items.

Additional remarks:
This inspection serves as a legal notice to:
1. Correct all violations observed at this inspection, schedule an intervention and get rein-spection within 10days.
2. Obtain food safety manager certification within 14 days.

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