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Wing House, located at 11 Ellis St, Augusta, GA 30901, received a score of 59 points out of a possible 100 points during their 09/17/2026 inspection by the Georgia Department of Public Health.
The violations noted by the inspector were:
Violation #1:
1-2A – pic present, demonstrates knowledge, performs duties
511-6-1.03(2)(a)-(n)(p),(q) – responsibility of pic (pf)
Points: 4
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed person-in-charge not having active managerial control due to the multiple critical violations found throughout the kitchen. C/A: Person-in-charge must actively monitor food safety practices and ensure employees follow proper food handling procedures.
Violation #2:
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?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed improper food storage order (raw beef and raw chicken stored together, raw fish stored under raw beef and chicken and raw shrimp next to onions) in both walk-in-cooler and reach-in-cooler. C/A: Store food based off of minimum internal cooking temperatures.
Violation #3:
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 rice, onions, fish, and chicken stored without a cover in the walk-in-cooler and reach-in-cooler. C/A: Store all foods covered.
Violation #4:
4-2B – food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
511-6-1.05(7)(b) – food contact surfaces and utensils – cleaning frequency (p, c)
Points: 4
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed brownish yellow buildup in bulk ice machine. Observed employee washing and rinsing strainers and proceeded to set them aside without completing the final sanitizing step. C/A: Clean. Ensure food contact surfaces are properly washed, rinsed, sanitized, and air dried.
Violation #5:
4-2B – food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
511-6-1.05(7)(b) – food contact surfaces and utensils – cleaning frequency (p, c)
Points: 4
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed no sanitizer buckets in use. C/A: Have buckets on hand to sanitize counters and utensils.
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: Yes
Inspector Notes: Observed several food (chicken wings, breaded chicken, raw chicken, and shrimp) stored above 41 degrees Fahrenheit on prep table and prep top cooler. COS- breaded chicken was thrown away C/A: Ensure all food are cold held at 41 degrees Fahrenheit and below in all coolers.
Violation #7:
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 all food and sauce bottles stored without a common name label throughout kitchen. C/A: Label all food products when stored outside of its original container.
Violation #8:
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?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed chicken wings and breaded chicken cooling at room temperature on prep table. C/A: Use appropriate cooling methods. Cooling starts at 135 degrees Fahrenheit.
Violation #9:
12A – contamination prevented during food preparation, storage, display
Points: 3
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: Yes
Inspector Notes: Observed buckets of raw chicken stored on floor in kitchen. C/A: Store all food items at least 6″ off of the floor.
Violation #10:
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 scoop handles stored inside all dry storage (rice, salt, flour, sugar), and sauces in walk-in-cooler). C/A: Store scoops with handles outside of food product.
Additional remarks:
Note: Joint Inspection with Adriana Phillips
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