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DeKalb County
Fast Food DeKalb County Permit: fs044-882601

PICO'S ICE CREAM

4166 Buford Highway, DeKalb, GA K-13A

95 A
Most Recent Score
Excellent
Routine • 2025-10-14
Public Records Freshness: Data current as of September 16, 2026.
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Official Inspection History

1 recorded inspection
A (95) Routine Most Recent
Inspection Date: 2025-10-14 • Violations Cited: 4
Ref: insp_ga_fs044-882601_2025-10-14_21495
Cited Observations & Standards
Item 12B Good Retail Practice

Personal cleanliness — Inspector Note: CA: Jewelry. Except for a plain ring such as a wedding band food employees may not wear jewelry including medical information jewelry on their arms and hands while preparing food. OBSERVATION: Food handler observed wearing rings with stones and watch while handling food.

Item 13A Good Retail Practice

Posted: Permit/Inspection/Choking Poster/Handwashing — Inspector Note: CA: Post the permit in a location in the food service establishment that is conspicuous to consumers OBSERVATION: Food service permit is not posted due to overdue permit fees. Copies of the invoices and credit card authorization provided for 2024 & 2025.

Item 13A Good Retail Practice

Posted: Permit/Inspection/Choking Poster/Handwashing — Inspector Note: CA: The most current inspection report shall be prominently displayed in public view at all times, within fifteen feet of the front or primary public door and between five feet and seven feet from the floor and in an area where it can be read at a distance of one foot away. oBSERVATION: Inspection report is not posted for public view (near the register). Discussed with the Operator to post near the register.

Item 14A Good Retail Practice

In-use utensils: properly stored — Inspector Note: Observed ice cream scoops in water in container that was not 135F. Discussed with Operator to consider using crock pots or to have a scoop stored in the ice cream. CA: Storage of In-Use Utensils. During pauses in food preparation or dispensing, food preparation and dispensing utensils shall be stored: 1.Except as specified under paragraph 2 of this subsection, in the food with their handles above the top of the food and the container; 2.In food that is not time/temperature control for safety food with their handles above the top of the food within containers or equipment that can be closed, such as bins of sugar, flour, or cinnamon; 3.On a clean portion of the food preparation table or cooking equipment only if the in-use utensil and the food-contact surface of the food preparation table or cooking equipment are cleaned and sanitized at a frequency specified under DPH Rule 511-6-1-.05(7)(b) and (8)(a); 4.In running water of sufficient velocity to flush particulates to the drain, if used with moist food such as ice cream or mashed potatoes; 5. In a clean, protected location if the utensils, such as ice scoops, are used only with a food that is not time/temperature control for safety food; or 6. In a container of water if the water is maintained at a temperature of at least 135°F (57°C) and the container is cleaned at a frequency specified under DPH Rule 511-6-1-.05(7)(b)3(vi).