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DeKalb County
Fast Food DeKalb County Permit: fs044-886055

KFC

2848 Panola Rd, Lithonia, GA 30058

93 A
Most Recent Score
Excellent
Routine • 2026-05-29
Public Records Freshness: Data current as of September 16, 2026.
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Official Inspection History

2 recorded inspections
A (93) Routine Most Recent
Inspection Date: 2026-05-29 • Violations Cited: 4
Ref: insp_ga_fs044-886055_2026-05-29_21784
Cited Observations & Standards
Item 12B Good Retail Practice

Personal cleanliness — Inspector Note: Nails are puncturing gloves CA: (f) Fingernails. Employees shall keep their fingernails clean and trimmed to no longer than the tips of the fingers. Unless wearing gloves in good repair, a food employee may not wear fingernail polish or artificial fingernails when working with exposed food. Pf

Item 15C Good Retail Practice

Nonfood-contact surfaces clean — Inspector Note: OBSERVATION: Delfield 2dr freezer exterior side, interior and gasket unclean to sight and touch. Raw chicken walk-in cooler rolling racks, and metal box racks unclean with accumulation. Walk in cooler green shelves unclean with build-up. CA: 3. Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris.

Item 16B Good Retail Practice

Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices — Inspector Note: OBSERVATION: Manual dish sink(wash sink) plumbing has a leak. CA: (r) System Maintained in Good Repair. A plumbing system shall be repaired according to law; P and maintained in good repair.

Item 17C Good Retail Practice

Physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean — Inspector Note: OBSERVATION: Floor near the Delfield freezer, behind the fryers, near rear door, near the hot water heaters are unclean with debris, grease build-up and dead insects. Floor tiles missing and broken in front of the walk in freezer. Walls in the walk in cooler near the panned mac & cheese and slaw are unclean. CA: (a) Good Repair. All physical facilities shall be maintained in good repair. (b) Cleaning, Frequency and Restrictions. 1. The physical facilities shall be cleaned as often as necessary to keep them clean and by methods that prevent contamination of food products.

A (94) Routine
Inspection Date: 2025-10-20 • Violations Cited: 4
Ref: insp_ga_fs044-886055_2025-10-20_21783
Cited Observations & Standards
Item 13A Good Retail Practice

Posted: Permit/Inspection/Choking Poster/Handwashing — Inspector Note: OBSERVATION: The food service permit is not posted for public view. CA: Post the permit in a location in the food service establishment that is conspicuous to consumers

Item 13A Good Retail Practice

Posted: Permit/Inspection/Choking Poster/Handwashing — Inspector Note: OBSERVATION: The most current inspection report is not posted, the report from 7-25-24 is posted not 4-15-25. CA: 1. 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. 2. Food service establishments with drive-thru windows will post the current inspection report, and also have the inspection report posted so that a minimum of the top one-third of a copy of the current inspection report is visible through each window allowing customers to easily read the score, date of inspection and establishment information.

Item 15C Good Retail Practice

Nonfood-contact surfaces clean — Inspector Note: OBSERVED: Fan in the chicken walk-in cooler with build-up. CA: Nonfood-Contact Surfaces. Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be cleaned at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil residues

Item 2-2D Critical / Risk Factor Corrected On Site (COS)

Adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible — Inspector Note: OBSERVATION: Rear handsink access blocked by large trash can. COS- Trash can moved and the PIC was instructed to keep the handsink free of blockage at all times. CA: Using a Handwashing Sink. 1. A handwashing sink shall be maintained so that it is accessible at all times for employee use. Pf 2. A handwashing facility may not be used for purposes other than handwashing. Pf