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Fulton County
Fast Food Fulton County Permit: fsp-060-013054

Desi Tadka

1161 Ridge Ave, Atlanta, GA 30315

86 B
Most Recent Score
Good
Routine • 2026-04-07
Public Records Freshness: Data current as of September 16, 2026.
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Official Inspection History

2 recorded inspections
B (86) Routine Most Recent
Inspection Date: 2026-04-07 • Violations Cited: 8
Ref: insp_ga_fsp-060-013054_2026-04-07_39559
Cited Observations & Standards
Item 10D Good Retail Practice

Food properly labeled; original container — Inspector Note: Food items in storage containers were not identified with the common name of the food item . 511-6-1.04(4)(d) - Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) (d) Food Storage Containers, Identified with Common Name of Food. Except for containers holding food that can be readily and unmistakably recognized, such as dry pasta, working containers holding food or food ingredients that are removed from their original packages for use in the food establishment, such as cooking oils, flour, herbs, potato flakes, salt, spices, and sugar shall be clearly and legibly identified, in English, with the common name of the food. CA: Label all food containers with the commone name.

Item 12B Good Retail Practice

Personal cleanliness — Inspector Note: Observed employee with no beard guard/restraint. 511-6-1.03(5)(j) - Hair Restraints (C) (i) Hair Restraints. 1. Employees preparing or handling food shall use effective and clean, disposable or easily cleanable nets or other hair restraints approved by the Health Authority, worn properly to restrain loose hair including beards and mustaches longer than one half inch. 2. This does not apply to employees such as counter staff who only serve beverages and wrapped or packaged foods, hostesses, and wait staff if they present a minimal risk of contaminating exposed food, clean utensils and linens and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles.

Item 12B Good Retail Practice

Personal cleanliness — Inspector Note: Observed employee with no hair restraint. 511-6-1.03(5)(j) - Hair Restraints (C) (i) Hair Restraints. 1. Employees preparing or handling food shall use effective and clean, disposable or easily cleanable nets or other hair restraints approved by the Health Authority, worn properly to restrain loose hair including beards and mustaches longer than one half inch. 2. This does not apply to employees such as counter staff who only serve beverages and wrapped or packaged foods, hostesses, and wait staff if they present a minimal risk of contaminating exposed food, clean utensils and linens and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles CA: Must provide a hair restraint

Item 13A Good Retail Practice

Posted: Permit/Inspection/Choking Poster/Handwashing — Inspector Note: The most current inspection report is not prominently displayed in public view, within 15 feet of the front or primary public door and between five feet and seven feet from the floor or in an area where it can be read at a distance of one foot away. 511-6-1.02(1)(d) - Displaying of the Inspection Report (C) 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.

Item 13A Good Retail Practice

Posted: Permit/Inspection/Choking Poster/Handwashing — Inspector Note: The permit is not posted in a location in the food service establishment that is conspicuous to the consumers. 511-6-1.02(1)(f)(1) - Permit, Displayed (C) 1. Post the permit in a location in the food service establishment that is conspicuous to consumers

Item 14A Good Retail Practice

In-use utensils: properly stored — Inspector Note: In-use utensil in nonpotentially hazardous food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. 511-6-1.04(4)(k) - In-Use Utensils, Between-Use Storage (C) (k)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). PIC: Remove the food scoop from food container.

Item 16B Good Retail Practice

Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices — Inspector Note: Observed leaking pipe under the hand sink. 511-6-1.06(2)(r) - System Maintained in Good Repair (P, C) (r) System Maintained in Good Repair. A plumbing system shall be repaired according to law; P and maintained in good repair. 511-6-1.06(2)(r) - System Maintained in Good Repair (P, C) (r) System Maintained in Good Repair. A plumbing system shall be repaired according to law; P and maintained in good repair. CA: Repair leaking pipes within 7 days.

Item 2-2D Critical / Risk Factor

Adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible — Inspector Note: Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. 1-6-1.06(2)(g) - Handwashing Sinks, Nos/Capacities (Pf) (g) Handwashing Sinks, Numbers and Capacities. 1. Except as specified in paragraph 2 of this subsection, a food service establishment shall provide, a number of handwashing sinks necessary for convenient use by employees in areas specified under subsection (2)(l) of this Rule, and not fewer than one handwashing sink or fewer number of handwashing sinks required by law. Pf 2. If approved and capable of removing the types of soils encountered in the food operations involved, automatic handwashing facilities may be substituted for handwashing sinks in a food service establishment that has at least one handwashing sink.

A (100) Initial
Inspection Date: 2026-01-20 • Violations Cited: 0
Ref: insp_ga_fsp-060-013054_2026-01-20_39558
No violations cited. This establishment met all state food safety standards during this inspection.