The Georgia Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Section, conducts regular restaurant inspections to help keep residents and visitors safe.

The following is a list of restaurants in Richmond and Columbia counties that were inspected between Oct. 17 and Oct. 24, along with their scores and, in some cases, the health violations that lowered those scores.

Disclaimer: On any given day, a facility may have fewer or more violations than listed in its most recent inspection. An inspection performed on a particular day may not be representative of the overall, long-term conditions in the facility. Some more recent follow-up inspections may not be included here.

The perfect score

Here are food and beverage establishments in Richmond and Columbia counties that passed recent food service inspections between Oct. 17 and Oct. 24 with scores out of 100 without a single health violation:

PG’S MOBILE GRILL, 6440 COBBHAM ROAD, APPLING

JH MOORE BBQ & CATERING, 312 WILTSHIRE CT, EVANS

Hadden Sales Concession, 7016 EVANS TOWN CENTER BLVD, GROVETOWN

CHICK-FIL-A, 7016 EVANS TOWN CENTER BLVD EVANS

It’s heating up

Here are restaurants in Richmond and Columbia counties that passed with an “A” score in recent food service inspections between Oct. 17 and Oct. 24, followed by their scores:

HAPPY CHINA II, 1821 WALTON WAY, AUGUSTA, 99

HAPPY CHINA II, 1821 WALTON WAY, AUGUSTA, 99

YOUR PIE, 9592 BENTLEY DRIVE, GROVETOWN, 98

REGAL CINEMA’S, 1144 AGERTON LN, AUGUSTA, 96

SUBWAY, 4104 WINDSOR SPRING RD HEPHZIBAH, 96

CLEAN EATZ, 650 CRANE CREEK DR STE 504, AUGUSTA, 96

SUBWAY, 3024 PEACH ORCHARD DR, AUGUSTA, 95

OAKS SENIOR LIVING, 353 N BELAIR DR. EVANS, 94

FRATERNAL ORDER OF WILLS, 94 1999 SCOTT RD, AUGUSTA

CHICKEN FINGERS MOBILE TRUCK, 92

COOK OUT RESTAURANT, 2910 WASHINGTON RD, 91

SHANE’S RIB SHACK, 9606 BENTLEY DRIVE, GROVETOWN, 91

COOK OUT RESTAURANT, 2910 WASHINGTON RD, 91

Not quite done

Here are the restaurants in Richmond and Columbia counties that posted the lowest recent food service inspections between Oct. 17 and Oct. 24, followed by their scores and, where available, inspector comments. Scores of 70 and below are considered failing:

GIUSEPPE’S, 3690 WHEELER DR., AUGUSTA, 88

Inspectors notes:

• Observed spoons/bowls improperly stored in several containers of spices, sugar, and flour. Keep spoons and bowls or other utensils on top of food and containers.

LIMELITE CAFÉ, 1137 AGERTON LN, AUGUSTA, 87

Inspectors notes:

PRUITTHEALTH – RICHMOND, 1227 W. WHEELER PKWY, AUGUSTA, 83

Inspectors notes:

BALDINOS, 2760 TOBACCO RD, HEPHZIBAH, 78

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This article originally appeared on the Augusta Chronicle: Restaurant health inspections in the Augusta area for October 2024