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MOE'S SOUTHWEST GRILL receives B in Cobb County health inspection

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2840 ATLANTA RD SE STE A SMYRNA, GA 30080-3696

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MOE'S SOUTHWEST GRILL received a B, scoring 80 out of 100, in a Cobb County food-service inspection on Jun 29, 2026. The official report lists six findings. [1]

Inspection score

80/100Grade BOfficial inspection

Inspection summary

The report states: “NO PIC PRESENT DURING INSPECTION C/A: There must be a person in charge on the premises of the food service establishment at all times.” [2]

The report states: “NO HOT WATER/HOT WATER AVAILABLE AT HAND SINK IN MAIN KITCHEN C/A: A handwashing sink shall be equipped to provide tempered water at a temperature of at least 85ºF (29.4 ºC) through a mixing valve or combination faucet.” [3]

A separate finding described MULTIPLE TCS FOOD ITEMS IN PREP TOP COOLER COLD HOLDING ABOVE 41F IN FRONT FOOD SERVICE AREA. [4]

The report marks two findings as corrected on site. One finding is marked as a repeat violation. [5]

What inspectors found

Read the official report

Showing 6 of 6 findings

  1. Person in charge

    Item 1-2A
    NO PIC PRESENT DURING INSPECTION C/A: There must be a person in charge on the premises of the food service establishment at all times. The person in charge shall ensure compliance COS: PIC SHOWED UP AFTER INSPECTION HAD BEEN CONDUCTED TO ANSWER QUESTIONS Corrected On-Site.
    Inspector’s full note

    Code 511-6-1.03(2)

    NO PIC PRESENT DURING INSPECTION C/A: There must be a person in charge on the premises of the food service establishment at all times. The person in charge shall ensure compliance COS: PIC SHOWED UP AFTER INSPECTION HAD BEEN CONDUCTED TO ANSWER QUESTIONS Corrected On-Site. New Violation.
    Official report · Item 1-2A ↗
    Corrected on siteNew violation

  2. Person in charge

    Item 1-2A
    NO KEY DROP DELIVERY AGREEMENT OBSERVED FOR FACILITY THAT RECEIVED KEY DROP DELIVERIES OF TCS FOOD ITEMS. PIC STATED THEY RECORD TEMPS ON INVOICES UPON RECEIPT BUT DELIVERY COMPANY DOES NOT RECORD TEMPERATURES UPON DELIVERY C/A: PIC shall ensure written procedures and plans, where specified by this Chapter and as developed by the food service establishment, are maintained and implemented as required.
    Inspector’s full note

    Code 511-6-1.03(2)(a)-(n)(p),(q)

    NO KEY DROP DELIVERY AGREEMENT OBSERVED FOR FACILITY THAT RECEIVED KEY DROP DELIVERIES OF TCS FOOD ITEMS. PIC STATED THEY RECORD TEMPS ON INVOICES UPON RECEIPT BUT DELIVERY COMPANY DOES NOT RECORD TEMPERATURES UPON DELIVERY C/A: PIC shall ensure written procedures and plans, where specified by this Chapter and as developed by the food service establishment, are maintained and implemented as required. PIC shall ensure employees are verifying that foods delivered to the food service establishment during non-operating hours are from approved sources and are placed into appropriate storage locations such that they are maintained at the required temperatures, protected from contamination, unadulterated, accurately presented, by routinely monitoring the employees' observations, maintaining receiving/corrective action records for deliveries during non-operating hours and periodically evaluating foods upon their receipt PIC HAS 10 DAYS TO PROVIDE KEY DROP DELIVERY AGREEMENT New Violation. Correct By: 07/09/2026
    Official report · Item 1-2A ↗
    New violation

    Correct by

  3. Handwashing

    Item 2-2D
    NO HOT WATER/HOT WATER AVAILABLE AT HAND SINK IN MAIN KITCHEN C/A: A handwashing sink shall be equipped to provide tempered water at a temperature of at least 85ºF (29.4 ºC) through a mixing valve or combination faucet. PIC TURNED KNOBS UNDER HAND SINK AND BROWN WATER CAME OUT OF FAUCET FOR COLD WATER; HOT WATER STILL UNAVAILABLE.
    Inspector’s full note

    Code 511-6-1.06(2)(c)

    NO HOT WATER/HOT WATER AVAILABLE AT HAND SINK IN MAIN KITCHEN C/A: A handwashing sink shall be equipped to provide tempered water at a temperature of at least 85ºF (29.4 ºC) through a mixing valve or combination faucet. PIC TURNED KNOBS UNDER HAND SINK AND BROWN WATER CAME OUT OF FAUCET FOR COLD WATER; HOT WATER STILL UNAVAILABLE. PIC HAS 72 HRS TO FIX New Violation. Correct By: 07/02/2026
    Official report · Item 2-2D ↗
    New violation

    Correct by

  4. Cold holding

    Item 6-1A
    OBSERVED MULTIPLE TCS FOOD ITEMS IN PREP TOP COOLER COLD HOLDING ABOVE 41F IN FRONT FOOD SERVICE AREA. (DICED TOMATOES 46F, SOUR CREAM 56F, PICO 54F, SHREDDED CHEESE 58F, ROASTED CORN 50 & ROMAINE LETTUCE 58F) C/A: ALL TCS FOODS COLD HOLDING SHALL BE MAINTAINED AT 41F OR BELOW COS: DICED TOMATOES REPLACED @36F, SOUR CREAM REPLACED @ 38F, SHREDDED CHEESE REPLACED @ 40F, ROMAINE REPLACED @ 42F New Violation.
    Inspector’s full note
    OBSERVED MULTIPLE TCS FOOD ITEMS IN PREP TOP COOLER COLD HOLDING ABOVE 41F IN FRONT FOOD SERVICE AREA. (DICED TOMATOES 46F, SOUR CREAM 56F, PICO 54F, SHREDDED CHEESE 58F, ROASTED CORN 50 & ROMAINE LETTUCE 58F) C/A: ALL TCS FOODS COLD HOLDING SHALL BE MAINTAINED AT 41F OR BELOW COS: DICED TOMATOES REPLACED @36F, SOUR CREAM REPLACED @ 38F, SHREDDED CHEESE REPLACED @ 40F, ROMAINE REPLACED @ 42F New Violation.
    Official report · Item 6-1A ↗
    New violation

  5. Hot holding temperatures

    Item 6-1B
    OBSERVED MULTIPLE PANS OF SEASONED RICE HOT HOLDING BELOW 135F IN STEAM TABLE AND WAREMER CABINET IN FRONT FOOD SERVICE. OBSERVED DICED CHICKEN (@ 12:17PM) HOT HOLDING AT 95F IN STEAM TABLE IN FRONT FOOD SERVICE AREA.
    Inspector’s full note

    Code 511-6-1.04(6)(f)

    OBSERVED MULTIPLE PANS OF SEASONED RICE HOT HOLDING BELOW 135F IN STEAM TABLE AND WAREMER CABINET IN FRONT FOOD SERVICE. OBSERVED DICED CHICKEN (@ 12:17PM) HOT HOLDING AT 95F IN STEAM TABLE IN FRONT FOOD SERVICE AREA. C/A: ALL TCS FOOD ITEMS HOT HOLDING SHALL BE MAINTAINED AT 135F OR ABOVE COS: PAN THAT WAS HOLDING AT 130 IN STEAM TABLE WAS REPLACED WITH RICE IN WARMER CABINET @ 143F; DICED CHICKEN WAS REHEATED TO 173F @ 1:40PM; ALL OTHER RICE WAS DISCARDED Corrected On-Site. Repeat Violation.
    Official report · Item 6-1B ↗
    Corrected on siteRepeat violation

  6. Required permits and notices

    Item 13A
    OBSERVED INSPECTION REPORT FROM 2024 POSTED, MOST RECENT INSPECTION REPORT WAS CONDUCTED ON 8/5/2025 C/A: 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. New Violation.
    Inspector’s full note

    Code 511-6-1.02(1)(d)

    OBSERVED INSPECTION REPORT FROM 2024 POSTED, MOST RECENT INSPECTION REPORT WAS CONDUCTED ON 8/5/2025 C/A: 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. New Violation.
    Official report · Item 13A ↗
    New violation

Correction and repeat labels quote the report. An absent label leaves correction status unknown; a deadline does not confirm a correction.

Inspection history 1

Official history ↗
  1. This report
    80/100B
    Reading

Sources

01 / Primary source Official inspection & findings

Cobb County · Jun 29, 2026

02 / Same facility Official inspection history

Available records for this official facility

03 / How scoring works Georgia’s food-service rules
Record details & methodology
Authority
Cobb County
Inspection ID
57538046
Facility ID
3165447
Record captured
Venue address source
Official listing ·

Scores and findings describe the dated inspection, not current operating conditions. A correction deadline does not establish whether an issue remained unresolved afterward.

Findings quote the official report captured . “Corrected on site” and “repeat” reflect explicit report markers. “COS” and “CA” in the inspector’s notes refer to corrections and corrective actions; an instruction to act is not proof that it was completed.

History links the same official facility ID within the issuing authority and may omit intervening inspections. Same-day results have no inferred sequence. Report excerpts follow source order, not a severity ranking.

This report comes from Cobb County. History includes only this authority’s exact facility ID.

Georgia’s grading scale
A
90–100
B
80–89
C
70–79
U
0–69
Georgia food-service rules ↗

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