SUSHI AVENUE ON THE SQUARE received an A, scoring 93 out of 100, in a DeKalb County food-service inspection on Jul 8, 2026. The official report lists three findings. [1]
The inspector observed a food container of cooked asparagus stored under the prep top cooler and reach-in cooler in the main kitchen without any lid or covering. [2]
The inspector also observed pink and black buildup inside of the ice machine. [3]
A separate finding described vacuum packaged tuna, that recommends keeping frozen, thawing in the cooler with vacuum package intact. [4]
The report marks two findings as corrected on site. [5]
Showing 3 of 3 findings
Observed a food container of cooked asparagus stored under the prep top cooler and reach-in cooler in the main kitchen without any lid or covering. CA: Food shall be stored in packages, covered containers, or wrappings, except for loosely covered or uncovered containers in which food is being cooled if protected from overhead contamination.
Code 511-6-1.04(4)(c)1(iv)
Observed a food container of cooked asparagus stored under the prep top cooler and reach-in cooler in the main kitchen without any lid or covering. CA: Food shall be stored in packages, covered containers, or wrappings, except for loosely covered or uncovered containers in which food is being cooled if protected from overhead contamination. COS: Food employee provided plastic coverings for each food container of asparagus. Corrected On-Site. New Violation.Official report · Item 4-2A ↗
Observed pink and black buildup inside of the ice machine. CA: In equipment such as ice bins and beverage dispensing nozzles and enclosed components of equipment such as ice makers, cooking oil storage tanks and distribution lines, beverage and syrup dispensing lines or tubes, coffee bean grinders, and water vending equipment at a frequency specified by the manufacturer; or absent manufacturer specifications, at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil or mold.
Code 511-6-1.05(7)(b)
Observed pink and black buildup inside of the ice machine. CA: In equipment such as ice bins and beverage dispensing nozzles and enclosed components of equipment such as ice makers, cooking oil storage tanks and distribution lines, beverage and syrup dispensing lines or tubes, coffee bean grinders, and water vending equipment at a frequency specified by the manufacturer; or absent manufacturer specifications, at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil or mold. COS: Food employee discarded ice and disinfected and cleaned ice machine. Advised discarding the first cycle of ice. Corrected On-Site. New Violation.Official report · Item 4-2B ↗
Observed vacuum packaged tuna, that recommends keeping frozen, thawing in the cooler with vacuum package intact. Advised PIC to remove fish from packaging before thawing.
Code 511-6-1.04(6)(c)
Observed vacuum packaged tuna, that recommends keeping frozen, thawing in the cooler with vacuum package intact. Advised PIC to remove fish from packaging before thawing. CA: Reduced oxygen packaged fish that bears a label indicating that it is to be kept frozen until time of use shall be removed from the reduced oxygen environment prior to its thawing under refrigeration that maintains the food temperature at 41°F (5°C) or less; or prior to, or immediately upon completion of its thawing, using procedures to completely submerge in running water. New Violation.Official report · Item 11C ↗
Correction and repeat labels quote the report. An absent label leaves correction status unknown; a deadline does not confirm a correction.
DeKalb County · Jul 8, 2026
02 / Same facility ↗Official inspection historyInspection 57539338 · Facility 12299642
03 / How scoring works ↗Georgia’s food-service rulesScores 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.
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