ZAXBY'S received an A, scoring 96 out of 100, in a DeKalb County food-service inspection on Sep 21, 2026. The official report lists two findings. [1]
The inspector observed raw chicken cooling in walk in cooler with lids on tight and stacked. [2]
The inspector also observed air vents and ceiling tiles unclean with brown substance build up throughout main kitchen. [3]
The report marks one finding as corrected on site. [4]
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Observed raw chicken cooling in walk in cooler with lids on tight and stacked. Observed TCS ready to eat salads cooling with lids on at the prep top.
Code 511-6-1.04(6)(e)
Observed raw chicken cooling in walk in cooler with lids on tight and stacked. Observed TCS ready to eat salads cooling with lids on at the prep top. COS: lids were removed and pans of chicken in walk in cooler and unstacked to allow proper cooling. Salads were discarded by PIC. Advised to use walk in cooler for proper cooling. CA:511-6-1.04(6)(e) - Cooling Methods (Pf, C) (e) Cooling Methods. 2. When placed in cooling or cold holding equipment, food containers in which food is being cooled shall be: (ii) Loosely covered, or uncovered if protected from overhead contamination during the cooling period to facilitate heat transfer from the surface of the food. Corrected On-Site. New Violation.Official report · Item 11A ↗
Observed air vents and ceiling tiles unclean with brown substance build up throughout main kitchen. Observed floors near ware washing area unclean to sight with pink substance build up.
Code 511-6-1.07(5)(a),(b)
Observed air vents and ceiling tiles unclean with brown substance build up throughout main kitchen. Observed floors near ware washing area unclean to sight with pink substance build up. Observed floors under equipment with brown residue build from standing water. ADVISED TO HAVE DEEP CLEANED. CA: 511-6-1.07(5)(a),(b) - Good Repair, physical facilities maintained; Cleaning, Frequency & Restrictions, cleaned often enough to keep them clean (C) (5) Maintenance and Operation. (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. 2. Except for cleaning that is necessary due to a spill or other accident, cleaning shall be done during periods when the least amount of food is exposed, such as after closing. New Violation.Official report · Item 17C ↗
Correction and repeat labels quote the report. An absent label leaves correction status unknown; a deadline does not confirm a correction.
DeKalb County · Sep 21, 2026
02 / Same facility ↗Official inspection historyAvailable records for this official facility
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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