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El Rocio Mexican Resturant scores 89; inspectors cite handwashing issues

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2873 MAIN ST ATLANTA, GA 30344

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El Rocio Mexican Resturant received a B, scoring 89 out of 100, in a Fulton County food-service inspection on Sep 22, 2026. The official report lists five findings. [1]

Inspection score

89/100Grade BOfficial inspection

Inspection summary

The inspector observed no hand soap or hand drying provisions provided at HWS behind bar counter in dining room. [2]

The inspector also observed failure to maintain food items protected from potential overhead contamination. [3]

A separate finding described most recent food service inspection report not conspicuously displayed for consumers to view in main dining room. [4]

The report marks three findings as corrected on site. [5]

What inspectors found

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Showing 5 of 5 findings

  1. Handwashing

    Item 2-2D
    Observed no hand soap or hand drying provisions provided at HWS behind bar counter in dining room. CA: Operator supplied hand soap and paper towels during inspection.
    Inspector’s full note

    Code 511-6-1.07(3)(a)

    Observed no hand soap or hand drying provisions provided at HWS behind bar counter in dining room. CA: Operator supplied hand soap and paper towels during inspection. 511-6-1.07(3)(a) - Handwashing Cleanser, Availability (Pf) (3) Numbers and Capacities. (a) Handwashing Cleanser, Availability. Each handwashing sink or group of two adjacent handwashing sinks shall be provided with a supply of hand cleaning liquid, powder, or bar soap. Pf Corrected On-Site. New Violation.
    Official report · Item 2-2D ↗
    Corrected on siteNew violation
  2. Food protection

    Item 4-2A
    Observed failure to maintain food items protected from potential overhead contamination. Observed all food items stored on steam table, raw frozen and thawed shrimp, raw steak and raw chicken stored in cooler below prep top cooler in main kitchen.
    Inspector’s full note

    Code 511-6-1.04(4)(c)1(iv)

    Observed failure to maintain food items protected from potential overhead contamination. Observed all food items stored on steam table, raw frozen and thawed shrimp, raw steak and raw chicken stored in cooler below prep top cooler in main kitchen. Several food items in walk-in cooler stored without lids for containers. Pots holding cooked proteins and soups at stove top in kitchen. CA: Operator and team members provided lids and covered during inspection. 511-6-1.04(4)(c)1(iv) - Packaged & Unpackaged Food, food stored covered(C) (iv) Except as specified under paragraph 2. of this subsection and when cooling as specified in DPH Rule 511-6-1-.04(6)(e)2.(ii), storing the food in packages, covered containers, or wrappings, except for loosely covered or uncovered containers in which food is being cooled if protected from overhead contamination; Corrected On-Site. New Violation.
    Official report · Item 4-2A ↗
    Corrected on siteNew violation
  3. Required permits and notices

    Item 13A
    Observed most recent food service inspection report not conspicuously displayed for consumers to view in main dining room. CA: Inspector provided current report at the end of inspection.
    Inspector’s full note

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

    Observed most recent food service inspection report not conspicuously displayed for consumers to view in main dining room. CA: Inspector provided current report at the end of inspection. 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. Corrected On-Site. New Violation.
    Official report · Item 13A ↗
    Corrected on siteNew violation
  4. Equipment cleanliness

    Item 15C
    Observed reach in freezer shelving heavily soiled with food debris in kitchen. CA: Operator instructed to properly clean/disinfect non food contact surfaces to prevent accumulation of debris.
    Inspector’s full note

    Code 511-6-1.05(7)(d)

    Observed reach in freezer shelving heavily soiled with food debris in kitchen. CA: Operator instructed to properly clean/disinfect non food contact surfaces to prevent accumulation of debris. Must correct within 10 days. 511-6-1.05(7)(d) - Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C) (d) Nonfood-Contact Surfaces. Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be cleaned at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil residues. New Violation.
    Official report · Item 15C ↗
    New violation
  5. Facility maintenance and cleanliness

    Item 17C
    Observed walls heavily soiled behind hood covers at above cook line in kitchen. Must clean/sanitize to prevent contamination of food.
    Inspector’s full note

    Code 511-6-1.07(5)(a),(b)

    Observed walls heavily soiled behind hood covers at above cook line in kitchen. Must clean/sanitize to prevent contamination of food. Must clean within 10 days. 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. New Violation.
    Official report · Item 17C ↗
    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
    89/100B
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Sources

Record details & methodology
Authority
Fulton County
Inspection ID
57553644
Facility ID
9485408
Record captured
Venue address source
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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 Fulton 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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