91/100Grade A
Smyrna · Health score & inspection history
MOE'S SOUTHWEST GRILL
2840 ATLANTA RD SE STE A SMYRNA, GA 30080-3696
Latest available inspection
Cobb County80/100Grade B
What the inspector found
All 6 findings ↗6 findings recorded on Jun 29, 2026. 2 marked corrected on site.
Violation recordedItem 1-2A ↗
Person in charge
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
Inspection item: PIC present, demonstrates knowledge, performs duties
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 ↗Marked corrected on site
Violation recordedItem 1-2A ↗
Person in charge
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
Inspection item: PIC present, demonstrates knowledge, performs duties
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 ↗Correction status not recorded
Correct by
Violation recordedItem 2-2D ↗
Handwashing
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
Inspection item: Adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible
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 ↗Correction status not recorded
Correct by
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Violation recordedItem 6-1A ↗
Cold holding
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
Inspection item: Proper cold holding temperatures
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 ↗Correction status not recorded
Repeat violationItem 6-1B ↗
Hot holding temperatures
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
Inspection item: Proper hot holding temperatures
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 ↗Marked corrected on site
Violation recordedItem 13A ↗
Required permits and notices
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
Inspection item: Posted: Permit/Inspection/Choking Poster/Handwashing
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 ↗Correction status not recorded
Correction status comes from the dated report. Later changes may not be recorded here.
Inspection history 1
Official history ↗- Latest available80/100BReport
1 available inspection report. History may be incomplete.
About this location record
This page follows facility 3165447 within Cobb County. Names and addresses remain as recorded at each inspection. Different official facility IDs remain separate. Intervening inspections may be missing.
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