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PEARL'S TEA
5979 BUFORD HWY ATLANTA, GA 30340
Latest available inspection
DeKalb CountyWhat the inspector found
All 4 findings ↗4 findings recorded on Jun 17, 2026. 1 marked corrected on site.
Violation recordedItem 1-2B ↗
Certified Food Protection Manager
Manager lacking proof of Food Manager Certification and no one certified at this location. CA:Food service establishments shall have in its employ a Certified Food Safety Manager (CFSM) as specified in paragraph (b) of this subsection to ensure food safety is being managed within the food service establishment during all hours of operation as specified within paragraph (d) of this subsection.
Inspector’s full note
Inspection item: Certified Food Protection Manager
Code 511-6-1.03(3)(a)
Manager lacking proof of Food Manager Certification and no one certified at this location. CA:Food service establishments shall have in its employ a Certified Food Safety Manager (CFSM) as specified in paragraph (b) of this subsection to ensure food safety is being managed within the food service establishment during all hours of operation as specified within paragraph (d) of this subsection. Pf New Violation.
Official report · Item 1-2B ↗Correction status not recorded
Violation recordedItem 2-2A ↗
Management knowledge, responsibilities, reporting
The PIC is not aware of his/her responsibility to inform food employees and conditional employees of their responsibility to report information about their health and activities as they relate to diseases that are transmissible through food (i.e., certain symptoms and diagnosis) to the person in charge and for the PIC to report to the regulatory authority. CA: Food employees and conditional employees are informed in a verifiable manner of their responsibility to report in accordance with the Chapter, to the person in charge, information about their health and activities as they relate to diseases that are transmissible through food; Pf and New Violation.
Inspector’s full note
Inspection item: Management knowledge, responsibilities, reporting
Code 511-6-1.03(2)(o)
The PIC is not aware of his/her responsibility to inform food employees and conditional employees of their responsibility to report information about their health and activities as they relate to diseases that are transmissible through food (i.e., certain symptoms and diagnosis) to the person in charge and for the PIC to report to the regulatory authority. CA: Food employees and conditional employees are informed in a verifiable manner of their responsibility to report in accordance with the Chapter, to the person in charge, information about their health and activities as they relate to diseases that are transmissible through food; Pf and New Violation.
Official report · Item 2-2A ↗Correction status not recorded
Violation recordedItem 2-2E ↗
Response procedures for vomiting & diarrheal events
Establishment does not have established procedures for employees to follow when responding to vomiting or diarrheal events that involve the discharge of vomitus or fecal matter onto surfaces in the food establishment. CA: A food establishment shall have written procedures for employees to follow and an EPA registered disinfectant effective against Norovirus available on-site at the food service establishment when responding to vomiting or diarrheal events that involve the discharge of vomitus or fecal matter onto surfaces in the food service establishment.
Inspector’s full note
Inspection item: Response procedures for vomiting & diarrheal events
Code 511-6-1.03(6)
Establishment does not have established procedures for employees to follow when responding to vomiting or diarrheal events that involve the discharge of vomitus or fecal matter onto surfaces in the food establishment. CA: A food establishment shall have written procedures for employees to follow and an EPA registered disinfectant effective against Norovirus available on-site at the food service establishment when responding to vomiting or diarrheal events that involve the discharge of vomitus or fecal matter onto surfaces in the food service establishment. The procedures shall address the specific actions employees must take to minimize the spread of contamination and the exposure of employees, consumers, food, and surfaces to vomitus or fecal matter.Pf New Violation.
Official report · Item 2-2E ↗Correction status not recorded
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Repeat violationItem 15B ↗
Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained, used; test strips
Facility is using chlorine based sanitizer. Facility only had quat based sanitizer tests trips at the time of inspection.
Inspector’s full note
Inspection item: Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained, used; test strips
Code 511-6-1.05(3)(h),(i),(j)
Facility is using chlorine based sanitizer. Facility only had quat based sanitizer tests trips at the time of inspection. Facility needs to obtain chlorine test strips. Corrected On-Site. Repeat Violation.
Official report · Item 15B ↗Marked corrected on site
Correction status comes from the dated report. Later changes may not be recorded here.
Inspection history 1
Official history ↗- Latest available90/100AReport
1 available inspection report. History may be incomplete.
About this location record
This page follows facility 13000741 within DeKalb 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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