96/100Grade A
Duluth · Health score & inspection history
APPLEBEES #85024
2095 Pleasant Hill Rd Duluth, GA 30096
Latest available inspection
Gwinnett County80/100Grade B
What the inspector found
All 8 findings ↗8 findings recorded on Sep 8, 2026.
Inspector observationItem 1-2A ↗
Person in charge
The most recent delivery invoice does not have any temperatures recorded to show delivery conditions. The person in charge shall ensure the food service establishment maintains records of the written agreement as specified in Rule .04(3)(m)3 of this Rule as well as records that show the delivery condition and temperature of the products upon receipt of delivery. Records shall be made available upon request by the Health Authority. (Pf)
Inspector’s full note
Inspection item: Inspection item 1-2A
Code .03(2)(a)-(n),(p)
The most recent delivery invoice does not have any temperatures recorded to show delivery conditions. The person in charge shall ensure the food service establishment maintains records of the written agreement as specified in Rule .04(3)(m)3 of this Rule as well as records that show the delivery condition and temperature of the products upon receipt of delivery. Records shall be made available upon request by the Health Authority. (Pf)
Official report · Item 1-2A ↗Correction status not recorded
Inspector observationItem 2-2A ↗
Employee health reporting
The person in charge did not have any knowledge of the symptoms and diseases that are reportable to them. Person in charge shall explain their responsibility for preventing the transmission of foodborne disease by a food employee who has a disease or medical condition that may cause foodborne disease and can describe the symptoms associated with the diseases that are transmissible through food. They also shall be able to explain how food employees and conditional employees comply with reporting responsibilities and exclusion or restriction of food employees. (Pf) Corrective Actions: The person in charge reviewed and signed an employee health agreement.
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Inspection item: Inspection item 2-2A
Code .03(1)(c)2,3,17
The person in charge did not have any knowledge of the symptoms and diseases that are reportable to them. Person in charge shall explain their responsibility for preventing the transmission of foodborne disease by a food employee who has a disease or medical condition that may cause foodborne disease and can describe the symptoms associated with the diseases that are transmissible through food. They also shall be able to explain how food employees and conditional employees comply with reporting responsibilities and exclusion or restriction of food employees. (Pf) Corrective Actions: The person in charge reviewed and signed an employee health agreement.
Official report · Item 2-2A ↗Correction status not recorded
Inspector observationItem 2-2A ↗
Employee health reporting
Signed Employee Health agreement documents could not be provided upon request. Food employees and conditional employees shall be informed in a verifiable manner of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities as they relate to diseases that are transmissible through food. (Pf) Corrective Actions: Documents were printed and signed by all employees currently in the facility.
Inspector’s full note
Inspection item: Inspection item 2-2A
Code .03(2)(o)
Signed Employee Health agreement documents could not be provided upon request. Food employees and conditional employees shall be informed in a verifiable manner of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities as they relate to diseases that are transmissible through food. (Pf) Corrective Actions: Documents were printed and signed by all employees currently in the facility.
Official report · Item 2-2A ↗Correction status not recorded
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Inspector observationItem 4-2B ↗
Food-contact surface sanitation
Observed a buildup of a mold-like substance inside the ice machine. Observed multiple dishes stacked as clean, with food debris on them. Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. (Pf) Corrective Actions: Dishes were placed with dirty dishes in the warewashing area.
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Inspection item: Inspection item 4-2B
Code .05(7)(a)1
Observed a buildup of a mold-like substance inside the ice machine. Observed multiple dishes stacked as clean, with food debris on them. Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. (Pf) Corrective Actions: Dishes were placed with dirty dishes in the warewashing area.
Official report · Item 4-2B ↗Correction status not recorded
Inspector observationItem 11C ↗
Thawing methods
Observed beef thawing in running water at a temperature above 70°F in the warewashing sink. Observed the beef holding a temperature above 41°F. See temperature log. Time/temperature control for safety food shall be thawed: 1) under refrigeration that keeps the food at 41°F or less; 2) completely submerged in running water with the temperature of the water at 70°F or less, has sufficient flow to agitate and float off loose particles in an overflow, and that no part of the food exceeds 41°F; 3) as a part of the cooking process. (C) Corrective Actions: The meat was discarded.
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Inspection item: Inspection item 11C
Code .04(6)(c)
Observed beef thawing in running water at a temperature above 70°F in the warewashing sink. Observed the beef holding a temperature above 41°F. See temperature log. Time/temperature control for safety food shall be thawed: 1) under refrigeration that keeps the food at 41°F or less; 2) completely submerged in running water with the temperature of the water at 70°F or less, has sufficient flow to agitate and float off loose particles in an overflow, and that no part of the food exceeds 41°F; 3) as a part of the cooking process. (C) Corrective Actions: The meat was discarded.
Official report · Item 11C ↗Correction status not recorded
Inspector observationItem 12B ↗
Personal cleanliness
Observed a food employee working with food at the grill without a hair restraint. Employees preparing or handling food shall use effective and clean, disposable or easily cleanable nets or other hair restraints approved by the Health Authority, worn properly to restrain loose hair including beards and mustaches longer than one half inch (1/2"). (C) Corrective Actions: The food employee donned a hairnet.
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Inspection item: Inspection item 12B
Code .03(5)(j)
Observed a food employee working with food at the grill without a hair restraint. Employees preparing or handling food shall use effective and clean, disposable or easily cleanable nets or other hair restraints approved by the Health Authority, worn properly to restrain loose hair including beards and mustaches longer than one half inch (1/2"). (C) Corrective Actions: The food employee donned a hairnet.
Official report · Item 12B ↗Correction status not recorded
Inspector observationItem 14B ↗
Utensil, equipment and linen storage
1,2,4Observed multiple bowls, cups, and metal pans stored clean, stacked wet throughout the facility. Clean equipment and utensils shall be stored in a self-draining position that allows air drying and covered or inverted. (C) Corrective Actions: Dishes were separated for air-drying.
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Inspection item: Inspection item 14B
Code .05(10)(e)
1,2,4Observed multiple bowls, cups, and metal pans stored clean, stacked wet throughout the facility. Clean equipment and utensils shall be stored in a self-draining position that allows air drying and covered or inverted. (C) Corrective Actions: Dishes were separated for air-drying.
Official report · Item 14B ↗Correction status not recorded
Inspector observationItem 15C ↗
Equipment cleanliness
Observed a buildup of oil and grease on the food storage shelves in the kitchen across from the fryer. Non-food contact surfaces shall be cleaned at a frequency great enough to prevent accumulation of food residues. (C)
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Inspection item: Inspection item 15C
Code .05(7)(d)
Observed a buildup of oil and grease on the food storage shelves in the kitchen across from the fryer. Non-food contact surfaces shall be cleaned at a frequency great enough to prevent accumulation of food residues. (C)
Official report · Item 15C ↗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
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About this location record
This page follows facility 7F7E52CF-15A1-4F31-997D-8BFFED91EE08 within Gwinnett 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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