LAZY DOG RESTAURANT - PERIMETER MALL received a B, scoring 88 out of 100, in a DeKalb County food-service inspection on Jul 28, 2026. The official report lists two findings. [1]
The inspector observed cooked roasted potatoes and meatloaf held longer than 24 hours above 41F during the inspection. [2]
The inspector also observed TCS food items cooling at room temperature and other food items cooling on the prep top while tightly covered. [3]
The report marks one finding as corrected on site. [4]
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Observed cooked roasted potatoes and meatloaf held longer than 24 hours above 41F during the inspection. CA: (f) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food, Hot and Cold Holding.
Code 511-6-1.04(6)(f)
Observed cooked roasted potatoes and meatloaf held longer than 24 hours above 41F during the inspection. CA: (f) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food, Hot and Cold Holding. Except during preparation, cooking, or cooling, or when time is used as the public health control, time/temperature control for safety food shall be maintained at 41°F (5°C) or below or 135°F (57°C) or above, except that roasts cooked to a temperature and for a time specified in subsection (5)(a)2 of this Rule and reheated using the same temperature and time conditions as cooking may be held at a temperature of 130°F (54°C) or above. P COS: PIC discarded the food items. Corrected On-Site. New Violation.Official report · Item 6-1A ↗
Observed TCS food items cooling at room temperature and other food items cooling on the prep top while tightly covered. CA:(e) Cooling Methods.
Code 511-6-1.04(6)(e)
Observed TCS food items cooling at room temperature and other food items cooling on the prep top while tightly covered. CA:(e) Cooling Methods. 1. Cooling shall be accomplished in accordance with the time and temperature criteria specified under DPH Rule 511-6-1-.04(6)(d) by using one or more of the following methods depending on the type of food being cooled: (i) Placing the food in shallow pans; Pf (ii) Separating the food into smaller or thinner portions; Pf (iii) Using rapid cooling equipment; Pf (iv) Stirring the food in a container placed in an ice water bath; Pf (v) Using containers that facilitate heat transfer; Pf (vi) Adding ice as an ingredient; Pf or (vii) Other effective methods. Pf 2. When placed in cooling or cold holding equipment, food containers in which food is being cooled shall be: (i) Arranged in the equipment to provide maximum heat transfer through the container walls; and (ii) Loosely covered, or uncovered if protected from overhead contamination during the cooling period to facilitate heat transfer from the surface of the food. COS: PIC relocated the food items to proper refrigeration and uncovered/loosely covered them to facilitate rapid cooling. New Violation.Official report · Item 11A ↗
Correction and repeat labels quote the report. An absent label leaves correction status unknown; a deadline does not confirm a correction.
DeKalb County · Jul 28, 2026
02 / Same facility ↗Official inspection historyAvailable records for this official facility
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