SWEETGREEN receives A in DeKalb County health inspection

1. 01

   Food-contact surface sanitation

   Item 4-2B ↗

   Observed several FCS stored as clean unclean to sight and touch (Metal pans, immersion blender, tongs). CORRECT BY: Cleaning and sanitizing all FCS.

   Inspector’s full note +

   Code 511-6-1.05(7)(a)1

   Observed several FCS stored as clean unclean to sight and touch (Metal pans, immersion blender, tongs). CORRECT BY: Cleaning and sanitizing all FCS. Evidence of correction must be sent to inspector no later than Friday, 10/30/2026. CA: Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. Pf. New Violation. Correct By: 10/30/2026

   Official report · Item 4-2B ↗
   New violation

   Correct by
   Oct 30, 2026

2. 02

   Food-contact surface sanitation

   Item 4-2B ↗

   Observed the automatic sanitizer dispenser at the 3-compartment sink not dispensing sanitizer at the correct concentration. COS: PIC fixed the sanitizer dispenser to dispense quat sanitizer at the correct concentration(200-300ppm).

   Inspector’s full note +

   Code 511-6-1.05(6)(n)

   Observed the automatic sanitizer dispenser at the 3-compartment sink not dispensing sanitizer at the correct concentration. COS: PIC fixed the sanitizer dispenser to dispense quat sanitizer at the correct concentration(200-300ppm). CORRECT BY: Sanitizing concentration must be checked regularly to ensure that the automatic dispenser is dispensing at the correct concentration. All staff members should know how to use the sanitizing test strips and what the correct concentration of sanitizer is. CA: A chemical sanitizer used in a sanitizing solution for a manual or mechanical operation at contact times specified under subsection (8)(b)3 of this Rule shall meet the requirements specified in DPH Rule 511-6-1-.07(6)(g), shall be used in accordance with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-registered label use instructions P, and shall be used as follows: A quaternary ammonium compound solution shall have a minimum temperature of 75ºF (24ºC), P have a concentration as specified in DPH Rule 511-6-1-.07(6)(g) and as indicated by the manufacturer’s use directions included in the labeling, P and be used only in water with 500 ppm hardness or less or in water having a hardness no greater than specified by the EPA-registered label use instructions; P Corrected On-Site. New Violation.

   Official report · Item 4-2B ↗
   Corrected on siteNew violation

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