The Country Corner
Last inspected: Sep 15, 2025
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Score
Going back to 2024, The Country Corner has four inspections in the public record. On Sep 15, 2025, the health department conducted the most recent visit. A low risk rating suggests inspectors haven't found much to be concerned about lately.
Things are looking better lately, with recent visits averaging around one violation compared to roughly four violations earlier on.
“Proper cold holding temperatures” comes up most often, recorded two times in the inspection record.
That puts the facility ahead of the local pack: the average Georgia restaurant scores 88. There isn't much in the file that would give a customer pause.
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Inspections
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Critical latest
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Major latest
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Minor latest
Inspection History
Sep 15, 2025
Routine
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
13A - posted: permit/inspection/choking poster/handwashing
Inspector notes: Observed no employee handwashing sign at the employee handwashing sink in dry the dry storage area. CA: A sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands shall be provided at all handwashing sinks used by food employees and shall be clearly visible to food employees. PIC will put up a handwashing sign at the employee handwashing sink in the dry storage area.
511-6-1.07(3)(d)
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Mar 12, 2025
Routine
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
15A - food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, and used
Inspector notes: Observed a Hamilton Beach electric mixer being used in the facility. CA: Food service equipment must be commercial grade equipment and designed and built according to standards set by American National standards Institute (ANSI) accredited certification programs. Such an accredited program includes, but is not limited to, one offered by the National Sanitation Foundation, or Underwriters Laboratories. Food equipment that is certified or classified for sanitation by an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) accredited certification program is deemed to comply with subsections (1) and (2) of this Rule when used for its intended purpose. PIC will have mixer replaced with a commercial grade mixer.
511-6-1.5
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Aug 26, 2024
Routine
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
View 6 violations
6-1A - proper cold holding temperatures
Inspector notes: Observed butter beans and packaged diced ham tempting above 41 degrees Fahrenheit. CA: 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). PIC will move butter beans and packaged diced ham from the front of RIC to the back to see if they will cool properly.
511-6-1.04(6)(f)
6-1B - proper hot holding temperatures
Inspector notes: Observed sausage links under heat lamp tempting 98.9 degrees Fahrenheit at 9:07 AM. CA: 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). PIC will discard sausage links under heat lamp tempting below 135 degrees Fahrenheit.
511-6-1.04(6)(f)
11A - proper cooling methods used: adequate equipment for temperature control
Inspector notes: Observed Pepsi RIC being used to store food products (lettuce, tomatoes, and onions). CA: Cooling, Heating, and Holding Capacities. Equipment for cooling and heating food, and holding cold and hot food, shall be sufficient in number and capacity to provide food temperatures as specified under DPH Rule 511-6-1-.04. PIC will move food products (lettuce, tomatoes, and onions) to proper RIC.
511-6-1.05(3)(a)
4-2A - food stored covered
Inspector notes: Observed raw chicken in container not covered on prep table beside 3-compartment sink. CA: Except as specified under paragraph 2. of this subsection and when cooling as specified in DPH Rule 511-6-1-.04(6)(e)2.(ii), storing the food in packages, covered containers, or wrappings, except for loosely covered or uncovered containers in which food is being cooled if protected from overhead contamination. PIC will cover raw chicken in container on prep table beside 3-compartment sink.
511-6-1.04(4)(c)
14A - in-use utensils: properly stored
Inspector notes: Observed scooper handle in contact with brown sugar in brown sugar bin in dry storage area. CA: During pauses in food preparation or dispensing, food preparation and dispensing utensils shall be stored: in food that is not time/temperature control for safety food with their handles above the top of the food within containers or equipment that can be closed, such as bins of sugar, flour, or cinnamon. PIC will clean, and sanitize scooper in brown sugar bin in dry storage area and place it in the brown sugar properly.
511-6-1.04(4)(k)
17B - garbage/refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
Inspector notes: Observed outside dumpster not on nonabsorbent material. CA: An outdoor storage surface for refuse, recyclables, and returnable shall be constructed of nonabsorbent material such as concrete or asphalt and shall be smooth, durable, and sloped enough to drain to prevent the collection of surface water. PIC will have until 09/23//24 to have proper nonabsorbent material installed under outside dumpster.
511-6-1.06(5)(b)
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Feb 28, 2024
Routine
2 major violations. 5 minor violations. 1 corrected on site.
View 7 violations
2-2D - adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible
(corrected on site)
Inspector notes: Observed no paper towels at the handwash sink. CA: Each handwashing sink or group of adjacent handwashing sinks shall be provided with: Individual, disposable towels. COS PIC supplied handwash sink with paper towels.
511-6-1.07(3)(b)
11A - proper cooling methods used: adequate equipment for temperature control
Inspector notes: Observed Pepsi RIC being used to store food products. CA: Cooling, Heating, and Holding Capacities. Equipment for cooling and heating food, and holding cold and hot food, shall be sufficient in number and capacity to provide food temperatures as specified under DPH Rule 511-6-1-.04. PIC will move food items to other RIC to properly store food products.
511-6-1.05(3)(a)
13A - posted: permit/inspection/choking poster/handwashing
Inspector notes: Observed most recent inspection report not posted for consumer view. CA: 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. PIC will post most recent inspection report for consumer view.
511-6-1.02(1)(d)
15A - food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, and used
Inspector notes: Observed two instapots being used to cook in the facility. CA: Equipment and utensils shall be designed and constructed to be durable and to retain their characteristic qualities under normal use conditions. PIC will have them removed from the facility because thy are not commercial grade. PIC can replace them with commercial grade instapots.
511-6-1.05(2)(a)
15C - nonfood-contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: Observed grease build up on the vent hood. CA: Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be cleaned at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil residues. PIC will have vent hood cleaned.
511-6-1.05(7)(d)
17B - garbage/refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
Inspector notes: Observed lid on the dumpster open. CA: Receptacles and waste handling units for refuse, recyclables, and returnables shall be kept covered. PIC will close lid on the dumpster.
511-6-1.06(5)(n)
17C - physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean
Inspector notes: Observed a hole in the ceiling above the entrance to the dry storage area. CA: All physical facilities shall be maintained in good repair. PIC will have hole in the ceiling repaired.
511-6-1.07(5)(a)
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was The Country Corner last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at The Country Corner on file is from Sep 15, 2025. The public record contains four inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at The Country Corner?
Across the inspection record, “proper cold holding temperatures” has been cited two times, more than any other issue at The Country Corner.
Has The Country Corner's inspection record improved over time?
Yes. Recent inspections at The Country Corner have averaged around one violation per visit, down from roughly four earlier in the record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at The Country Corner means inspectors found minimal or no significant issues at the most recent visit. Most facilities at this tier have a clean recent inspection report.
How often is The Country Corner inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, The Country Corner is inspected around three times per year on average.