Atkins Park Restaurant

794 North Highland Ave, Atlanta, GA 30306
American
License: Food Service
Last inspected: Dec 11, 2025
61
Score
Medium Risk

Atkins Park Restaurant, located at 794 North Highland Ave in Atlanta, GA, underwent a moderate-risk inspection on December 11, 2025. This inspection resulted in one critical, one major, and five minor violations, including issues with proper date marking, food labeling, and thawing methods. The restaurant has a history of mostly medium-risk inspections across its three recorded evaluations.

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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
Dec 11, 2025
Routine
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 5 minor violations. 2 corrected on site.
61
Jun 6, 2025
Routine
1 critical violation. 5 minor violations. 2 corrected on site.
67
Jul 5, 2024
Routine
1 major violation.
90
Violations — Dec 11, 2025 Inspection
6-2 - proper date marking and disposition (corrected on site)
Inspector notes: Observed vodka sauce, cooked vegetables, and cooked meats either without being date marked or dated past the seven days. Observed food dated 11/18, 11/30, 11/29. COS- food was removed. 511-6-1.04(6)(h) - Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food, Disposition (P) (h) Ready-to-Eat, Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food, Disposition. 1. A food that requires datemarking shall be discarded if it: (i) Exceeds 7 days, not including the time that the product is frozen; P (ii) Is in a container or package that does not bear a date or day; P or (iii) Is inappropriately marked with a date or day that exceeds 7 days . P 2. Refrigerated, ready-to-eat, time / temperature control for safety food prepared in a food service establishment and dispensed through a vending machine with an aut...
511-6-1.04(6)(h)
10D - food properly labeled; original container
Inspector notes: Observed multiple squeeze bottles, bulk seasonings, and small containers of seasoning not labeled with the common name. CA- all items not easily recognizable must be labeled. 511-6-1.04(4)(d) - Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) (d) Food Storage Containers, Identified with Common Name of Food. Except for containers holding food that can be readily and unmistakably recognized, such as dry pasta, working containers holding food or food ingredients that are removed from their original packages for use in the food establishment, such as cooking oils, flour, herbs, potato flakes, salt, spices, and sugar shall be clearly and legibly identified, in English, with the common name of the food.
511-6-1.04(4)(d)
11C - approved thawing methods used (corrected on site)
Inspector notes: Observed raw fish that was unthawed in a package that stated it should be removed from packaging before thawing. COS- fish was removed from vacuum packaging. 511-6-1.04(6)(c) - Thawing (C) (c) Thawing. Except as specified in paragraph 4 of this subsection, time/temperature control for safety food shall be thawed:5. Reduced oxygen packaged fish that bears a label indicating that it is to be kept frozen until time of use shall be removed from the reduced oxygen environment: (i) Prior to its thawing under refrigeration that maintains the food temperature at 41°F (5°C) or less; or (ii) Prior to, or immediately upon completion of its thawing, using procedures to completely submerge in running water as specified in paragraph 2 of this subsection.
511-6-1.04(6)(c)
15A - food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, and used
Inspector notes: Observed cutting boards with deep gashes on the cutting boards on the prep top coolers. CA- cutting boards shall be replaced or resurfaced. 511-6-1.05(6)(b) - Cutting Surfaces (C) (b) Cutting Surfaces. Surfaces such as cutting blocks and boards that are subject to scratching and scoring shall be resurfaced if they can no longer be effectively cleaned and sanitized, or discarded if they cannot be resurfaced.
511-6-1.05(6)(b)
15B - warewashing facilities: installed, maintained, used; test strips
Inspector notes: Observed no lactic acid test strips to test the sanitizer concentration of the sink and surface cleaner. CA- test strips shall be provided. 511-6-1.05(3)(h),(i),(j) - Temperature Measuring Device, Manual Warewashing; Sanitizing Solutions, Testing Device (Pf) i) Sanitizing Solutions, Testing Devices. A test kit or other device that accurately measures the concentration in mg/L of sanitizing solutions shall be provided. Pf (h) Temperature Measuring Devices, Manual and Mechanical Warewashing.
511-6-1.05(3)(h)
15C - nonfood-contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: Observed shelves unclean, observed the equipment on the main grill line unclean, observed the gaskets in the coolers unclean. CA- all equipment nonfood contact surfaces shall be cleaned. 511-6-1.05(7)(a)2,3 - Equipment, Food/Nonfood-Contact Surfaces, and Utensils, food-contact surfaces of cooking equipment & nonfood-contact surfaces free of accumulations (C) 2. The food-contact surfaces of cooking equipment and pans shall be kept free of encrusted grease deposits and other soil accumulations. 3. Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris.
511-6-1.05(7)(a)
17C - physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean
Inspector notes: Observed the floors not in good repair observed missing floor tiles filled with standing water. Observed the floors unclean throughout the main kitchen and WIC’s. Observed the walls not cleaned throughout the kitchen. 511-6-1.07(5)(a),(b) - Good Repair, physical facilities maintained; Cleaning, Frequency & Restrictions, cleaned often enough to keep them clean (C) (5) Maintenance and Operation. (a) Good Repair. All physical facilities shall be maintained in good repair. (b) Cleaning, Frequency and Restrictions. 1. The physical facilities shall be cleaned as often as necessary to keep them clean and by methods that prevent contamination of food products.
511-6-1.07(5)(a)
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