Church's Chicken
Last inspected: Feb 24, 2026
95
Score
The health department has logged seven inspections at Church's Chicken, the earliest from 2024. The most recent report on file is from Feb 24, 2026. Diners can read the low risk label as a sign that recent inspections have gone well.
Things have been moving in the right direction, with the rolling count dropping from around six violations to closer to four violations per visit.
The most common issue across all inspections has been “physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean”, showing up six times.
That falls roughly in the middle of the pack for Thomasville restaurants. Taken together, the history is a positive one.
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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
Feb 24, 2026
Routine
1 minor violation.
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17C - physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean
Inspector notes: Observed multiple areas in facility where floor tiles and coving are in need or repair or being replaced. Per owner, Ankur Patel, materials are ordered and hopes to have repairs completed within the next few weeks. These areas shall be maintained and kept in good condition and free from accumulations of food debris, grease, dust, etc.
511-6-1.07(2)(a)
95
Dec 30, 2025
Routine
2 minor violations.
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15A - food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, and used
Inspector notes: Observed ice machine door still damaged and fell off when I tried to open. Owner, Ankur Patel, sent me a photo via text showing invoice where parts are ordered to repair the door.
511-6-1.05(2)(a)
17C - physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean
Inspector notes: Observed floors cracked and broken tiles throughout the facility. Observed walls soiled and in need of cleaning in several areas of main kitchen. These areas shall be maintained and kept in good condition and free from accumulations of food debris, grease, dust, etc. Per Ankur Patel, owner, floors should be fixed by February 1.
511-6-1.07(2)(a)
90
Aug 14, 2025
Routine
2 major violations. 6 minor violations.
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11D - thermometers provided and accurate
Inspector notes: Observed thermometer in the walk-in cooler that was broken and not working. All coolers/freezers shall have an inside thermometer in warmest area of equipment and thermometer shall operate properly.
511-6-1.05(2)(k)
4-2B - food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
Inspector notes: Observed black mold buildup on drink machine spouts by drive-thru window and also observed heavy grease buildup on flat stainless pans. Drink machine spouts shall be cleaned and sanitized daily and stainless pans shall be clean to sight and touch and free of any accumulations which could contaminate food items.
511-6-1.05(7)(a)
17C - physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean
Inspector notes: Observed walls dirty from grease buildup, floor tiles cracked in front of fryer, floor tiles in need of replacing under fryer and behind front reach-in freezer, deep cleaning of floors needed under fryer and other equipment, molding strip still damaged and missing by door entering kitchen area, ceilings in need of cleaning, etc. Basically, kitchen needs a lot of repairs and a good deep cleaning. These areas shall be kept in good condition and free from accumulations of food debris and grease.
511-6-1.07(5)(a)
12A - contamination prevented during food preparation, storage, display
Inspector notes: Observed food under cooling unit in walk-in cooler that had condensation dripping onto it. Food shall always be protected from overhead contamination. Condensation could be from opening door to cooler frequently during food preparation. Recommend moving food from under cooling unit until problem is resolved.
511-6-1.04(4)(i)
15A - food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, and used
Inspector notes: Observed bad gasket on door of reach-in freezer in front food service area and observed damaged ice machine door that actually fell completely off when opened. Equipment shall be designed and constructed to be durable and to retain characteristic qualities under normal use conditions.
511-6-1.05(2)(a)
15C - nonfood-contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: Observed heavy food accumulations and just dirty areas inside of both reach-in freezers. These areas shall be kept clean to sight and touch and free of accumulations.
511-6-1.05(7)(d)
17A - toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, cleaned
Inspector notes: Observed large holes around piping in men's restroom. Holes need to be well caulked, spray foamed or a seal placed around piping to cover these holes to prevent intrusion of insects/rodents.
511-6-1.07(5)(h)
17B - garbage/refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
Inspector notes: Observed lid open on outdoor garbage dumpster. Lids shall remain closed when not in use to prevent intrusion of insects/rodents.
511-6-1.06(5)(n)
61
Feb 6, 2025
Routine
1 critical violation. 4 minor violations. 1 corrected on site.
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16B - plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
Inspector notes: Observed handwashing sink in main kitchen area that will not shut off. Water was running non-stop. This shall be repaired as soon as possible with approved materials.
511-6-1.06(2)(a)
10D - food properly labeled; original container
(corrected on site)
Inspector notes: Observed container of flour not labeled with common name in the walk-in cooler. All food containers shall be labeled with common name of food on outside of container.
511-6-1.04(7)(c)
13A - posted: permit/inspection/choking poster/handwashing
Inspector notes: Observed that the inspection report and food safety manager certificate was not posted in public view. These shall be posted in public view.
511-6-1.02(1)(d)
15C - nonfood-contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: Observed areas under equipment in the main kitchen area and storage racks of walk-in cooler in need of a good cleaning. Recommend a regular cleaning schedule for these areas so they will remain clean to sight and touch.
511-6-1.05(7)(d)
17C - physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean
Inspector notes: Observed molding strips in need of repair, ceiling tile in need of replacement and floors and walls of walk-in cooler in need of cleaning. These areas shall be repaired and kept in good condition.
511-6-1.07(2)(a)
70
Aug 7, 2024
Routine
2 major violations. 5 minor violations. 1 corrected on site.
View 7 violations
4-2B - food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
Inspector notes: Observed black mold build-up on the drink machine spouts. Spouts shall be removed and cleaned and sanitized daily to protect from contaminating drinks.
511-6-1.05(7)(a)
2-2D - adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible
Inspector notes: No paper towels in women's restroom or at back handwashing station. Each handwashing station shall be provided with individual, disposable towels or a heated-air drying device.
511-6-1.07(3)(b)
4-2A - food stored covered
(corrected on site)
Inspector notes: Observed containers of chicken batter mix stored in walk-in cooler uncovered. PIC, store manager, Sheree Walden, covered batter mix at time of inspection. Food items shall be stored covered to protect from possible overhead contamination.
511-6-1.04(4)(c)
13A - posted: permit/inspection/choking poster/handwashing
Inspector notes: Observed that the inspection report was not posted in public view anywhere in the facility. Inspection report shall be posted in public view.
511-6-1.02(1)(d)
15C - nonfood-contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: Observed several areas in need of good cleaning (fryer, flour container, underside of and back side of fryer (back of fryer equipment actually hanging loose). These areas shall be kept clean to sight and touch.
511-6-1.05(7)(d)
17B - garbage/refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
Inspector notes: Observed a lot of trash and debris around the outdoor dumpster area. Recommended to manager that she have this area cleaned up to prevent intrusion of rodents and/or insects.
511-6-1.06(5)(q)
17C - physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean
Inspector notes: Observed holes in walls, walk-in cooler gaskets damaged, holes in walk-in cooler door, and floor coving in need of repair around walk-in cooler door. These areas shall be repaired and kept in good condition.
511-6-1.07(2)(a)
64
Apr 3, 2024
Routine
1 major violation. 4 minor violations. 1 corrected on site.
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6-2 - proper date marking and disposition
(corrected on site)
Inspector notes: Observed a metal container of macaroni and cheese in the walk-in cooler not date marked. Once prepared and placed in cooler, food shall be marked with a discard date of 7 days from time placed in cooler/refrigerator. Discussed proper date marking with PIC (Keneshia Thomas).
511-6-1.04(6)(g)
10D - food properly labeled; original container
Inspector notes: Observed containers of mayonaisse and tartar sauce not labeled with common name. Any container of food not easily identifiable shall be labeled with the common name of the food on container.
511-6-1.04(4)(d)
13A - posted: permit/inspection/choking poster/handwashing
Inspector notes: Observed that the last inspection report and CFSM certificates were not posted in public view. These shall be posted in public view (drive thru window and front food service).
511-6-1.02(1)(d)
15A - food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, and used
Inspector notes: Observed bad gasket on walk-in cooler door and holes on the inside and outside of door. Equipment shall be designed and constructed to be durable and to retain characteristic qualities under normal use conditions.
511-6-1.05(2)(a)
17C - physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean
Inspector notes: Observed badly soiled floors in the walk-in cooler (condensation dripping onto the floor)and holes in the wall and floor coving going into the back kitchen area.
511-6-1.07(2)(a)
74
Feb 26, 2024
Routine
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 5 minor violations.
View 7 violations
6-1A - proper cold holding temperatures
Inspector notes: Observed a pan of raw spicy chicken and a pan of raw chicken at 47 degrees fahrenheit and also observed packaged cut lettuce at 48 degrees fahrenheit in the walk-in cooler. Observed same issue on the previous inspection and discussed with owners. Discussed with owners that issue is probably due to damaged door and damaged gaskets and I asked them to please give me a date these issues can be resolved and I will recheck at that time. I did observe other boxes of chicken at 41 degrees fahrenheit. PIC discarded all chicken and lettuce that was out of proper temperature.
511-6-1.04(6)(f)
4-2B - food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
Inspector notes: Observed grease buildup on the inside of the chicken warmer and black mold and calcium deposit inside the ice machine. Equipment food-contact surfaces shall be clean to sight and touch and shall be kept free of accumulations of food debris, grease accumulations and mold/mildew. Discussed all of these with employees and with PIC.
511-6-1.05(7)(a)
4-2A - food stored covered
Inspector notes: Observed spicy chicken and other raw chicken both uncovered in the walk-in cooler. All food shall be stored covered to protect from contamination. Discussed with Jamie Lovejoy, employee, and Keneshia Thomas, PIC.
511-6-1.04(4)(c)
10D - food properly labeled; original container
Inspector notes: Observed containers of mayonnaise and tartar sauce not labeled with common name. Any container of food not easily identifiable shall be labeled with common name of food on the outside of container.
511-6-1.04(4)(d)
12A - contamination prevented during food preparation, storage, display
Inspector notes: Observed a box of raw chicken stored on the floor of the walk-in cooler next to the shelving rack holding the raw spicy chicken. Food shall be stored 6 inches off the floor.
511-6-1.04(4)(q)
15A - food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, and used
Inspector notes: Observed bad gasket on walk-in cooler door and holes in door material on the inside and outside. Also observed door will not close completely, leaving an air gap. Equipment shall be designed and constructed to be durable and to retain their characteristic qualities under normal use conditions.
511-6-1.05(2)(a)
17C - physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean
Inspector notes: Observed badly soiled floors in walk-in cooler and under the fryer area in the main kitchen, 3 ceiling tiles missing in back over the 3 compartment sink and the same holes in the wall and floor coving going into the back kitchen area. Employee and PIC both stated they will discuss with the owners.
511-6-1.07(2)(a)
61
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Church's Chicken last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Church's Chicken on file is from Feb 24, 2026. The public record contains seven inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Church's Chicken?
Across the inspection record, “physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean” has been cited six times, more than any other issue at Church's Chicken.
How does Church's Chicken compare to other restaurants in Thomasville?
Church's Chicken most recently scored 95 out of 100, which is about the same as the Thomasville average of 98.
Has Church's Chicken's inspection record improved over time?
Yes. Recent inspections at Church's Chicken have averaged around four violations per visit, down from roughly six earlier in the record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at Church's Chicken 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 Church's Chicken inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Church's Chicken is inspected around four times per year on average.
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