El Don Tequilas
Last inspected: Aug 20, 2025
64
Score
The health department has logged three inspections at El Don Tequilas, the earliest from 2024. El Don Tequilas was last inspected on Aug 20, 2025. The medium risk tier sits in the middle: not spotless, but not alarming either.
The trend has been favorable: violation counts have eased from around six violations to closer to four violations per visit over the last few inspections.
“Proper cold holding temperatures” comes up most often, recorded three times in the inspection record.
El Don Tequilas' latest score of 64 falls below the Douglasville average of 86. The inspection history reads as standard for a restaurant of this size.
3
Inspections
1
Critical latest
3
Major latest
0
Minor latest
Inspection History
Aug 20, 2025
Routine
1 critical violation. 3 major violations. 3 corrected on site.
View 4 violations
6-1A - proper cold holding temperatures
(corrected on site)
Inspector notes: Observed the following cold holding above 41 degrees F: queso, salsa, beans, beef and raw steak in reach in cooler of main kitchen; beans, sauced beef, burrito sauce and ground beef in walk in cooler of main kitchen. CA: TCS food mut be cold held at 41 degrees F or below. COS:PIC discarded foods
511-6-1.04(6)(f)
2-2A - management knowledge, responsibilities, reporting
Inspector notes: The PIC could not provide documentation or otherwise satisfactorily demonstrate during the inspection, that all food employees and conditional employees are informed of their responsibility to report to management information about their health and activities as it relates to diseases that are transmissible through food. CA: The PIC must provide documentation or otherwise satisfactorily demonstrate during the inspection, that all food employees and conditional employees are informed of their responsibility to report to management information about their health and activities as it relates to diseases that are transmissible through food. Must be corrected in 10 days
511-6-1.03(4)(a)(b)(c)(e)(f)
4-2B - food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
(corrected on site)
Inspector notes: Observed an accumulation of excess black residue in the following: inside ice machine on walls and lid in main kitchen; inside ice bin on lid and ceiling. CA: Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. COS: Employee cleaned ice machine and ice bin
511-6-1.05(7)(a)
4-2B - food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
(corrected on site)
Inspector notes: Observed dishes being washed in dishmachine in a sanitizer concentration of 0ppm. CA: Food contact surfaces must be sanitized properly. COS:PIC switched out chlorine container for a new container. Dishmachine at ppm
511-6-1.05(6)(n)
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Sep 6, 2024
Followup
2 major violations. 2 minor violations.
View 4 violations
4-2B - food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
Inspector notes: Observed ice machine in main kitchen and ice bin and soda nozzles in hostess area, ice bin and soda gun in bar area with accumulation of excess black residue. CA: Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. COS: PIC cleaned soda gun, stopped service of ice machine and bins and sent employee to get clean ice
511-6-1.05(7)(a)
4-2B - food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
Inspector notes: Observed dish machine in main kitchen not at proper minimum strength. 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)
511-6-1.05(6)(n)
18 - insects, rodents, and animals not present
Inspector notes: Observed back door in dish machine area with gaps between door and floor. CA: Outer openings of a food service establishment shall be protected against the entry of insects and rodents
511-6-1.07(2)(m)
18 - insects, rodents, and animals not present
Inspector notes: Observed small flying insects in walk in cooler on fruits and vegetables. CA: The presence of insects, rodents, and other pests shall be controlled to minimize their presence on the premises
511-6-1.07(5)(k)
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Jul 25, 2024
Routine
2 critical violations. 3 major violations. 3 minor violations. 3 corrected on site.
View 8 violations
6-1B - proper hot holding temperatures
(corrected on site)
Inspector notes: Observed beans, queso, salsa, and chicken not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above in steam table. CA: TCS food hot held shall be maintained at 135°F (57°C) or above COS:PIC reheated
511-6-1.04(6)(f)
6-1A - proper cold holding temperatures
(corrected on site)
Inspector notes: Observed 2 containers of cheese in reach in cooler; salsa, soup, pork, chicken and 2 containers of beans in walk in cooler cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. CA: TCS food held cold shall be maintained at 41°F (5°C) or below. COS:PIC moved foods
511-6-1.04(6)(f)
2-2D - adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible
Inspector notes: Observed no paper towels at hand washing sink in main kitchen. Observed no soap at hand sink in hostess area CA: Each handwashing sink or group of adjacent handwashing sinks shall be provided with hand cleaning liquid, powder, or bar soap and with disposable towels, a continuous towel system that supplies clean towels, a heated-air hand drying device a hand drying device that delivers high velocity, pressurized air.
511-6-1.07(3)(a)
4-2B - food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
Inspector notes: Observed ice machine in main kitchen and ice bin and soda nozzeles in hostess area with accumulation of excessive black mold. CA: Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch.
511-6-1.05(7)(a)
6-2 - proper date marking and disposition
Inspector notes: Observed shrimp, salsa, 2 containers of beef and chicken in reach in cooler; salsa, 3 soups, 2 chicken containers, enchilada sauce, burrito sauce and other RTE TCS foods stored in walk in cooler and reach in cooler (PIC stated prepared yesterday at 10am) without date marking. CA: refrigerated, ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared and held in a food establishment for more than 24 hours shall be clearly marked to indicate the date or day by which the food shall be consumed on the premises, sold, or discarded, when held at a temperature of 41°F (5°C) or below for a maximum of 7 days. The day of preparation shall be counted as Day 1.
511-6-1.04(6)(g)
18 - insects, rodents, and animals not present
Inspector notes: Observed live roach on prep table, observed live fly on steam table lid and observed several live ants on floor at dish area entrance in main kitchen. CA: The presence of insects, rodents, and other pests shall be controlled to minimize their presence on the premises
511-6-1.07(5)(k)
4-2A - food stored covered
(corrected on site)
Inspector notes: Observed 2 containers of beef, steak, shrimp, 3 containers of salsa uncovered in reach in cooler of main kitchen. CA: Foods must be stored covered COS:PIC covered.
511-6-1.04(4)(c)
13A - posted: permit/inspection/choking poster/handwashing
Inspector notes: Observed facility displaying inspection report from 2018; the most current inspection report is not displayed. CA: The most current inspection report must be displayed in public view, within 15 feet of the front or primary public door and between five feet and seven feet from the floor or in an area where it can be read at a distance of one foot away.
511-6-1.02(1)(d)
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was El Don Tequilas last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at El Don Tequilas on file is from Aug 20, 2025. The public record contains three inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at El Don Tequilas?
Across the inspection record, “proper cold holding temperatures” has been cited three times, more than any other issue at El Don Tequilas.
How does El Don Tequilas compare to other restaurants in Douglasville?
El Don Tequilas most recently scored 64 out of 100, which is lower than the Douglasville average of 86.
Has El Don Tequilas' inspection record improved over time?
Yes. Recent inspections at El Don Tequilas have averaged around four violations per visit, down from roughly six earlier in the record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at El Don Tequilas means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.
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