Freshest Salad Bar

5829 Campbellton Rd Ste 115, Atlanta, GA 30331
Vegetarian
License: Food Service
Last inspected: Dec 16, 2025
74
Score
Medium Risk

Freshest Salad Bar appears in inspection records three times, starting in 2024. The most recent visit was on Dec 16, 2025. When a facility lands in medium risk territory, it usually means a mixed inspection result.

Inspection results have stayed in a similar range over the last few visits, averaging around four violations each.

“Food-contact surfaces” accounts for the largest share of issues, appearing two times across the record.

The city-wide average sits at 90, which Freshest Salad Bar's 74 doesn't quite reach. On the whole, the file is mixed but not concerning.

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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 16, 2025
Routine
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 1 minor violation. 1 corrected on site.
View 3 violations
10D - food properly labeled; original container (corrected on site)
Inspector notes: Observed expired milk dated 12/13/25 in reach in cooler. 511-6-1.04(8)(b) - Expired Foods (P) (b) Expired Foods. Prepackaged sandwiches, eggs, infant formula, shucked oysters, milk, and time/temperature control safety foods that are labeled as “keep refrigerated” and that are for sale or service to the consumer or used as an ingredient in other foods shall be immediately discarded and shall not be sold, served, or used after the manufacturer’s expiration date or the sell-by date. PIC discarded.
511-6-1.04(8)(b)
4-2B - food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
Inspector notes: Observed employee prepping food on won out and heavily stained cutting board. 511-6-1.05(7)(a)1 - Equipment, Food-Contact Surfaces,& Utensils (Pf) (7) Cleaning of Equipment and Utensils. (a) Equipment, Food-Contact Surfaces, and Utensils. 1. Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. PIC instructed to replace cutting board.
511-6-1.05(7)(a)
17D - adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
Inspector notes: Observed kitchen hood with accumulation of heavy grease. 511-6-1.05(3)(d) - Ventilation Hood System, Adequacy, adequate to prevent grease & condensation build-up (C) (d) Ventilation Hood Systems, Adequacy. Ventilation hood systems and devices shall be sufficient in number and capacity to prevent grease or condensation from collecting on walls and ceilings. PIC instructed to clean with 3 days.
511-6-1.05(3)(d)
74
Apr 24, 2025
Routine
6 minor violations. 4 corrected on site.
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10D - food properly labeled; original container (corrected on site)
Inspector notes: Food items in storage containers were not identified with the common name of the food item .
511-6-1.04(4)(d)
12B - personal cleanliness
Inspector notes: Observed employee with ineffective hair restraint.
511-6-1.03(5)(j)
12C - wiping cloths: properly used and stored (corrected on site)
Inspector notes: Observed several wet wiping on front service line and inside kitchen on prep tables, cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Food Safety Manager prepared a sanitizing bucket and placed wet cloths in the bucket.
511-6-1.04(4)(m)
14A - in-use utensils: properly stored (corrected on site)
Inspector notes: Observed rice scoop In-use utensil in nonpotentially hazardous food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Employee removed the spoon from inside of rice cooker.
511-6-1.04(4)(k)
15C - nonfood-contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: Observed grease buildup on Hood not cleaned to bare metal prior to surfaces becoming heavily contaminated with grease or oily sludge.
511-6-1.05(7)(d)
15C - nonfood-contact surfaces clean (corrected on site)
Inspector notes: Observed food buildup on Reach-in cooler door handles (two door coolers) not cleaned to prevent accumulation of soil residue.
511-6-1.05(7)(d)
74
Mar 13, 2024
Routine
2 minor violations.
View 2 violations
12C - wiping cloths: properly used and stored
Inspector notes: Observed several wiping cloths sitting on the counter in the main kitchen. CA: wiping cloths shall be stored in chemical sanitizer solution when not in use. 2. Cloths in-use for wiping counters and other equipment surfaces shall be: (i) Held between uses in a chemical sanitizer solution at a concentration specified under DPH Rule 511-6-1-.05(6)(n); and (ii) Laundered daily. 3. Cloths in-use for wiping surfaces in contact with raw animal foods shall be kept separate from cloths used for other purposes. 4. Dry wiping cloths and the chemical sanitizing solutions in which wet wiping cloths are held between uses shall be free of food debris and visible soil. 5. Containers of chemical sanitizing solutions in which wet wiping cloths are held between uses shall be stored off the floor and used...
511-6-1.04(4)(m)
15C - nonfood-contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: Observed outside of equipment with debris around opening handles. Observed debris at the bottom of equipment. CA: all nonfood contact surfaces shall be free of accumulation of debris.
511-6-1.05(7)(a)
90

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Freshest Salad Bar last inspected?

The most recent health inspection at Freshest Salad Bar on file is from Dec 16, 2025. The public record contains three inspections in total.

What is the most common violation at Freshest Salad Bar?

Across the inspection record, “food-contact surfaces” has been cited two times, more than any other issue at Freshest Salad Bar.

How does Freshest Salad Bar compare to other restaurants in Atlanta?

Freshest Salad Bar most recently scored 74 out of 100, which is lower than the Atlanta average of 90.

Has Freshest Salad Bar's inspection record improved over time?

Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at Freshest Salad Bar have averaged around four violations per visit across the recent record.

What does a medium risk rating mean?

A medium risk rating at Freshest Salad Bar means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.

How often is Freshest Salad Bar inspected?

Based on the inspection history on file, Freshest Salad Bar is inspected around two times per year on average.