Santa Maria Mexican Restaurant

410 Vision Dr Unit L, Cumming, GA 30040

Mexican / Latin

License: Food Service

Last inspected: Aug 1, 2025

Score

Medium Risk

There aren't many inspections to draw from yet: just two so far. On Aug 1, 2025, the health department conducted the most recent visit. Medium risk typically reflects a handful of issues that inspectors wrote up but didn't deem critical.

Things have been moving the wrong way, with the rolling count rising from around zero violations to closer to six violations per visit.

Restaurants in Cumming average 91, so Santa Maria Mexican Restaurant trails the local norm. The inspection history reads as standard for a restaurant of this size.

Inspections

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Inspection History

Aug 1, 2025

Routine

3 major violations. 3 minor violations. 3 corrected on site.

View 6 violations

4-2B - food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized (corrected on site)

Inspector notes: Inspector observed container of tomato soup with a "BBQ" label and other utensils stored as clean with labels. Corrective action: Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. COS - PIC discarded.

511-6-1.05(7)(a)

4-2B - food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized (corrected on site)

Inspector notes: Inspector observed mold-like growth on the soda nozzles at the servers station, bar soda guns, and Pina Colada dispenser; dining tables sanitized with a single sanitizer bucket. Corrective action: Beverage dispensing nozzles shall be cleaned at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil or mold. COS - PIC pulled nozzles for re-wash and switched to 2 sani bucket method.

511-6-1.05(7)(b)

6-2 - proper date marking and disposition (corrected on site)

Inspector notes: Inspector observed a multitude of TCS foods in the walk-in cooler date marked longer than 7 days. Corrective action: Date marking must be for 7 days maximum, including prep day as day 1. COS - PIC relabeled with correct dates.

511-6-1.04(6)(g)

14B - utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried, handled

Inspector notes: Inspector observed clean linens, aprons, wiping cloths, and paper towels stored in an unapproved location (stored outside main kitchen's rear door leading to exterior). Corrective action: Cleaned and sanitized equipment, utensils, laundered linens, and single-service and single-use articles may not be stored in or under any source of contamination.

511-6-1.05(10)(f)

14B - utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried, handled

Inspector notes: Inspector observed pre-set glasses on dining tables not stored inverted, glasses at server's soda station not stored inverted, and utensils wet stacked as clean. Corrective action: Store glasses inverted to prevent contamination and store clean utensils in a self-draining position; completely air-dry utensils before stacking as clean.

511-6-1.05(10)(e)

15A - food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, and used

Inspector notes: Inspector observed a chipped knife blade stored on a prep-top cutting board and a melted cutting board stored at the range. Corrective action: Equipment shall me maintained in good repair.

511-6-1.05(6)(q)

Jun 28, 2024

Initial

No violations found.

100

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Santa Maria Mexican Restaurant last inspected?

The most recent health inspection at Santa Maria Mexican Restaurant on file is from Aug 1, 2025. The public record contains two inspections in total.

How does Santa Maria Mexican Restaurant compare to other restaurants in Cumming?

Santa Maria Mexican Restaurant most recently scored 64 out of 100, which is lower than the Cumming average of 91.

Has Santa Maria Mexican Restaurant's inspection record improved over time?

No. Recent inspections at Santa Maria Mexican Restaurant have averaged around six violations per visit, up from roughly zero earlier in the record.

What does a medium risk rating mean?

A medium risk rating at Santa Maria Mexican Restaurant 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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