Starbucks Coffee #11873

2580 Windy Hill Rd Se Ste 100, Marietta, GA 30067
Café / Breakfast
License: Food Service
Last inspected: Dec 12, 2025
74
Score
Medium Risk

The inspection history at Starbucks Coffee #11873 is still short, with only two visits logged. The most recent visit was on Dec 12, 2025. Medium risk typically reflects a handful of issues that inspectors wrote up but didn't deem critical.

Things are looking better lately, with recent visits averaging around three violations compared to roughly eight violations earlier on.

When inspectors have written things up, “management knowledge, responsibilities, reporting” has been the most frequent reason, cited two times.

Restaurants in Marietta average 87, so Starbucks Coffee #11873 trails the local norm. 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 12, 2025
Routine
3 major violations.
View 3 violations
2-2A - management knowledge, responsibilities, reporting
Inspector notes: PIC unable to provide in a verifiable manner that food employees were informed of their responsibility to report information about their health and activities as they relate to diseases that are transmissible through food. PIC unable to locate employee health policy. C/A: Food employees and conditional employees are informed in a verifiable manner of their responsibility to report in accordance with the Chapter, to the person in charge, information about their health and activities as they relate to diseases that are transmissible through food;
511-6-1.03(2)(o)
2-2E - response procedures for vomiting & diarrheal events
Inspector notes: PIC unable to provide procedure or disinfectant for vomit and fecal clean up procedures. C/A: A food establishment shall have written procedures for employees to follow and an EPA registered disinfectant effective against Norovirus available on-site at the food service establishment when responding to vomiting or diarrheal events that involve the discharge of vomitus or fecal matter onto surfaces in the food service establishment. The procedures shall address the specific actions employees must take to minimize the spread of contamination and the exposure of employees, consumers, food, and surfaces to vomitus or fecal matter
511-6-1.03(6)
15B - warewashing facilities: installed, maintained, used; test strips
Inspector notes: Did not observe temperature measuring device or other testing device in facility for employees to test high temp dishwasher. CA: In hot water mechanical warewashing operations, an irreversible registering temperature indicator shall be provided and readily accessible for measuring the utensil surface temperature.
511-6-1.05(3)(h)
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Feb 6, 2024
Routine
6 major violations. 2 minor violations. 3 corrected on site.
View 8 violations
2-2A - management knowledge, responsibilities, reporting
Inspector notes: PIC UNABLE TO PROVIDE IN A VERIFIABLE MANNER THAT ALL EMPLOYEES ARE AWARE OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES TO REPORT THEIR HEALTH TO THE PIC AS IT RELATES TO DISEASE THAT IS TRANSMISSIBLE VIA FOOD C/A: The permit holder shall require food employees and conditional employees to report to the CFSM and person in charge, information about their health and activities as they relate to diseases that are transmissible through food.
511-6-1.03(2)(o)
2-2A - management knowledge, responsibilities, reporting (corrected on site)
Inspector notes: PIC UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE 5 REPORTABLE SYMPTOMS AND 6 REPORTABLE ILLNESSES THAT EMPLOYEES MUST REPORT IF THEY ARE EXPERIENCING THEM AND/OR DIAGNOSED WITH C/A: PIC SHALL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE 5 REPORTABLE SYMPTOMS AND 6 REPORTABLE ILLNESSES THAT EMPLOYEES MUST REPORT TO MANAGEMENT IF THEY ARE EXPERIENCING THE SYMPTOMS AND/OR DIAGNOSED WITH THOSE ILLNESSES COS: EHS INFORMED PIC OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE 5 REPORTABLE SYMPTOMS AND 6 REPORTABLE ILLNESSES THAT EMPLOYEES MUST REPORT TO MANAGEMENT
511-6-1.03(1)(c)
2-2A - management knowledge, responsibilities, reporting (corrected on site)
Inspector notes: PIC UNAWARE OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO REPORT TO THE LOCAL HEALTH AUTHORITY IF AN EMPLOYEE IS JAUNDICED AND/OR DIAGNOSED WITH ONE OR MORE OF THE REPORTABLE ILLNESSES C/A: The CFSM or person in charge shall notify the Health Authority when a food employee is: 1. Jaundiced or 2. Diagnosed with an illness due to Norovirus, Hepatitis A virus, Shigella spp., Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli, or Salmonella Typhi. COS: EHS INFORMED PIC OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO REPORT TO THE LOCAL HEALTH AUTHORITY IF AN EMPLOYEE IS JAUNDICED AND/OR DIAGNOSED WITH ONE OR MORE OF THE REPORTABLE ILLNESSES
511-6-1.03(4)(a)(b)(c)(e)(f)
2-2D - adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible
Inspector notes: OBSERVED HAND SINK IN MAIN KITCHEN REACHING A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 67.5F. OBSERVED HAND SINK IN FRONT FOOD SERVICE REACHING A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 63.5F. C/A: ALL HAND SINKS SHALL REACH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AT LEAST 100F PIC STATED A WORK ORDER HAS BEEN PLACED FOR THE WATER, EHS WILL FOLLOW-UP WITHIN 72HRS WITH FACILITY
511-6-1.06(2)(c)
2-2E - response procedures for vomiting & diarrheal events
Inspector notes: NO DISINFECTANT OBSERVED FOR EMPLOYEES TO USE WHEN IMPLEMENTING PROCEDURES FOR THE CLEAN UP AND DISPOSAL OF VOMIT/FECAL INCIDENTS C/A: A FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT SHALL MAINTAIN A PROPER DISINFECTANT ONSITE FOR THE CLEANING AND DISINFECTING OF SURFACES IN THE EVENT OF A VOMIT/FECAL INCIDENT PIC WILL OBTAIN AND PROVIDE PROOF OF PROPER DISINFECTANT FOR THE CLEAN UP AND DISPOSAL OF VOMIT/FECAL INCIDENTS BY 2/9/2024
511-6-1.03(6)
4-2B - food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
Inspector notes: OBSERVED DEBRIS BUILD UP IN COFFEE DISPENSERS IN FRONT FOOD SERVICE AREA C/A: FOOD CONTACT SURFACES SHALL BE CLEAN TO SIGHT PIC WILL CLEAN AND SANITIZE COFFEE DISPENSING NOZZLES BY 2/9/2024, EHS WILL CONDUCT INFORMAL INSPECTIONS
511-6-1.05(7)(a)
12C - wiping cloths: properly used and stored (corrected on site)
Inspector notes: OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED IN SANITIZING SOLUTION (QUAT) BELOW 200PPM IN FRONT FOOD SERVICE AREA C/A: WIPING CLOTHS SHALL BE STORED IN SANITIZER SOLUTION MAINTAINED AT THE PROPER CONCENTRATION (QUAT; 200PPM-400PPM) COS: SANITIZING BUCKETS RE-MADE
511-6-1.04(4)(m)
15A - food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, and used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED GASKETS ON AT LEAST 2 COOLERS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY TO KEEP DOORS CLOSED AND THE PROPER AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF TCS FOODS C/A: Equipment components such as doors, seals, hinges, fasteners, and kick plates shall be kept intact, tight, and adjusted in accordance with manufacturer's specifications.
511-6-1.05(6)(a)
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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Starbucks Coffee #11873 last inspected?

The most recent health inspection at Starbucks Coffee #11873 on file is from Dec 12, 2025. The public record contains two inspections in total.

What is the most common violation at Starbucks Coffee #11873?

Across the inspection record, “management knowledge, responsibilities, reporting” has been cited two times, more than any other issue at Starbucks Coffee #11873.

How does Starbucks Coffee #11873 compare to other restaurants in Marietta?

Starbucks Coffee #11873 most recently scored 74 out of 100, which is lower than the Marietta average of 87.

Has Starbucks Coffee #11873's inspection record improved over time?

Yes. Recent inspections at Starbucks Coffee #11873 have averaged around three violations per visit, down from roughly eight earlier in the record.

What does a medium risk rating mean?

A medium risk rating at Starbucks Coffee #11873 means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.