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TEXAS ROADHOUSE RESTAURANT
882 COBB PLACE BLVD NW , KENNESAW, GA 30144 · Health inspection record from Georgia Department of Public Health
Most recent inspection (May 8, 2026): Inspectors recorded 8 violations, 5 of them critical, involving food storage, cleaning & sanitizing and handwashing & hygiene.
Inspection history
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B80May 8, 20268 violations
Inspectors recorded 8 violations, 5 of them critical, involving food storage, cleaning & sanitizing and handwashing & hygiene.
OBSERVED RAW CHICKEN TENDERS STORED BEHIND RAW BEEF IN COOLER DRAWERS IN FRY STATION AREA. OBSERVED RAW CHICKEN BREAST BEHIND RAW SHRIMP & SHRIMP BATTER IN COOLER DRAWER IN FRY STATION AREA. C/A: RAW ANIMAL PROTEINS SHALL BE STORED ACCORDING TO MINIMUM REQUIRED COOK TEMPERATURES COS: FOOD WAS REARRANGED & CHICKEN WAS PLACE IN THE FRONT OF THE DRAWERS.
−9 points · Cited as “511-6-1.04(4)(c)1(i)(ii)(iii)(v)(vi)(vii)(viii) - packaged & unpackaged food separation, packaging, and segregation (p, c)”OBSERVED MECHANICAL WAREWASHING MACHINE (HIGH TEMP SANITIZING) WHILE IN USE, NOT REACHING +165F TO PROPERLY SANITIZE EQUIPMENT C/A: IN A MECHANICAL OPERATION, THE TEMPERATURE OF THE FRESH WATER SANITIZING RINSE AS IT ENTERS THE MANIFOLD MAY NOT BE MORE THAN 194F OR LESS THAN, FOR A STATIONARY RACK, SINGLE TEMPERATURE MACHINE, 165F COS: MECHANICAL DISH MACHINE WASHER FIXED & EQUIPMENT WAS REWASHED AND SANITIZED.
−4 points · Cited as “511-6-1.05(6)(l) - mechanical warewashing, hot water sanitization temperatures(p)”OBSERVED NO HAND DRYING PROVISIONS AT HAND SINKS IN MAIN KITCHEN NEAR GRILL PREP AREA, ON SERVER LINE & IN BAR AREA C/A: THERE SHALL BE HAND DRYING PROVISIONS AVAILABLE AT ALL HAND SINKS IN A FOOD SERVICE FACILITY COS: PAPER TOWELS PROVIDED AT ALL HAND SINKS.
−4 points · Cited as “511-6-1.07(3)(b) - hand drying provision (pf)”OBSERVED HAND SINK IN MAIN KITCHEN NEAR GRILL PREP AREA BLOCKED BY A BOX, A BUCKET & TRASH CAN C/A: A HAND SINK SHALL ALWAYS BE ACCESSIBLE FOR USE BY EMPLOYEES COS: ALL ITEMS WERE REMOVED FROM BLOCKING THE HAND SINK.
−4 points · Cited as “511-6-1.06(2)(o) - using a handwashing sink- operation & maintenance (pf)”OBSERVED MULTIPLE PANS, METAL CONTAINERS, PLATES, UTENSILS IN MAIN KITCHEN ON SHELVES STORED AS CLEAN AND READY TO USE SOILED WITH OLD FOOD DEBRIS ON FOOD CONTACT SURFACES C/A: FOOD CONTACT SURFACES SHALL BE CLEAN TO SIGHT AND TOUCH COS: ALL EQUIPMENTPLACED BACK IN WAREWASHING TO BE CLEANED & SANITIZED.
−4 points · Cited as “511-6-1.05(7)(a)1 - equipment, food-contact surfaces,& utensils (pf)”OBSERVED EMPLOYEE STARBUCKS CUP STORED IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH CONDIMENTS FOR CUSTOMER USE ON SHELF IN BAR AREA. OBSERVED EMPLOYEE CUP WITH LID & STRAW STORED ON PREP TABLE AMONGST SEVERAL FOOD ITEMS FOR CUSTOMER CONSUMPTION, NOT DESIGNATED FOR EMPLOYEE USE C/A: EMPLOYEES SHALL CONSUME FOOD ONLY IN APPROVED DESIGNATED AREAS SEPARATE FROM FOOD PREP & SERVING AREAS, EQUIPMENT OR UTENSIL AREAS & FOOD STORAGE AREAS COS: DRINKS REMOVED & DISCARDED.
−4 points · Cited as “511-6-1.03(5)(k)1&2 - eating, drinking, or using tobacco (c)”OBSERVED SNAKE BITES & CUT READY TO EAT CELERY STORED UNCOVEREED IN PREP TOP COOLER #2 IN MAIN KITCHEN. OBSERVED A PLATE OF CAKE STORED UNCOVERED IN PREP TOP COOLER #2 IN MAIN KITCHEN. OBSERVED CONTAINER OF CUT LIMES, (CUT) LEMONS AND WASHED READY TO EAT JALAPENOS STORED UNCOVERED IN COOLER IN BAR AREA. OBSERVED CONTAINER OF (RTE) LIMES & LEMONS AND A CONTAINER OF (RTE) LIMES, LEMONS, CHERRIES, STRAWBERRIES & ORANGES STORED UNCOVERED ON COUNTER IN BAR AREA. ALL FOOD ITEMS WERE NOT IN USE. OBSERVED ICE BIN IN BAR AREA STORED UNCOVERED LEAVING ICE EXPOSEDTO CONTAMINATION IN BAR AREA C/A: FOOD SHALL BE STORED COVERED & PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION COS: ALL FOOD COVERED & PROTECTED.
−4 points · Cited as “511-6-1.04(4)(c)1(iv) - packaged & unpackaged food, food stored covered(c)”OBSERVED EMPLOYEE, WHILE PREPPING DOUGH FOR ROLLS, PLACE THE BUCKETS OF DOUGH ON THE FLOOR C/A: DURING PREPARATION, UNPACKAGED FOOD SHALL BE PROTECTED FROM ENVIRONMENTAL SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION COS: BUCKETS WERE PLACED ON LOW SHELF IN BREAD AREA.
−3 points · Cited as “511-6-1.04(4)(t) - food preparation (c)”A91June 13, 20252 violations
Inspectors recorded 2 violations, 2 of them critical, involving temperature control.
Observed multiple cold TCS food throughout the main kitchen/server galley area distinguished by an asterisk (*) held above 41F. C/A: cold time/temperature control for safety (TCS)food shall be maintained at 41°F (5°C) or below COS: items in cold holding units on the line placed back in walk-in cooler to cool to 41F, per PIC items are placed in the cooler drawers at 11am. Items in the ice bath on the server galley area discarded. Seasoned rice in walk-in cooler discarded.
−9 points · Cited as “511-6-1.04(6)(f) - time/temperature control for safety; cold holding (p)”Observed hot tcs foods distinguished with two asterisks (**) holding below 135F C/A: hot time/temperature control for safety food shall be maintained at 135°F or above COS: items discarded, they hand been in holding cabinet overnight.
−9 points · Cited as “511-6-1.04(6)(f) - time/temperature control for safety; hot holding (p)”A100April 8, 2025No violations recorded
No individual violations are recorded for this inspection in the published data.
Georgia scores on a 100-point scale: A 90–100, B 80–89, C 70–79, U below 70.
Source
Published by the Georgia Department of Public Health · permit FSP-033-006384. Verify this record at ga.healthinspections.us. Georgia’s inspection records are published by county health district, not from a single statewide portal.