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BUFFALO LUKE'S
HIGHLAND CROSSING S , EAST ELLIJAY, GA 30540 · Health inspection record from Georgia Department of Public Health
Most recent inspection (February 20, 2026): no individual violations are recorded in the published data. This restaurant scored as low as 85 on January 21, 2026 — see the full history below.
Inspection history
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A100February 20, 2026No violations recorded
No individual violations are recorded for this inspection in the published data.
B85January 21, 20262 violations
Inspectors recorded 2 violations, 2 of them critical, involving cleaning & sanitizing.
When TPHCS is used time that foods are removed from temperature control must be noted, and foods not held for more than 4 hrs, and then discarded. Observed fully cooked wings that were being held using time in lieu of temperature control which did not have the time that product was removed.
−9 points · Cited as “511-6-1.04(6)(i) - time as a public health control (tphc) (p, pf, c)”Dishes stored as clean shall be clean to sight and touch. Observed dishes that were stored as clean that still had food residue on them. PIC placed dishes in dish pit to wash, rinse, and sanitize.
−4 points · Cited as “511-6-1.05(7)(a)1 - equipment, food-contact surfaces,& utensils (pf)”A91October 20, 20251 violation
Inspectors recorded 1 violation, 1 of them critical, involving food-safety requirements.
When TPHCS is used time that foods are removed from temperature control must be noted, and foods not held for more than 4 hrs, and then discarded. Observed fully cooked wings that were being held using time in lieu of temperature control which did not have the time that product was removed from refrigeration. PIC put proper time on temperature log.
−9 points · Cited as “511-6-1.04(6)(i) - time as a public health control (tphc) (p, pf, c)”A100December 11, 2024No violations recorded
No individual violations are recorded for this inspection in the published data.
A100June 18, 2024No violations recorded
No individual violations are recorded for this inspection in the published data.
A100November 20, 2023No 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-061-000227. Verify this record at ga.healthinspections.us. Georgia’s inspection records are published by county health district, not from a single statewide portal.