El Fogon Katracho received a score of 85 and a grade of B during a Georgia Department of Public Health inspection conducted October 23, 2026. The score reflects conditions observed during that inspection.
Inspection details
Establishment: El Fogon Katracho
Location: 1550 DEAN FOREST RD SAVANNAH, GA 31408, Chatham County
Inspection date: October 23, 2026
Inspection purpose: Routine
Score and grade: 85/B
Inspector: Sherri Drummond
Permit number: FSP-025-005504
Inspection findings
6-1A – proper cold holding temperatures
Rule citation: 511-6-1.04(6)(f) – time/temperature control for safety; cold holding (p)
Official point value: 9
Corrected during inspection: Yes
Repeat violation: Yes
Inspector notes and corrective action: BASE OF OPERATION VIOLATION: Observed food items in the low-boy cooler (raw beef, chicken, and sausage) and prep-top cooler (cabbage, tomatoes, cheese, and pupusa mix) are cold-holding above 41 F. (COS- PIC disposed food items.) RCA: Ensure all TCS food items are cold-holding at 41 F or below at all times.
6-1A – proper cold holding temperatures
Rule citation: 511-6-1.04(6)(f) – time/temperature control for safety; cold holding (p)
Official point value: 9
Corrected during inspection: Yes
Repeat violation: No
Inspector notes and corrective action: BASE OF OPERATION VIOLATION: Observed food items in the low-boy cooler (raw beef, chicken, and sausage) and prep-top cooler (cabbage, tomatoes, cheese, and pupusa mix) are cold-holding above 41 F. (COS- PIC disposed food items.) RCA: Ensure all TCS food items are cold-holding at 41 F or below at all times.
6-1A – proper cold holding temperatures
Rule citation: 511-6-1.04(6)(f) – time/temperature control for safety; cold holding (p)
Official point value: 9
Corrected during inspection: Yes
Repeat violation: No
Inspector notes and corrective action: BASE OF OPERATION VIOLATION: Observed food items in the low-boy cooler (raw beef, chicken, and sausage) and prep-top cooler (cabbage, tomatoes, cheese, and pupusa mix) are cold-holding above 41 F. (COS- PIC disposed food items.) RCA: Ensure all TCS food items are cold-holding at 41 F or below at all times.
12A – contamination prevented during food preparation, storage, display
Rule citation: 511-6-1.04(4)(h) – ice used as exterior coolant, prohibited as an ingredient (p)
Official point value: 3
Corrected during inspection: Yes
Repeat violation: No
Inspector notes and corrective action: BASE OF OPERATION VIOLATION: Observed a personal canned beverage stored in the ice machine with ice being used for drinks. (COS- PIC removed drink and ice from ice machine.) RCA: Ice may not be used as food after it has been used as a medium for cooling the exterior surfaces of food such as melons or fish, packaged foods such as canned beverages, or cooling coils and tubes of equipment.
14A – in-use utensils: properly stored
Rule citation: 511-6-1.04(4)(k) – in-use utensils, between-use storage (c)
Official point value: 1
Corrected during inspection: Yes
Repeat violation: No
Inspector notes and corrective action: BASE OF OPERATION VIOLATION: Observed ice scoop stored in the ice bin with the handle touching the ice at the bar. (COS- PIC removed ice scoops and placed in bowls.) RCA: Storage of In-Use Utensils. During pauses in food preparation or dispensing, food preparation and dispensing utensils shall be stored: In a clean, protected location if the utensils, such as ice scoops, are used only with a food that is not time/temperature control for safety food.
General inspector comments
****NO VIOLATIONS OBSERVED ON THE MOBILE UNIT.****
About the report
The Georgia Department of Public Health report documents conditions observed during this inspection. The score should not be interpreted as a guarantee of conditions before or after the inspection.
Yolonda Harris
News Now Georgia
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