The Sated Spoon Provisions received a score of 87 and a grade of B during a Georgia Department of Public Health inspection conducted November 5, 2026. The score reflects conditions observed during that inspection.
Inspection details
Establishment: The Sated Spoon Provisions
Location: 169 COMMERCIAL DR RINCON, GA 31326, Effingham County
Inspection date: November 5, 2026
Inspection purpose: Routine
Score and grade: 87/B
Inspector: Jermell Reedy
Permit number: FSP-051-000364
Inspection findings
4-2B – food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
Rule citation: 511-6-1.05(7)(b) – food contact surfaces and utensils – cleaning frequency (p, c)
Official point value: 4
Corrected during inspection: No
Repeat violation: No
Inspector notes and corrective action: Observed heavy “mold like” build up on the baffle of the ice machine.
4-2B – food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
Rule citation: 511-6-1.05(7)(b) – food contact surfaces and utensils – cleaning frequency (p, c)
Official point value: 4
Corrected during inspection: Yes
Repeat violation: No
Inspector notes and corrective action: Observed heavy food and paper debris build up on the can opener blade. CA: Blade was placed at the dish sink to be washed, rinsed and sanitized.
4-2B – food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
Rule citation: 511-6-1.05(7)(b) – food contact surfaces and utensils – cleaning frequency (p, c)
Official point value: 4
Corrected during inspection: No
Repeat violation: No
Inspector notes and corrective action: Observed heavy food debris on the shelf liners on the dish racks in the kitchen area.
6-2 – proper date marking and disposition
Rule citation: 511-6-1.04(6)(g) – ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food, date marking (pf)
Official point value: 4
Corrected during inspection: Yes
Repeat violation: No
Inspector notes and corrective action: Observed multiple TCS and non-TCS food items, prepped and stored in the facility over 24 hours ago, or removed from their original packaging, stored past their 7-day shelf life: mozzarella cheese dated 10/21/26, parmesan cheese dated 10/21/26. CA: Items were discarded by PIC.
6-2 – proper date marking and disposition
Rule citation: 511-6-1.04(6)(g) – ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food, date marking (pf)
Official point value: 4
Corrected during inspection: Yes
Repeat violation: No
Inspector notes and corrective action: Observed multiple TCS and non-TCS food items, prepped and stored in the facility over 24 hours ago, or removed from their original packaging, not date marked: meats (ham, salami, etc.), mozzarella cheese. CA: Items were either discarded by PIC (if prep date was unknown) or added to the food item.
12A – contamination prevented during food preparation, storage, display
Rule citation: 511-6-1.04(4)(r) – food storage, prohibited areas (c)
Official point value: 3
Corrected during inspection: Yes
Repeat violation: No
Inspector notes and corrective action: Observed employees actively prepping food, placing the food atop a sheet pan, then placing the sheet pan atop a trashcan. CA: Items were moved to a prep counter.
12B – personal cleanliness
Rule citation: 511-6-1.03(5)(g) – jewelry (c)
Official point value: 3
Corrected during inspection: No
Repeat violation: No
Inspector notes and corrective action: Observed an employee actively prepping food with a watch on their wrist.
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: Observed the handle of a scoop stored within sugar in the bulk sugar bin in the hall way. CA: Item was placed with the handle up by PIC.
15A – food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, and used
Rule citation: 511-6-1.05(1)(i) – nonfood-contact surfaces (c)
Official point value: 1
Corrected during inspection: No
Repeat violation: No
Inspector notes and corrective action: Observed aluminum being used as shelf liner on tables/racks in the kitchen area.
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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