BUILD YO POKE received a score of 85 and a grade of B during a Georgia Department of Public Health inspection conducted November 2, 2026. The score reflects conditions observed during that inspection.
Inspection details
Establishment: BUILD YO POKE
Location: 2816 WASHINGTON RD STE 101 AUGUSTA, GA 30909, Richmond County
Inspection date: November 2, 2026
Inspection purpose: Routine
Score and grade: 85/B
Inspector: PAIGE PHILLIPS
Permit number: FSP-121-001658
Inspection findings
2-2A – management knowledge, responsibilities, reporting
Rule citation: 511-6-1.03(4)(a)(b)(c)(e)(f) – responsibility of permit holder, pic, and conditional employees (p), (pf)
Official point value: 4
Corrected during inspection: No
Repeat violation: No
Inspector notes and corrective action: Observed no employee health reporting agreements. C/a: Obtain DPH health reporting agreements and have all employees sign. Keep accessible.
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 green/brown sludge dripping from ice dispenser on fountain drink machine. C/a: Clean food contact surfaces regularly.
10D – food properly labeled; original container
Rule citation: 511-6-1.04(4)(d) – food storage containers identified with common name of food (c)
Official point value: 3
Corrected during inspection: No
Repeat violation: No
Inspector notes and corrective action: Observed sugar stored in bulk container with no labeling in back prep area. C/a: Label all food stored outside its original packaging with a common name label.
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: No
Repeat violation: No
Inspector notes and corrective action: Observed four containers of soy sauce stored on floor under prep table. C/a: Store all food at least 6″ off the ground.
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 employee wearing watch while preparing food. C/a: Refrain from jewelry on the hands/wrists outside of a plain band ring during food preparation.
15B – warewashing facilities: installed, maintained, used; test strips
Rule citation: 511-6-1.05(3)(h),(i),(j) – temperature measuring device, manual warewashing; sanitizing solutions, testing device (pf)
Official point value: 1
Corrected during inspection: No
Repeat violation: No
Inspector notes and corrective action: Observed several sanitizer buckets with no sanitizer reading. Observed expired test strips (exp. 2024). C/a: Make all sanitizer buckets with correct water and sanitizer concentration so they are effective. Obtain new test strips.
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.
Victoria Sterling
News Now Georgia
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