CROOKED TREE CAFE received a score of 88 and a grade of B during a Georgia Department of Public Health inspection conducted October 26, 2026. The score reflects conditions observed during that inspection.
Inspection details
Establishment: CROOKED TREE CAFE
Location: 915 COBB PKWY N MARIETTA, GA 30062-2411, Cobb County
Inspection date: October 26, 2026
Inspection purpose: Routine
Score and grade: 88/B
Inspector: MEGAN FERNANDEZ
Permit number: FSP-033-001694
Inspection findings
2-1B – hands clean and properly washed
Rule citation: 511-6-1.03(5)(c) – when to wash (p)
Official point value: 9
Corrected during inspection: Yes
Repeat violation: No
Inspector notes and corrective action: Observed food prep employee touch his person (eyeglasses) and continued to food prep. Observed same food prep employee touch raw hamburger and continued to touch other RTE foods. C/A-Food employees shall clean their hands and exposed portions of their arms immediately before engaging in food preparation including working with exposed food, clean equipment and utensils, and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles P and: (i) After touching bare human body parts other than clean hands and clean, exposed arms; P (ii) After using the toilet room; P (iii) After caring for or handling service animals or aquatic animals; P (iv) After coughing, sneezing, using a handkerchief or disposable tissue, using tobacco products or electronic devices that simulate tobacco smoking, eating or drinking, except for drinking from a closed beverage container and the container is handled to prevent contamination of the hands;P (v) After handling soiled equipment or utensils; P (vi) During food preparation, as often as necessary to remove soil and contamination and to prevent cross contamination when changing tasks; P (vii) When switching between working with raw food and working with ready-to-eat food; P (viii) Before donning gloves to initiate a task that involves working with food; P and (ix) After engaging in other activities that contaminate the hands. P COS- EHS had food prep employee rewash hand correctly and discussed with PIC when employees should be washing hands discarded RTE that was touched after raw food.
2-1B – hands clean and properly washed
Rule citation: 511-6-1.03(5)(b) – cleaning procedure (p)
Official point value: 9
Corrected during inspection: Yes
Repeat violation: No
Inspector notes and corrective action: Observed food prep employee turn sink off with bare clean hands. C/A-Food employees shall use the following cleaning procedure in the order stated to clean their hands and exposed portions of their arms, including surrogate prosthetic devices for hands and arms: (i) Rinse under clean, running warm water; P (ii) Apply an amount of cleaning compound recommended by the cleaning compound manufacturer; P (iii) Rub together vigorously for at least 10 to 15 seconds while: (I) Paying particular attention to removing soil from underneath the fingernails during the cleaning procedure, P and (II) Creating friction on the surfaces of the hands and arms or surrogate prosthetic devices for hands and arms, finger tips, and areas between the fingers; P (iv) Thoroughly rinse under clean, running warm water; P and (v) Immediately follow the cleaning procedure with thorough drying using disposable paper towels, a continuous towel system, or a heated-air hand drying device. P 3. To avoid recontaminating their hands or surrogate prosthetic devices, food employees may use disposable paper towels or similar clean barriers when touching surfaces such as manually operated faucet handles on a handwashing sink or the handle of a restroom door. COS- EHS had food prep employee rewash hands properly
12C – wiping cloths: properly used and stored
Official point value: 3
Corrected during inspection: No
Repeat violation: No
Inspector notes and corrective action: Observed wiping cloth stored in bucket testing at 100ppm QAC. Observed lose dirty rags stored on prep top counters. C/A- Wiping cloths shall be held between uses in a chemical sanitizer solution at a concentration specified under DPH Rule 511-6-1-.05(6)(n); COS- sanitizer bucket remade to 200ppm QAC
General inspector comments
Observed dishwasher final rinse temperature at 182F Observed employee health, vomit/fecal, and allergen awareness
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.
Marcus Jones
News Now Georgia
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