Sabor a Mexico received a score of 88 and a grade of B during a Georgia Department of Public Health inspection conducted November 6, 2026. The score reflects conditions observed during that inspection.
Inspection details
Establishment: Sabor a Mexico
Location: 805 W LANIER AVE FAYETTEVILLE, GA 30214, Fayette County
Inspection date: November 6, 2026
Inspection purpose: Initial
Score and grade: 88/B
Inspector: Kaitlynn Gillette
Permit number: FSP-056-001497
Inspection findings
2-2D – adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible
Rule citation: 511-6-1.06(2)(o) – using a handwashing sink- operation & maintenance (pf)
Official point value: 4
Corrected during inspection: Yes
Repeat violation: No
Inspector notes and corrective action: Observed employee using hand sink to fill sanitizer bucket with water. COS. Inspector stopped employee and trained on proper hand sink usage. Code: Hand sinks shall be used for hand washing only.
11C – approved thawing methods used
Rule citation: 511-6-1.04(6)(c) – thawing (c)
Official point value: 3
Corrected during inspection: Yes
Repeat violation: No
Inspector notes and corrective action: Observed that the facility is keeping raw fish that is in reduced oxygen packaging thawing in refrigeration; packaging specifically says removed from packaging prior to thawing. COS. Removed from packaging to continue thawing. Code: Fish stored in a reduced oxygen packaging shall be removed from the packaging prior to thawing.
12C – wiping cloths: properly used and stored
Rule citation: 511-6-1.04(4)(m) – wiping cloths, use limitation (c)
Official point value: 3
Corrected during inspection: Yes
Repeat violation: No
Inspector notes and corrective action: Observed sanitizer buckets with wet wiping cloths with sanitizer below the appropriate concentration. COS. New buckets made. Code: Sanitizer buckets for holding wet wiping cloths shall have sanitizer at the correct concentration.
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 small to-go containers being used as scoops. COS. Removed. Code: Scoops shall have handles and the handles shall be stored above the food product line.
15A – food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, and used
Rule citation: 511-6-1.05(4)(b) – fixed equipment, spacing or sealing (c)
Official point value: 1
Corrected during inspection: No
Repeat violation: No
Inspector notes and corrective action: Observed that hand sinks in the kitchen are not properly sealed to the wall. Code: Equipment exposed to splash shall be properly sealed to the wall.
General inspector comments
Refer to main permit for temperatures. Agreeable with issuance of permits.
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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