Tacos El Don Base received a score of 85 and a grade of B during a Georgia Department of Public Health inspection conducted November 8, 2026. The score reflects conditions observed during that inspection.
Inspection details
Establishment: Tacos El Don Base
Location: 5683 BELLS FERRY RD ACWORTH, GA 30102, Cherokee County
Inspection date: November 8, 2026
Inspection purpose: Routine
Score and grade: 85/B
Inspector: Kadia Kane
Permit number: FSP-028-000825
Inspection findings
4-2B – food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
Rule citation: 511-6-1.05(6)(n) – manual and mechanical warewashing equipment, chemical sanitization-temperature, ph, concentration, hardness (p,pf)
Official point value: 4
Corrected during inspection: Yes
Repeat violation: Yes
Inspector notes and corrective action: Observed in-use chlorine sanitizer bucket on cookline at 0 ppm. Sanitizer must be 50-100 ppm. COS by remaking to 100 ppm.
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: Observed all time/temperature control for safety (TCS) foods in walk-in cooler being cold held above 41°F. Ambient temperature of unit was 44°F with the temperature of all TCS temping 45-47°F. Except during preparation, cooking, or cooling, or when time is used as the public health control, TCS food shall be maintained at 41°F or below when being cold held. COS by discarding all food items that were not prepared today. Items that were cooling were moved to blast chiller, reach-in freezer, or placed on ice. Ambient temperature of walk-in was lowered.
General inspector comments
*Temperatures can be found on main restaurant inspection report *EHP in place
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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