Most Macon restaurants breeze through health inspections. These earned perfect scores

Becky Purser

Most Macon restaurants earned “A’s” on their routine health inspections in July, including some that had a perfect score of 100.

Several of the top scorers are in the downtown area.

More than a dozen other Macon restaurants earned “B’s” from July 1 to July 31, according to the state health department’s online portal Tuesday.

No restaurant received a “C” or a failing grade of “U.”

Guava with bacon and prosciutto on sourdough with green goddess pasta at Pearl Passionate Cuisine & Cocktails at 470 First St. in downtown Macon.
Guava with bacon and prosciutto on sourdough with green goddess pasta at Pearl Passionate Cuisine & Cocktails at 470 First St. in downtown Macon.

Here’s a list of perfect scores among restaurants and bars.

  • Apt.77, 401 Cherry St., Suite 101

  • Baldino’s Giant Jersey Subs, 596 Cherry St.

  • BJ’s 430 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

  • Cathedral Coffee at Northway Church, 5915 Zebulon Road

  • Chick-fil-A, 5920 Zebulon Road

  • Dob’s Cafe at the Middle Georgia Regional Airport, 1000 Terminal Drive

  • Daiquiris & More, 408 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

  • Fish & Pig, 6420 Moseley Dixon Road

  • Georgia Potato Factory, 1530 Mercer University Drive, Suite 500

  • Hen’s Nest, 1897 Shurling Drive

  • Island Pot, 2270 Pio Nono Ave.

  • Kudzu Seafood Company, 512 Poplar St.

  • Macon Bagels, 470 Third St.

  • Macon Water Ice, 490 Cherry St.

  • Papa John’s, 4126 Hartley Bridge Road

  • Pearl Passionate Cuisine & Cocktails, 470 First St.

  • Reboot Retrocade and Bar, 566 Cherry St.

  • Roly Poly, 624 New St., Suite A

  • Sid’s Sandwich Shop, 1510 Forsyth St.

  • Starbucks, 4640 Forsyth Road

  • Yollah Social Kitchen + Garden, 894 College St.

  • Your Pie, 536 Poplar St.

A cheesesteak at Macon Water Ice at 490 Cherry St. in downtown Macon.
A cheesesteak at Macon Water Ice at 490 Cherry St. in downtown Macon.

How it works

State environmental health inspectors assign grades based on how many points are deducted from 100, with scores at 69 and below considered failing.

An “A” is given for a score between 90 to 100 and denotes “food safety excellence.” A score of 80 to 89 is considered “satisfactory compliance” for a grade of “B,” while a “C” is given for “marginal compliance” based on a score of 70-79. A “U” for “unsatisfactory compliance” is given when a restaurant scores 69 or less.

Restaurant inspections are designed to protect public health. The Telegraph reviews inspection reports monthly and generally reports only the best and the worst scores.

”A” food safety excellence score 90 to 100
”A” food safety excellence score 90 to 100

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