Food Scores: Vineyard Café Gets 84

Here are some Cobb County food service inspection scores, conducted by the Cobb & Douglas Public Health Department, for establishments in our community:

Brandi’s World Famous Hot Dogs
1377 Church Street Extension
Score: 98
Grade: A
Inspection Date: Sept. 19, 2012

Church’s Chicken
75 S Marietta Pkwy
Score: 93
Grade: A
Inspection Date: Sept. 19, 2012 

Deli Delights
800 Whitlock Ave.
Score: 91
Grade: A
Inspection Date: Sept. 17, 2012

El Ranchero
562 S Cobb Pkwy
Score: 96
Grade: A
Inspection Date: Sept. 17, 2012

First United Methodist Church
56 Whitlock Ave.
Score: 99
Grade: A
Inspection Date: Sept. 17, 2012 

Paloma Food
1684 Concord Dr.
Score: 73
Grade: C
Inspection Date: Sept. 16, 2012

Park Street School
105 Park St.
Score: 100
Grade: A
Inspection Date: Sept. 17, 2012

Shish Kabob
962 Roswell St.
Score: 87
Grade: B
Inspection Date: Sept. 17, 2012

The Vineyard Café
21 W Park Sq
Score: 84
Grade: B
Inspection Date: Sept. 19, 2012

Each item on an inspection form has a point value ranging from 1 to 9 points, with violations deducting points from a best possible score of 100. A sample inspection form is attached.

Higher points are taken for items with higher risk to cause illness, while repeat violations take even more points. Letter grades assigned are A for totals of 100 to 90 points, B for 89 to 80, C for 79 to 70, and U for less than 70.

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