Kellys Authentic Jamaican Food

1583 Lumpkin St, Athens, GA 30606

Passed · Oct 6, 2026 Directions
74
Fair BiteKarma score 74 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Passed 14 of 14 graded inspections since 2022.
  • Last inspected Oct 6, 2026: passed with 6 violations.
  • Keeps coming up: Physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean, cited 23 times, plus 15 other repeat issues.
  • 1 critical violation in the last two years.

Inspection history 14 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Oct 6

    Routine

    6 violations
    • Minor Garbage/refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
    • Minor Food stored covered
    • Minor Personal cleanliness
    • Minor Certified food protection manager
    • Minor In-use utensils: properly stored
    • Minor Physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean
  3. Passed Jun 11

    Routine

    15 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical hands clean and properly washed
    • Minor single-use/single-service articles: properly stored, used
    • Minor utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried, handled
    • Minor proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use
    • Minor insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • Minor toxic substances properly identified, stored, used
    • Minor personal cleanliness
    • Minor physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean
    • Minor adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
    • Minor insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • Minor insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • Minor nonfood-contact surfaces clean
    • Minor personal cleanliness
    • Minor nonfood-contact surfaces clean
    • Minor physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean
  4. Passed Apr 7

    Routine

    6 violations
    • Minor Insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • Minor Food stored covered
    • Minor Garbage/refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
    • Minor Physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
    • Minor Certified food protection manager
  5. 2025
  6. Passed Dec 4

    Routine

    8 violations
    • Minor physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean
    • Minor personal cleanliness
    • Minor toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, cleaned
    • Minor food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, and used
    • Minor nonfood-contact surfaces clean
    • Minor insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • Minor insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • Minor adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible

Nearby

BiteKarma scores around Kellys Authentic Jamaican Food, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.

  1. 92 Baddies Burger House 100 ft
  2. 93 Mediterranean Grill 100 ft
  3. 94 Smoothie King 100 ft
  4. 95 Subway 150 ft
  5. 100 ZZ and Simones 300 ft