Essence Restaurant and Lounge
5439 Riverdale Rd Ste, Atlanta, GA 30349
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 5 of 5 graded inspections since 2023.
- Last inspected Oct 15, 2026: perfect, no violations.
- No critical violations in the last two years.
- Keeps coming up: Physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean, cited 4 times.
Inspection history 5 visits
- 2026
- Perfect Oct 15
Routine
No violations
- 2025
- Passed Oct 31
Routine
1 violation
- Minor Physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean
- Passed Jan 17
Routine
2 violations
- Minor Posted: permit/inspection/choking poster/handwashing
- Minor Physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean
- 2024
- Passed Jun 27
Routine
3 violations
- Minor Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored, used
- Minor Physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean
- Minor Physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean
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