The Local Restaurant

3001 E Walnut Ave Ste B, Dalton, GA 30721

Perfect · Jun 30, 2026 Directions
92
Excellent BiteKarma score 92 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

  • Last inspected Jun 30, 2026: perfect, no violations.
  • Passed 3 of 4 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Keeps coming up: Posted: permit/inspection/choking poster/handwashing, cited 3 times, plus 4 other repeat issues.
  • 1 critical violation in the last two years.

Inspection history 4 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Perfect Jun 30

    Routine

    No violations

  3. 2025
  4. Passed Mar 12

    Routine

    3 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Proper cold holding temperatures
    • Minor Posted: permit/inspection/choking poster/handwashing
    • Minor Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage, display
  5. 2024
  6. Passed Jun 4

    Followup

    5 violations
    • Minor Posted: permit/inspection/choking poster/handwashing
    • Minor Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
    • Minor Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, and used
    • Minor Food stored covered
    • Minor Proper date marking and disposition
  7. Failed May 30

    Routine

    13 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Food separated and protected
    • Minor Proper date marking and disposition
    • Minor Posted: permit/inspection/choking poster/handwashing
    • Minor Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
    • Minor In-use utensils: properly stored
    • Minor Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, and used
    • Minor Thermometers provided and accurate
    • Minor Food stored covered
    • Minor Personal cleanliness
    • Minor Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried, handled
    • Minor Adequate handwashing facilities supplied and accessible
    • Minor Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
    • Minor Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized

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