Mandarin Express

2801 Candler Rd, Decatur, GA 30034

Passed · Sep 22, 2026 Directions
90
Excellent BiteKarma score 90 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 6 of 6 graded inspections since 2022.
  • Last inspected Sep 22, 2026: passed with 2 violations.
  • Keeps coming up: Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized, cited 10 times, plus 2 other repeat issues.
  • 1 critical violation in the last two years.

Inspection history 6 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Sep 22

    Routine

    2 violations
    • Minor Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
    • Minor Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried, handled
  3. Passed Mar 16

    Routine

    5 violations
    • Minor Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
    • Minor Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
    • Minor Insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • Minor Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried, handled
    • Minor Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
  4. 2025
  5. Passed Feb 17

    Routine

    4 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Food separated and protected
    • Minor Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
    • Minor PIC present, demonstrates knowledge, performs duties
    • Minor Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage, display
  6. 2024
  7. Passed Feb 23

    Routine

    6 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Proper cold holding temperatures
    • Minor Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
    • Minor Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use
    • Minor Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use
    • Minor Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
    • Minor Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried, handled

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