The Tomatoes Country Buffet
840 Ernest Barrett Pkwy Nw Ste 478, Kennesaw, GA 30144
Passed re-check · Jun 24, 2026 Directions
67
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 3 of 3 graded inspections since 2025.
- Last inspected Jun 24, 2026: passed with 2 violations, 1 critical.
- Keeps coming up: Proper cold holding temperatures, cited 3 times, plus 3 other repeat issues.
- #2 in Kennesaw's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- 6 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 3 visits
- 2026
- Passed Jun 24
Followup
2 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Proper cold holding temperatures
- Minor Adequate handwashing facilities supplied and accessible
- Passed Jun 1
Routine
8 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Proper cold holding temperatures
- Critical Proper hot holding temperatures
- Minor Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained, used; test strips
- Minor Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use
- Minor Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage, display
- Minor Adequate handwashing facilities supplied and accessible
- Minor PIC present, demonstrates knowledge, performs duties
- Minor Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
- 2025
- Passed Jul 15
Routine
6 violations, 3 critical
- Critical Proper hot holding temperatures
- Critical Proper cold holding temperatures
- Critical Time as a public health control: procedures and records
- Minor Insects, rodents, and animals not present
- Minor Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
- Minor Adequate handwashing facilities supplied and accessible
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BiteKarma scores around The Tomatoes Country Buffet, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.