El Matador Mexican Restaurant
2233 Lafayette Rd, Oglethorpe, GA 30742
Passed · Aug 10, 2026 Directions
86
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 8 of 8 graded inspections since 2022.
- Last inspected Aug 10, 2026: passed with 6 violations, 1 critical.
- Keeps coming up: Food separated and protected, cited 3 times, plus 5 other repeat issues.
- 1 critical violation in the last two years.
Inspection history 8 visits
- 2026
- Passed Aug 10
Routine
6 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Proper cold holding temperatures
- Minor Physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean
- Minor Proper cooling methods used: adequate equipment for temperature control
- Minor Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
- Minor Food stored covered
- Minor In-use utensils: properly stored
- Passed Feb 26
Routine
4 violations
- Minor Garbage/refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
- Minor Proper cooling methods used: adequate equipment for temperature control
- Minor Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
- Minor Physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean
- 2025
- Passed Aug 15
Routine
3 violations
- 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
- Passed Jan 14
Routine
2 violations
- Minor Adequate handwashing facilities supplied and accessible
- Minor Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
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