Columbus, Ga. — Columbus food spots earned 19 perfect health inspection scores out of 36 inspections this week, and the average climbed to 97.03. Two restaurants got B grades: Jersey Mike's Subs on Veterans Parkway (82) and Ole Times Buffet85 on Manchester Expressway (85).

No place scored a C or U. The results come from Georgia Department of Public Health records posted for Oct. 19 to 22 in The Columbus Times restaurant score database. More inspections from the week may still post.

The week at a glance

This week's average was almost 2 points higher than the last roundup (1.90 points) and a bit above the long-term Columbus average.

Georgia grades: A = 90 to 100, B = 80 to 89, C = 70 to 79, U = 69 or lower.

The 2 B grades

Jersey Mike's on Veterans Parkway dropped 12 points, the biggest fall of the week. Ole Times Buffet went up 5 points but stayed in the B range. Both were inspected Oct. 20.

19 perfect 100s

Bella's CAKEtering's four permits and Magnolia Manor's three account for seven of the 19.

Biggest improvements

McDonald's on Buena Vista Road and Hardee's on Airport Thruway both moved up from B-range scores to A's.

Biggest drops

Little Caesars on Woodruff Farm Drive had the week's lowest A, a 91. Other lower A's: St. Luke Early Learning Center (92, down from 94), Northside High (93) and J.D. Davis Elementary (93, the same as last time).

It's not just restaurants

Thirteen of the week's 36 inspections were school, church or senior-living kitchens:

• 6 public schools: Eddy Middle, Northside High, Dorothy I. Height Elementary, J.D. Davis Elementary, Mathews Elementary and Blackmon Road Middle
• 3 St. Luke church kitchens: the early learning center, the ministry center and Stockwell Hall
• 4 senior-living kitchens: Brookside Glen and three Magnolia Manor permits

Check any place yourself

Search any Muscogee County restaurant at columbustimes.com/restaurants, see its full score history and follow it to get an alert when it's inspected again.

How we did this

The Columbus Times reviewed Georgia Department of Public Health inspection records for Muscogee County in our restaurant score database for Oct. 19 to 22, 2026, the records posted so far for the week of Oct. 17 to 23. "Previous" is each place's prior inspection score. Averages and changes are our math.