UPDATED:
Jordan Clear, the Moxie Burger owner/operator, contacted us shortly after this story was published to say that the restaurant received a score of 96 on a re-inspection that took place on Tuesday. You can read the report by clicking here.
ORIGINAL REPORT:
The management of the East Cobb-based Moxie Restaurant Group has apologized to patrons and said it’s looking into a recent failing health inspection score at its Moxie Burger location on Shallowford Road.
Cobb and Douglas Public Health issued a score of 51—graded “U” or unsatisfactory—on Feb. 16 that included a variety of serious violations, including an employee grabbing a raw hamburger patty from a cooling drawer and placing it on a grill without washing hands or changing gloves.
That is one of three 9-point deductions on the inspection report (you can read it here), along with storing raw chicken tenders above raw hamburger patties and storing cold TCS foods (which need to be held at 41 degrees or below) above the maximum temperature.
Other issues involved other improper food storage temperatures, storing some foods uncovered, an employee cooking without a hair restraint, spray bottles being stored at a handwashing sink and not protecting or inverting foam to-go containers stored on a shelf above the food prep area.
Near the bottom of the report, the inspector noted that the person-in-charge “did not feel like signing this inspection.”
Restaurants with failing inspections are typically re-inspected within 10 working days.
On a social media posting announcing the score, Moxie Burger management said on Saturday that “efforts fell short during the recent health inspection and this is not something we are taking lightly. We have done an internal investigation and are taking measures to address all infractions. Most have already been handled and with protocol in place to prevent any issue in the future.”
East Cobb News has left a message with the Moxie Restaurant Group seeking more information.
Moxie Burger has three locations in Cobb, including its original spot at Paper Mill Village, and has typically received strong health inspection scores.
But the Shallowford location got scores of 87 in June 2025 and a score of 84 in July 2024.
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Shut it down. This place is disgusting and their burgers were never any better than mediocre on the best of days.
There’s a ton of burger competition out there. Don’t waste your money on garbage.
The place is run by teens and folks under 25 with little oversite.