A new food service establishment that has never served food must score 100 (A) to receive a food service permit to operate. When a restaurant changes ownership, a new food service permit must be issued. To be issued a food service permit for a change of ownership, the establishment must score a 95 (A) or above with all Foodborne Illness Risk factors and Public Health Interventions in compliance. Permits must be posted in public view at all times. Food service establishments with drive-through windows will also be required to have the top one-third of a copy of the most current inspection report visible through each window allowing customers to easily read the score, date of inspection and establishment information, in addition to the copy posted inside the establishment. Copies of the new rules are available at the Hall County Environmental health Office. The rules and regulations are also available online at health.state.ga.us/programs/envservices/index.asp.
To register a complaint against a food service establishment, contact the Hall County Environmental Health Department at 770-531-3973.
Dec. 2
Pasquales
1011 Riverside Drive, Gainesville
Score: 91, Grade: A
Prepared lasagna in reach-in cooler past seven-day discard date. Containers of sanitizer for storing cloths used to wipe counters and equipment with visible food debris (cloudy water). Although cooler floor has been cleaned thoroughly, the floor is still rusted and no longer meets requirements of durable, cleanable and nonabsorbent. Gaskets on pizza make-line doors need a good cleaning; accumulation of food debris in ridges.
Inspector: Laurie Wentworth
Dec. 12
Elmo’s
109 Bradford St., Gainesville
Score: 92, Grade: A
Pizza dough slices stacked on shelf in cooler unwrapped. Hose connected to faucet and lying in mop sink. Food handler preparing food without proper hair restraint.
Inspector: Wentworth
Shogun Japanese Steak House
5855 Spout Springs Road, Suite A401, Flowery Branch
Score: 87, Grade: B
Hand sink in wait station area with drainage rack in front of it and no soap or towels available at this hand sink. Used utensils stored under prep table, knives with dried food debris stored on knife magnet above prep sink. Prep table with dried food residue. Chicken stored in contact with grocery bags; cleaned vegetables stored in grocery bags or in boxes they had been shipped in. Wiping cloths not being stored in sanitizer between uses. No sanitizer test strips available to monitor the automatically dispensed sanitizer at three-compartment sink. Dumpster area littered with trash and food; Dumpster door left open. Drinks in regular cups with straws in kitchen.
Inspector: Wentworth
Dec. 15
El Carreton No. 1
608 Atlanta Highway, Gainesville
Score: 84, Grade: B
Leftover beef, chicken on steam table with temperatures of 113-130 (chicken), beef 127-140. Bags of beef, pork, and chorizo dated 12 days ago. Dumpster is sitting on broken-up asphalt. Both two-door cooler and four-door cooler in storage building appear to have condensate leaks.
Inspector: Wentworth
Timbob’s (dba Little Yellow Coffee House)
1447 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville
Score: 87, Grade: B
Repeat violation: Evidence of smoking inside — cigarette butt and ashes on floor. Repeat violation: Hand sink blocked with sanitizer bucket and various spray bottles. Repeat violation: Storage of food and other items on floor. Cleaning cloths on floor and other surfaces. Ceramic tiles broken on counter. Counters need a thorough cleaning. Repeat violation: Floor has an accumulation of trash, ground coffee, dirt, etc.
Inspector: Kathleen McDuffie
Dec. 16
Friendship Citgo/Chester Chicken
4307 Friendship Road, Buford
Score: 94, Grade: A
Cloth storage bucket with no detectable amount of sanitizer and soap in bucket. Floors and walk need a detailed cleaning and kept clean on a regular basis to prevent buildup.
Inspector: Donna Black
The Bradford House and Gardens
6648 McEver Road,
Flowery Branch
Score: 94, Grade: A
Foods not labeled with dates prepped. Bottom back wall of Coke cooler with rust/paint peeling. Insides of coolers, freezers and shelving throughout kitchen need to be cleaned. Floors need cleaning better and wall behind dish machine; floor tiles cracked and gap at threshold near door need to be repaired.
Inspector: Black
Kudzu Coffee
1240 Jesse Jewell Parkway, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: McDuffie
Murrayville Pharmacy
5304 Thompson Bridge Road,
Murrayville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: McDuffie
Chick-fil-A at Guilford Clinic
1240 Jesse Jewell Parkway, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: McDuffie
Dec. 17
Gainesville Civic Center
830 Green St., Gainesville
Score: 97, Grade: A
Walk-in cooler at 51 degrees and water pooled on floor. No food being stored in cooler. Shelves in cooler very rusty and peeling/flaking. Grease buildup underneath table top grill that needs to be cleaned. Trash on ground outside back door. Floors need to be cleaned, especially behind equipment.
Inspector: Black
Dec. 18
McDonald’s Restaurant
707 Jesse Jewell Parkway,
Gainesville
Score: 93, Grade: A
Single-serve cups in sleeves stored on floor in drive-through. Dumpster area greasy in front of grease container that is extremely full. Light lens cracked in breakroom where bread is stored. Buckets of sanitizer for storing cloths sitting on floor. Floors need cleaning behind shelving in basement (along walls) under self-serve soda dispensing area; food and trash have accumulated underneath and can be attraction for insects/rodents. Floor in basement is peeling. Floor needs cleaning under soda dispenser in drive-through.
Inspector: Wentworth