The following are among the food service establishments inspected from Jan. 20-26 by the Hall County Environmental Health Department. Food service establishments are given a letter grade that coincides with a percentile: "A" (90-100), "B" (80-89), "C" (70-79), "U" 69 and below. Inspections (frequency of) a food service establishment are conducted based on risk categorization. The risk type is determined by the menu items served, the food preparation processed performed, and the previous food safety history in the food service establishment.
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 rules are available at the Hall County Environmental health Office. The rules and regulations are also available online.
To register a complaint against a food service establishment, contact the Hall County Environmental Health Department at 770-531-3973.
Jan. 20
Jay Lou's Restaurant
940 Pine St., Gainesville
Score: 90, Grade: A
Hands not being washed between glove changes. Vinyl flooring in back room under shelving, behind 2-door cooler. under prep table does not meet wall and is not sealed at floor/wall juncture.
Inspector: Laurie Wentworth
Jan. 23
Subway
7380 Spout Springs Road, Suite 400, Flowery Branch
Score: 98, Grade: A
Spatula stored in-between prep table and wall. Floors underneath shelves need cleaning.
Inspector: Donna Black
Oriental Garden II
891 Dawsonville Highway NW, Gainesville
Score: 98, Grade: A
Gaskets on makelines are damaged. Hood system needs cleaning.
Inspector: Kathleen McDuffie
Jan. 24
Burger King No. 7947
1337 Thompson Bridge Road NW, Gainesville
Score: 96, Grade: A
Slicer, several pans and spatula with food debris.
Inspector: Black
Jan. 25
Royal Lakes Restaurant and Catering
4700 Royal Lake Drive, Flowery Branch
Score: 90, Grade: A
Slicer, pans inside of microwave with food debris. Six half gallons of buttermilk in walk-in cooler past expiration date. Bulk flour and sugar not labeled. Knives stored in-between prep coolers.
Inspector: Black
Papa's Pizza to Go
2988 Gillsville Highway, Gainesville
Score: 98, Grade: A
Condensate leak in prep cooler and clothes being used inside to soak up water. Dust and residue on outside of floor mixer, fan and evaporator fans in walk-in cooler.
Inspector: Black
Red Lobster No. 612
1707 Browns Bridge Road SW, Gainesville
Score: 98, Grade: A
Permit not displayed near entrance for customer viewing. Shelf below breading in dry storage needs resurfacing and barewood covered to keep smooth, cleanable and nonabsorbent. Cooler for salads appears to have water draining in bottom of cooler.
Inspector: Shelby Finch
Papa John's Pizza
2224 B Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville
Score: 87, Grade: B
Pizza makeline has an area where trim is missing and food is embedded between edge of makeline and food storage area. Hand sink in employee restroom needs resealed to wall. Mop sink sealant to floor peeling away and molded. Paper towel dispensers at hand sink in kitchen and employee restroom have dead batteries. Cooler doors, walk-in cooler racks and some equipment has food debris and dust. Plumbing at back hand sink is leaking. Cove throughout kitchen detached and broken.
Inspector: Finch
Jan. 26
Longstreet Cafe Too
405 Pearl Nix Parkway
Score: 95, Grade: A
French fry cutter with accumulation of dried potato debris in blades. Electric can opener with accumulation of dried food debris on blade. Low temperature chemical sanitizing dish machine not dispensing sanitizer. Dumpster left open. Grease container with accumulation of grease on top of container around lid and on ground all around container and dumpster.
Inspector: Wentworth
The Palace-3 Little Pigs's BBQ
1705 Cleveland Highway, Gainesville
Score: 87, Grade: B
Foods such as ribs, loaves of bread, chicken, hot dogs in chest malfunctioning chest freezer. Containers of stew and baked beans, chicken being put straight into coolers with tops on. Chicken, ribs left out on counter to thaw. Water pooled in bottom of prep cooler and dripping from top in two-door cooler.
Inspector: Black
The Collegiate Grill
220 Main St., Gainesville
Score: 95, Grade: A
Sanitizer cloth bucket concentration not properly made. Utensil handles for hamburger patties stored on meat. Box of paper towels on floor in back storage. Area near ramps in kitchen missing some tiles and area near potatoes needs repairing. Light shields must be cleaned.
Inspector: Finch
Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers
416 Shallowford Road, Gainesville
Score: 97, Grade: A
Unwrapped single service salad bowls on storage rack by three-compartment sink were splashed by soapy water. Grease dripping from cleaning equipment hanging on wall and accumulated on floor near carbon tank. Light shield in warewash area cracked, warped and needs replacing.
Inspector: Finch
Chili's Grill & Bar
5851 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch
Score: 92, Grade: A
Soda guns, holsters and ice maker have accumulations of mold and mildew. Cardboard Dumpster missing drain plug.
Inspector: McDuffie
China Garden
5900 Spout Springs Road, Suite L12, Flowery Branch
Score: 80, Grade: B
No towels at either hand sink or in restroom. Interior of microwave has food splatter, debris. No date-marking system in place. No employees wearing hair restraints. All scoops handle down in bulk containers. Soy sauce buckets and other plastic containers that held food being reused for food storage. Employee wearing one glove, washed it to change tasks. Freezer door bent away from frame. Gaskets on all coolers have food debris and grease. Hot water below required temperature.
Inspector: McDuffie
Little Caesar's No. 1592-0005
229 E.E. Butler Parkway, Suite 400, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Finch
McDonald's
7370 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: McDuffie
Taqueria La Fogata Caliente, LLC
5120 Thompson Bridge Road, Suite C, Murrayville
Score: 92, Grade: A
Employee drinks on prep table not in proper containers. No paper towels in entire establishment for hand sinks. No dates on foods in 2-day cooler.
Inspector: Black
Meghan Schuler