The following are among the food service establishments inspected from Aug. 13-20 by the Hall County Environmental Health Department. New rules and regulations for food service began on Dec. 1, 2007. Food service establishments will now be 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 will be conducted based on risk categorization. The risk type shall be 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 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.
Aug. 13
Subway
1260 Candler Highway, Gainesville
Score: 95, Grade: A
Cups in kitchen area without straws and lids. Empty mayo bottles in hand sink. Clean syrup spill that is beside soda area.
Inspector: Black
Cafe Merdal Gainesville
1112 Airport Parkway, S.W., Gainesville
Score: 91, Grade: A
No paper towels at hand sinks. Cloths must be kept submerged in sanitizer in-between uses and solution kept clean. Grease, food debris underneath grill and on shelves. Grease underneath fryers and equipment.
Inspector: Black
Great American Grill
1735 Browns Bridge Road, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Black
Domino’s Pizza
4012 Mundy Mill Road,
Oakwood
Score: 89, Grade: B
Repeat violation: Handwash sink used for dumping foods. Repeat violation: Louvered doors have dust. Need a covered waste container in employee restroom. Dumpster open. Hood vents with heavy accumulation of dust and grease.
Inspector: McDuffie
Mrs. Winners Chicken & Biscuits
3465 Mundy Mill Road,
Flowery Branch
Score: 84, Grade: B
No paper towels at rear hand sink. Repeat violation: Hand sinks not attached to walls. Repeat violation: Foods uncovered in freezer. Soda dispenser nozzles at both machines have mold, mildew. Can opener with dried food debris. Individual milk containers dated Aug. 11, 2009. Toilet in ladies room "out of order." Floors have an accumulation of food, water and trash especially behind fryers and under, behind equipment.
Inspector: McDuffie
The Dawg House Carry Out
3087 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Buford
Score: 91, Grade: A
Meatballs being held below required 135 degrees, holding at 127-129.
Inspector: Wentworth
Aug. 14
Beef O’Brady’s
7380 Spout Springs Road, Suite 170, Flowery Branch
Score: 88, Grade: B
Repeat violation: Drink dispenser nozzles and soda gun at bar have an accumulation of mold, mildew. Employee handling food without hat or hair net. Repeat violation: Gaskets have an accumulation of food, water and mold, mildew. Floors have trash, dirt, food, etc., especially at floor, wall juncture and under equipment. Cove tile no longer attached in most of kitchen.
Inspector: McDuffie
University Yacht Club
6649 Yacht Club Road,
Flowery Branch
Score: 89, Grade: B
Lasagna dated Aug. 1, 2009, and 10 quarts egg product dated July 22, 2009. Thermometers broken in some coolers. Package of hot dogs, box of meat and ice paddle on floor in freezer. Employee handling food without hat or net. Repeat violation: Floor needs better cleaning.
Inspector: McDuffie
Oakwood’s Arrow Auto Auction
4712 Flat Creek Road,
Oakwood
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: McDuffie
Fatboy’s Diner
1296 Dawsonville Highway, Gainesville
Score: 97, Grade: A
Shelving under prep tables in kitchen all need some cleaning — accumulation of food debris (flour and crumbs) and grease. Repeat violation: Floors need better cleaning at floor/wall juncture in dry storage.
Inspector: Wentworth
Catering Unlimited
3035 Duckett Mill Road, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Kathleen McDuffie
Hall County Jail
1700 Barber Road, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: McDuffie
Luna’s Restaurant
200 Main St., Hunt Tower, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: McDuffie
Aug. 17
McDonald’s Restaurant
965 Dawsonville Highway, Gainesville
Score: 93, Grade: A
Slime mold along interior of ice machine on ice scoop holder and around underneath of drink dispensers. Ware washing machine reaching 113 degrees, needs to reach at least 120 degrees.
Inspector: Lydia Hoffhines
Dogwood Forest
Assisted Living
3315 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville
Score: 88, Grade: B
Pans, utensils and other kitchenware stored with residue. Cream, milk with dates 7-25 through 8-11 expired. All cloths must stay submerged in sanitizer water and not on top of slicer or prep areas. Insides of freezers and a few shelves with food residue. Walls around steam table area and dish machine with residue, mold.
Inspector: Donna Black
Johnny’s Country Kitchen
5540 Atlanta Highway,
Flowery Branch
Score: 97, Grade: A
Dressings and cheese out of date.
Inspector: Black
El Taco Veloz No. 3
950 Jesse Jewell Parkway, Gainesville
Score: 95, Grade: A
Resurface walls and ceiling in walk-in cooler — paint appears to be peeling or rusting. Clean grease in front of grease container that has spilled on pavement. Replace missing coved baseboard in area throughout kitchen at floor/wall juncture. Repair broken floor tiles in walk-in cooler and clean floor in area where bulk containers are stored. Drive-through window needs to be kept closed in-between customers to prevent insect entry.
Inspector: Black
Brenda’s Restaurant
3003 Gillsville Highway, Gainesville
Score: 91, Grade: A
Uncovered drinks and bottled water in food prep-area. Containers of food unmarked, undated in coolers from previous days. Personal items such as cell phone, sunglasses, purse, and box of munchies sitting on counter tops and bulk food containers.
Inspector: Hoffhines
China Garden
5900 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch
Score: 73, Grade: C
Employees cracking raw eggs with bare hands and cooking foods and changing food handling tasks. Employees leaving restroom and entering kitchen without washing hands. Many containers of food uncovered in prep cooler on bottom racks. Container of ribs thawing at room temperature out on counter top. Food stored on floor in walk-in freezer — handle end of utensils used to beat raw egg and dipped in hot water and utensils used to handle other foods. Move inspection so customers can read it from one foot away and posted 5 to 7 feet from the ground. Post hand washing sign in bathroom. Transfer foods from cans to food grade containers once opened. Remove cardboard taped to prep counter shelves. Condenser fan and walls, ceiling in walk-in cooler need to be cleaned — racks, shelves, gaskets, interior bottoms, walls and ceiling of RI and WI coolers have food debris and need to be cleaned — lids, handles and outsides of bulk food containers have accumulation of dried food residue and need cleaning. No hot water at any sinks in establishment. Floors, walls and ceiling of kitchen need cleaning. Water collecting at base of WI cooler door needs to be cleaned and repaired.
Inspector: Hoffhines
Jennifer Messer