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.
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: Donna 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: Kathleen 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: Laurie 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
Aug. 18
Subway
Dawsonville Highway, Gainesville
Score: 94, Grade: A
Soda dispensers with accumulations. Sinks in both restrooms no longer attached to wall. Floors throughout kitchen and walk-in cooler have an accumulation of food, trash, water. Cove molding broken, missing in front of walk-in.
Inspector: McDuffie
Checkers Drive-In Restaurant
943 Jesse Jewell Parkway, Gainesville
Score: 80, Grade: B
Restaurant permitted July 15, 2008 — CFSM required 90 days after permitting, no CFSM. Drink nozzles on both machines with accumulations of mold, mildew. Hamburger condiments on make line all out of temperature. Rine sanitizer solution at or below 10ppm — bleach as sanitizer must be 50-100ppm. Grease container dripping on ground in dumpster enclosure. Floors with food, trash, etc.
Inspector: McDuffie
Pastability
658 B Dawsonville Highway, Gainesville
Score: 74, Grade: C
Handsink used to dump garbage. Food uncovered in storage; some pans of food stacked directly on food. Mold, mildew on soda dispenser nozzles, ice machine baffle, cutting boards. Most foods have no date marking. Spray bottles not marked. Shrimp sitting in sink at 61 F. Some coolers, etc. missing thermometers. Food on floor in dry storage, cooler. No employees wearing hair restraint at beginning of inspection. Gaskets on makelines and cooler drawers damaged. Gaskets with heavy accumulation of food, water, mold, mildew. Grease container dripping on ground. Dumpster open. Floors throughout have dirt, food, grease, etc. Bulb in hood unshielded.
Inspector: McDuffie
Aug. 19
Delizio
5458 McEver Road, C-4, Flowery Branch
Score: 87, Grade: B
Cups without lids and straws. No paper towels at hand sink. All cloths must stay in water between uses. Single service cups on floor in dry storage. Replace missing test strips used for bleach. Clean insides of all cabinets and shelves to remove food debris. Top missing on dumpster. Floors with debris behind equipment and in dry storage. Personal items on prep tables, shelves in dry storage with foods.
Inspector: Black
Subway
2310 C Old Cornelia Highway, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: McDuffie
Lanier Village Estates Inc.
4000 Village View Drive, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: McDuffie
The Collegiate Grill
220 Main St., Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: McDuffie
Napoli’s Pizza
5900 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch
Score: 96, Grade: A
Several utensils stored with food residue.
Inspector: Black
Aug. 20
Willowwood Nursing Center
4595 Cantrell Road, Flowery Branch
Score: 90, Grade: A
Puree squash and carrots on steam table with temps 73 to 84 degrees — foods were removed to reheat to 165 F and hold on table at 135 F or higher. Replace wrong kind of ceiling tiles in dishroom. Walls peeling behind stove need repairing.
Inspector: Black
Zaxby’s
3724 Mundy Mill Road,
Oakwood
Score: 95, Grade: A
Cup on prep table needs to have straws. Water pooled on floor behind ice machine, drink machine.
Inspector: Black
Christy’s Pizzeria
2415 Old Cornelia Highway, Gainesville
Score: 92, Grade: A
No dates on foods. Cloths laying on counters. Ceiling tiles in kitchen wrong type.
Inspector: Black
El Sombrero Mexican No. 6
5900 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch
Score: 85, Grade: B
Food uncovered in storage. Mold, mildew on ice machine baffle; dried food on can opener. Food cooled Aug. 19 has still not reached required temperature.
Inspector: McDuffie
McDonald’s
7370 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch
Score: 96, Grade: A
Employees without hair restraint.
Inspector: McDuffie
Aug. 21
Longhorn Steakhouse
1709 Browns Bridge Road, Gainesville
Score: 83, Grade: B
Open canned energy drink in cooler above food. Food uncovered in storage. All three soda guns have accumulations of mold, mildew. Ice scoop stored handle down in ice bin. Several gaskets on coolers are heavily damaged. Interior of microwave has dried food debris. Gaskets on most coolers have a heavy accumulation of mold, mildew and dried food debris. Hand sink next to cook area has a pipe leaking. Grease container dripping on surrounding surface. Dumpster missing drain plug. Floors in kitchen have food, trash, grease, water, etc.
Inspector: McDuffie
Harbour Point Yacht Club
3313 Harbour Point Yacht Club, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: McDuffie
El Super Taco
1714 Atlanta Highway, Unit D, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: McDuffie
El Antojito
1714 Atlanta Highway, Gainesville
Score: 92, Grade: A
No soap available at hand sink station in outside concession. Knives being stored in standing water in outside concession. Prep cooler in inside concession needs new door gasket. Painted plywood floor in outside concession is "peeling" and wood is separating.
Inspector: Wentworth
Jennifer Messer