The following are among the food service establishments inspected from Aug. 25-Sept. 9 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-thru 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 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. 25
Texas Roadhouse
895 Dawsonville Highway, Gainesville
Score: 93, Grade: A
Mold, mildew on icemaker interior and soda nozzles. Gaskets on nearly all coolers damaged. Clean warewasher inside and out at lease once every 24 hours. Dumpsters open. Grease container has grease on most surfaces. Grease has dripped onto enclosure surface. Floors throughout need detailed cleaning.
Inspector: Kathleen McDuffie
Smokehouse Catering
3205 Atlanta Highway, Gainesville
Score: 85, Grade: B
Large hotel pan of pulled pork leftover from yesterday in cooler almost 24 hours not cooled to required 41 F or below from 135 F within six hours. Leftover pulled pork for stew with date of Aug. 16, stored in cooler 10 days. First dumpster with accumulation of grease dripped down front and sides of dumpster. Both dumpsters missing drain plugs. Linoleum flooring worn through in many spots. Ceiling (FRP) coming apart at some of the seams, splattered with grease in cook area. Floors need better cleaning under clean dish table, in back room with ice machine and water heater and in corners under equipment. Accumulation of food debris and dirt. End caps missing on fluorescent light tubes over fluorescent bulbs over smoker.
Inspector: Laurie Wentworth
Subway No. 3322
1260 Candler Highway, Gainesville
Score: 97, Grade: A
Leak at three-compartment sink. Floors, especially under, behind equipment, etc. need detailed cleaning.
Inspector: McDuffie
Aug. 26
Gainesville State College Dining Services
3820 Mundy Mill Road, Oakwood
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: McDuffie
Mulligan's at Reunion Golf Drive
7000 Grand Reunion Drive, Hoschton
Score: 95, Grade: A
CFSM has been gone since November 2010. No CFSM on staff. Restrooms fixtures need detailed cleaning. Cove molding throughout kitchen coming away from wall.
Inspector: McDuffie
Aug. 31
Weezie's Kitchen
4147 Cleveland Highway, Gainesville
Score: 96, Grade: A
No dates on foods.
Inspector: Donna Black
Sept. 2
Stevi B's Pizza
1500 Browns Bridge Road, Suite 119, Gainesville
Score: 95, Grade: A
No detectable level of sanitizer in cloth storage buckets - automatic dispenser not working properly. Cart holding food items to put on salad bar with heavy grease, food residue.
Inspector: Black
Mestizo's Southwest Grill
1210 Thompson Bridge Road, Suite F, Gainesville
Score: 88, Grade: B
Cutting boards and icemaker interior surfaces with mold, mildew; can opener with metal shavings and food debris; bulk containers with accumulations. Two employees preparing food without hair restraint. Gaskets on walk-in cooler and make line are damaged. Dumpster open. Floors throughout need detailed cleaning.
Inspector: McDuffie
Subway
4505 Cornelia Highway,
Unit 3, Lula
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: McDuffie
Happy China
2458 Limestone Parkway, Suite D, Gainesville
Score: 85, Grade: B
No sanitizer in establishment, no buckets set up. Make line cooler struggling to maintain required temperatures. Single use containers being used to store food in after using the food which came in them. Gasket on walk-in cooler damaged.
Inspector: McDuffie
Francis Meadows Aquatic and Community Center
1545 Community Way NE, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Black
Sept. 7
Country House Restaurant
6443 Cleveland Highway, Clermont
Score: 83, Grade: B
Employee making biscuits (cutting and assembly for customers) with bare hands - no gloves in entire restaurant. Foods in walk-in cooler past labeled expiration date. Numerous shelves, outsides bulk food containers, behind grill with food residue. All floors and walls with debris, food splatter; several areas where baseboard cove molding is loose, damaged. Clean entire floors and walls.
Inspector: Black
Popeyes Fried Chicken
821 Jesse Jewell Parkway, Gainesville
Score: 93, Grade: A
Ice maker baffle and interior surfaces have mold, mildew. Hood system needs detailed cleaning. Repair damaged baseboard and broken floor tiles and clean wall throughout kitchen.
Inspector: McDuffie
Sun Garden Chinese Restaurant
3630 Thompson Bridge Road, Unit 17, Gainesville
Score: 81, Grade: B
All bulk containers dirty, with grease and food debris inside and out, tops broken and stapled, taped together. Bus pans holding fried noodles uncovered. Warewasher not dispensing sanitizer. Microwave interior surfaces burned and paint peeling. Icemaker baffle has mold and mildew; interior surfaces have mold, mildew. Employee prepping food without hair restraint. Soy sauce buckets and other plastic containers that food came in are being used for storage. Gaskets on walk-in and reach-in coolers badly damaged. Gaskets on all coolers have accumulations of water, grease and food debris. Floors throughout have food, trash, water, debris and grease.
Inspector: McDuffie
Wings Deli
845 Queen City Parkway, Gainesville
Score: 80, Grade: B
No hot water at hand sink. Heavy mold accumulations on drink nozzles, diffusers, all drink dispensers. No date-marking system in place. Thermometer missing in reach-in freezer, broken in reach-in cooler. Inspection from permitting (Aug. 13, 2010) posted. Hood system dripping grease, dust in grease. No hot water at establishment. Floors need detailed cleaning.
Inspector: McDuffie
Sept. 8
Las Palomas
3050 Athens Highway, Gainesville
Score: 95, Grade: A
Dishes not being sanitized after rinsing. Several areas with holes in walls and sheetrock damaged;couple of ceiling tiles with food splatter.
Inspector: Black
Mestizo Southwestern Grill Mobile No. 1
1210 Thompson Bridge Road, Suite F, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: McDuffie
Sept. 9
Fish Tales Lakeside Grille
6330 Mitchell St., Flowery Branch
Score: 96, Grade: A
Ice machine baffle has some mold, mildew. Cutting boards has some mold, mildew due to heavy cuts, scoring.
Inspector: Shelby Finch
Shane's Rib Shack
5877 Spout Springs Road, Building D500, Flowery Branch
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: McDuffie
China Wok
1015 Jesse Jewell Parkway, Gainesville
Score: 68, Grade: U
No soap at hand sink in wait staff area. Both hand sinks have food debris and need better cleaning. Several foods in makeline not covered. Mold, mildew on interior surfaces of ice maker; bulk food containers have food splatters inside and out. Hot holding in kitchen and on buffet not at 135 F. No date-marking system in place. No thermometers for cooks' use. Employee preparing food without hair restraint. Soy sauce buckets and other plastic containers that food came in are being used for storage. Nearly all gaskets badly damaged. All surfaces of equipment need detailed cleaning. No hot water to hand sink in kitchen. Grease collection container on grass. Dumpster enclosure is tied close with a piece of wire and trash and boxes in enclosure on the ground. Large hole in ceiling; floors throughout have accumulations of food, trash and water; walls throughout have grease, splashes, etc.; metal wall at floor/wall juncture in front cooler has rusted away.
Inspector: McDuffie
— Megan Gill