The following are among the food service establishments inspected from Dec. 12-31 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.
Dec. 12
Tropical Breeze Restaurant
5545 Atlanta Hwy, Flowery Branch
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Donna Black
Dec. 15
The Collegiate Grill
220 Main Street, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Kathleen McDuffie
Lakehouse Bar & Grille
5466 McEver Road, Flowery Branch
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Laurie Wentworth
Dec. 17
Subway Thompson Bridge Road
3630 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville
Score: 97, Grade: A
Cloths storage bucket with no sanitizer and water dirty.
Inspector: Black
Free Chapel Worship Center
3001 McEver Road, Gainesville
Score: 95, Grade: A
Dishmachine final rinse temperature 150 degrees. Final rinse gauge needs repairing. Trash bags laying behind dumpster on ground. Jackets, hats, etc. in areas next to kitchenware and hanging on equipment.
Inspector: Black
Dec. 18
Gourmet Services at Gainesville College
3820 Mundy Mill Road, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Black
Dec. 19
Biscuit Shop
1724 Parkhill Place, Gainesville
Score: 80, Grade: B
Hands not being washed between glove changes where raw products are handled with gloves and then new pair of gloves is put on to handle ready-to-eat foods. Repeat violation: no consumer advisory posted for eggs cooked to order. Cracking new batch of eggs for grill that were then mized with the rest of the last batch in pitcher. Repeat violation: grease container still with grease spilled down front of container and kitty litter used to soak up spills on concrete not cleaned up. Tin can used as biscuit cutter. Floors still need better cleaning under equipment. Fluorescent light tubes have been cleaned, but fluorescent lights over 3-compartment sink (both lights) are missing the endcaps.
Inspector: Wentworth
El Antojito
1714 Atlanta Highway, Gainesville
Score: 96, Grade: A
Contact paper in drawers of cabinet unit (indoor concession) peeling making the inside of drawer no longer durable and easily cleanable. Floor needs cleaning behind cabinets unit indoor concession. Coved baseboard needs to be resealed throughout indoor concession. There is a gap between tile floor and coved baseboard under shelving indoor concession. Knives used at outdoor concession being stored in sanitizer.
Inspector: Wentworth
El Sombrero No. 9
601 South Enota Drive, Gainesville
Score: 92, Grade: A
Foods uncovered in storage. Soda dispensers have mold/mildew. Storage on floor. Grease recycling containers have a build up of grease on other surfaces.
Inspector: McDuffie
Dec. 22
Chef Wang V
4995 E Friendship Road, Buford
Score: 82, Grade: B
Repeat violation: foods stored unconvered in coolers. Repeat violation: no sanitizer registering on test strips for dish sink, dishes not being sanitized after rinsing. Raw fish stored beside cabbage, oranges stored beside raw eggs. Raw meat prepped in mopsink on pan. Cloths used for wiping down countertops and surfaces left out. Repeat violation: rice ladle stored in room temperature water. Racks, gaskets, and bottoms of coolers need better and more frequently cleaning. Floors and walls need better and more frequent cleaning. keep employee belongings in designated areas. Employees cannot eat in food prep areas, consume food in designated areas only.
Inspector: Lydia Hoffman
Subway
4977 Friendship Road, Buford
Score: 96, Grade: A
Sanitizer bucket has no sanitizer registering on test strips. Accumulation of dirt and debris under storage shelves and along floor/wall juncture and hot water heater in hallway.
Inspector: Hoffman
McDonalds
4810 Golden Parkway, Buford
Score: 78, Grade: C
Employees rapidly washing hands or skip washing hands between tasks that contaminate hands. Sanitizer disconnected and not dispensing at warewashing machine. Ice scoop holder has grime and food residue build-up. Thermometers broken or missing in multiple coolers. Employees must have hat or hairnet to restrain hair when working in food prep areas. Repeat violation: no sanitizer registering on test strips for buckets and some cloths left out between uses. No inspection posted in drive-thru window. Bathrooms need paper towels if exiting requires touching a handle or knob. Dumpster has cracked and missing lids. Lights in WI cooler and freezer must be shielded or shatterproof.
Inspector: Hoffman
Dec. 23
Comfort Inn & Suites
4591 Bristal Industrial Way, Buford
Score: 93, Grade: A
Dishes not being sanitized after rinsing. Raw eggs stored above ready to eat foods.
Inspector: Black
Hall County Jail
1700 Barber Road, Gainesville
Score: 97, Grade: A
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses: used cloths in drawer, on equipment.
Inspector: McDuffie
Ming’s Buffet
150 Pearl Nix Parkway, Gainesville
Score: 92, Grade: A
Hand sink not supplied with paper towels. Employees washing hands at prep sink. Shrimp thawing in sink; shrimp and beef roasts thawing on counter. Thermometers missing/not visible in some coolers. Employee restroom needs cleaning and a covered waste container.
Inspector: McDuffie
Dec. 29
Krystals
1002 Jesse Jewell Parkway, Gainesville
Score: 93, Grade: A
Employee using a cloth rinsed out in sink to wipe counters. Greasy cardboard used on shelves. Sanitizer level not detectable in sanitizer sink; sanitizer strips not available to test sanitizer levels. Dumpster open - dumpster surfaces damaged, may be leaking. Repeat violation: floors throughout kitchen and walk in cooler and freezer have a heavy accumulation of food, water, and trash, especially under storage and rink bag-in-box area where cove tiling is missing or broken. Unshielded light bulb in walk in cooler.
Inspector: McDuffie
Bullfrogs
7000 Holiday Road, Buford
Score: 96, Grade: A
Use sinks for designated purposes. Sanitizer not reaching minimum amount of required concentration in sanitizer buckets. Ice scoops must be stored on a clean food contact surface, do not place on top of dusty ice machine. In use utensils at cook line cannot be stored in standing water.
Inspector: Hoffman
The Inn Between Deli
965 Riverside Drive, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: McDuffie
Dec. 30
Chick-Fil-A
3405 Atlanta Highway, Flowery Branch
Score: 94, Grade: A
Soda dispenser nozzles on all four soda machines have an accumulation of mold and mildew. Both dumpsters open. Repeat violation: floors have an accumulation of dirt, water, etc.
Inspector: McDuffie
University Yacht Club
6649 Yacht Club Road, Flowery Branch
Score: 97, Grade: A
Repeat violation: gaskets on make line coolers are heavily damaged. Floors under equipment and shelving have an accumulation of water, mold/mildew, etc. especially at the floor/wall juncture.
Inspector: McDuffie
Dec. 31
The Shake Shop
1435 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Wentworth
Megan Gill