The following are among the food service establishments inspected from Aug. 5-11 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.
To register a complaint against a food service establishment, contact the Hall County Environmental Health Department at 770-531-3973.
Aug. 5
Baxter's Smoothies
2480 Limestone Parkway, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Laurie Wentworth
Buffalo's Cafe
3446 Winder Highway, Suite No. 101, Flowery Branch
Score: 95, Grade: A
Hot water ware wash machine rinse pressure not required 15 to 25 psi, consistently, when other water appliances are used. Ice scoop handle stored in ice. Aprons and cloths stored in containers with dirt, debris. Food employee wearing same gloves loading soapy dishes scrubbed in three-compartment sink, unloaded clean dishes from dishwasher, then loaded more soapy dishes.
Inspector: Shelby Finch
Little Caesars
219 Browns Bridge Road, Suite No. 101, Gainesville
Score: 89, Grade: B
Chopper, pans and other utensils with food residue, grease. Shelves, outsides of bulk containers, cooler doors with food residue. Water not flowing fast enough through faucet in employees restroom to allow for instant hot water to work. Floors and walls throughout entire establishment with food residue.
Inspector: Donna Black
Taqueria La Fogata Caliente LLC
5120 Thompson Bridge, Suite C, Murrayville
Score: 96, Grade: A
Personal drink sitting on prep table.
Inspector: Black
Cheddar's Casual Cafe
1195 Dawsonville Highway NW, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Wentworth
Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers
416 Shallowford Road, Gainesville
Score: 99, Grade: A
Light shield in warewash area cracked and needs replaced. Light shield plastic sheaths in dry storage damaged and missing endcaps.
Inspector: Finch
Toasted and Tapped, LLC
5603 Main St., Flowery Branch
Score: 72, Grade: C
Foods in walk-in uncovered. Soda nozzles, soda gun with accumulations; most prep surfaces have food, grease, debris. Interior of microwave with food splatters. Ice bath ineffective, temperatures between 71-75 F; make-line cooler and reach-in coolers failing, unable to maintain required temperatures. Many items not datemarked. Cardboard containers used over and over to drain grease from fried foods. Storage on floor. Some gaskets heavily damaged. Warewasher has accumulations inside and out. Gaskets with accumulations of food, grease, mold, mildew. Employee restroom unusable. Dumpster open. Grease container has grease on top, has leaked onto paved enclosure and ground. Floors throughout kitchen with heavy accumulations of grease, trash, food, bottles and other debris. Walls and ceiling throughout with buildup of grease, food splatters. An extensive amount of unused equipment and other items all over kitchen. Lights in kitchen are mostly not working. Bulbs are not properly shielded. Dead insects all over floors.
Inspector: Kathleen McDuffie
The Hickory Pig
3605 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville
Score: 90, Grade: A
Single-serve cup with drink in kitchen without required lid and straw. No paper towels available in restroom for drying hands after properly washing. No soap available in restroom for proper handwashing. Can of Raid insect spray on table in porch prep/food holding area. Ice cream scoop and scraper stored in standing water behind faucet at dishwashing sink. Three-compartment dishwashing sink set-up needs a good cleaning, sticky; food debris in all sinks.
Inspector: Wentworth
Shane's Rib Shack
5877 Spout Springs Road, Building D No. 500, Flowery Branch
Score: 96, Grade: A
Inspector: McDuffie
Aug. 8
Hall County Detention Center
1700 Barber Road, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Black
Aug. 9
J.G.B. Ice Cream LLC
5857 Spout Springs Road Suite No. A305, Flowery Branch
Score: 95, Grade: A
Dispensers for hot fudge and butterscotch sauce have accumulations on interior of lids, by plunger. Gaskets on some coolers have accumulations of ice cream, icing, food debris. Interior surfaces of all cake coolers, gaskets on some coolers have accumulations of ice cream, icing, food debris.
Inspector: McDuffie
Aug. 10
Andy's Place
6018 Athens St., Lula
Score: 99, Grade: A
Evaporator fans in walk-in cooler and stand-up coolers, shelves, inside of coolers with debris and need to be cleaned.
Inspector: Black
Mango's Bar and Grill Mobile No. 1
1736 Atlanta Highway, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: McDuffie
Mango's Bar and Grill
1736 Atlanta Highway, Gainesville
Score: 91, Grade: A
Sanitizer in some hand soap dispenser. Inspection from Dec. 10 still on wall. Gaskets on some coolers damaged. Men's room needs floor repaired, retiled. Cove missing behind cook area.
Inspector: McDuffie
Gainesville Civic Center
830 Green St., Gainesville
Score: 95, Grade: A
Walk-in cooler at 48 F. Pipe behind icemaker leaking water onto floor.
Inspector: McDuffie
Cici's Pizza
250 John Morrow Jr. Parkway, Gainesville
Score: 98, Grade: A
Cups stored in bulk foods buried in foods. Hood over pizza oven peeling, bubbling paint. Water pooled in salad prep cooler due to leak. Outside of floor mixer with food residue.
Inspector: Black
Aug. 11
The Place — 3 Lil Pigs BBQ
1705 Cleveland Highway, Gainesville
Score: 84, Grade: B
Chicken and ribs in hot box with temps 90-98 F. Buns and pork sitting on floor beisde door. Cloths tucked into pockets, no hair restraints. Scoops, tongs stored inside food containers with handels buried in foods. Floors in mop area and underneath, behind fryers with debris.
Inspector: Black
Checkers Drive-In Restaurant
3640 Wallid Road, Flowery Branch
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Finch
Chattahoochee Country Club Snak Bar
3000 Club Drive, Gainesville
Score: 94, Grade: A
Tea dispensers without covers. Soda nozzles with accumulations. Hand sink no longer attached to wall. Gaskets on makeline cooler damaged. Floors throughout, especially under, behind equipment have accumulations of food, grease, trash, water.
Inspector: McDuffie
Longhorn Steakhouse No. 5054
1709 Browns Bridge Road, Gainesville
Score: 98, Grade: A
Floors need thorough cleaning in kitchen, behind equipment, and all they way to floor/wall juncture in dry storage, kitchen, etc. Dust on hood slats and ceiling tiles near grill. Tiles near carbon tank in dry storage need regrouting and need to be replaced if missing. Grease on walls and electrical components behind equipment.
Inspector: Finch
Wendy's Restaurant
3652 Wallis Road, Flowery Branch
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Finch