The following are among the food service establishments inspected from Aug. 20-24 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-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 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. 20
Country House Restaurant
6443 Cleveland Highway, Clermont
Score: 95, Grade: A
Makeline cooler at 50 F, struggling to maintain required temperatures. Gaskets on some coolers damaged.
Inspector: Kathleen McDuffie
Lanier Diner
1310 Dawsonville Highway, Gainesville
Score: 88, Grade: B
Many food items in storage in two-door cooler at cook line not covered. Knives, tongs slicer stored with visible food debris. Chemical sanitizing dish machine not dispensing any sanitizer in final rinse. Many precooked foods in cooler for several days not properly dated. Need to replace splashguard previously installed between sink compartments at two-compartment sink being used for vegetables and meat preparation. No test strips available for quaternary ammonium (quat) used as sanitizer in three-compartment sink. Dumpster missing drain plug. Ceiling panels damaged in wait station. Floor needs cleaning under coolers, tables, front dining wait area. Personal items - phone, keys - on cutting boards in kitchen.
Inspector: Laurie Wentworth
Aug. 23
Riverside Cafe at VDC
6052 Deaton Creek Parkway, Hoschton
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Wentworth
Subway
203 B E.E. Butler Parkway, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: McDuffie
Wendy's
587 S. Enota Drive, Gainesville
Score: 92, Grade: A
Interior surfaces of ice maker have mold, mildew. Gaskets on make-line coolers under prep station and on walk-in cooler are damaged. Gaskets have accumulation of food, water, mold, mildew. Floors under equipment, shelving, etc. have food, dirt, trash, etc.
Inspector: McDuffie
Burger King
806 Athens St., Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: McDuffie
Chick-fil-A
400 Pearl Nix Parkway, Gainesville
Score: 89, Grade: B
Cutting boards for salads with visible accumulation of mold in scars. Food handler wearing bracelet that was touching food as prep took place. Sanitizer buckets all on floor. Bulk milk dispenser tube not cut at an angle to allow for excess (milk) to drip off. Cutting boards for salad prep all heavily scarred - no longer easily cleanable. Shelving above cook, sandwich assembly area needs cleaning - dusty. Shelving in walk-in cooler food debris hanging from it needs cleaning. Drink nozzles need cleaning around gasket that fits into dispenser. Floors need better cleaning underneath equipment throughout kitchen and dry storage - especially at floor/wall junctures. Ceiling vents and diffusers all dusty. Walls need cleaning; food splatters. Grease and dust accumulation next to Ansul canister above prep area. Walk-in cooler and freezer with accumulation of debris. Floors under soda dispensers (service area) with accumulation of trash and dried syrup. Mops and brooms dirty, wet in mop sink. Sippy cup (child's) in basin of shredder at start of inspection. Light lens over ice machine is cracked.
Inspector: Wentworth
Asia Cafe
2888 Browns Bridge Road, G1, Gainesville
Score: 89, Grade: B
No dates on foods. Cloths used to wipe food contact surfaces stored in solution with dirty water. Remove all cardboard lining shelves, discard damaged cutting board - discard scoops made out of plastic bottles. Shelves, inside coolers with food residue - clean all areas - clean door gaskets and areas around gaskets. All walls need detailed cleaning.
Inspector: Donna Black
Aug. 24
American Deli
3885 Mundy Mill Road, Suite 109, Oakwood
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Wentworth
Friends Cafe at Spout Springs Library
6488 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch
Score: 97 Grade: A
Whole avocado stored on top of spinach ready-to-eat on top of sandwich board unit. Wiping cloth for food contact surface not stored being stored in prepared sanitizer between users. Make sure containers for cloth storage are stored off the floor.
Inspector: Wentworth
Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers
416 Shallowford Road, Gainesville
Score: 98, Grade: A
Gaskets on several coolers are damaged. Grease on container needs detailed cleaning. Cove tiles in dry storage are coming away from the wall.
Inspector: McDuffie
Dairy Queen
300 Shallowford Road, Gainesville
Score: 90, Grade: A
Mold, mildew on interior surfaces of icemaker; food debris on can opener. Storage on floor in cooler, freezer, throughout kitchen. Buckets to transport waste have mold, mildew; shelving has food debris and grease. Grease container dripping in Dumpster enclosure. Floors throughout need detailed cleaning, especially under equipment, shelving, etc. Hood system needs immediate attention.
Inspector: McDuffie
Jennifer Messer