The following are among the food service establishments inspected from Feb. 23-28 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.
Feb. 23
The Hickory Pig
3605 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville
Score: 90, Grade: A
Stainless container for the storage of in-use tongs in kitchen with new pair of tongs for start of day inside but container not cleaning and sanitized from use yesterday. Pre-cooked food items that are reheated throughout the week no properly date labeled. Two-compartment stainless sink needs good cleaning.
Inspector: Laurie Wentworth
Feb. 24
Swirlin Twirlin
5900 Spout Springs Road, Suite W-2, Flowery Branch
Score: 96, Grade: A
Mold, mildew on all dispenser nozzles.
Inspector: Kathleen McDuffie
Double D Burger
2236 Jesse Jewell Parkway, Gainesville
Score: 87, Grade: B
Hand sink being used as a dump sink with food residue and ice in basin. Prep sink that is used for vegetable washing with dirty dishes piled inside. Ice scoops in both bins laying down in ice with handles in ice. Laminate peeling off self-service counter and shelves underneath counter with peeling, damaged contact paper. Outside of mixer, bulk containers, shelves, fans, paper towel holder and gaskets all with food residue. Back door propped open.
Inspector: Donna Black
North Georgia Detention Center
622 Main St., Gainesville
Score: 99, Grade: A
Walls peeling in bakery in production kitchen at wall/tile baseboard juncture. Light shield over vegetable prep area and prep table in production kitchen missing.
Inspector: Laurie Wentworth
Cheeseburger Bobby's
5855 Spout Springs Road, Suite A408, Flowery Branch
Score: 92, Grade: A
Hand sink blocked by trash can, pans, etc. Nearly all gaskets need replacing. Most equipment needs detailed cleaning. Floors need detailed cleaning.
Inspector: McDuffie
Feb. 27
Jus' Caterin' Baby!
5370 Friendship Road, Suite 1, Buford
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Shelby Finch
The Olive Garden Italian Restaurant No. 1881
1175 Dawsonville Highway NW, Gainesville
Score: 94, Grade: A
Many of the utensils stores over prep area after cleaning and sanitizing found to have dried food debris on them. Soda guns at bar also have buildup of mold.
Inspector: Wentworth
Wings Deli
845 Queen City Parkway, Gainesville
Score: 77, Grade: C
Food uncovered in make-line, reach-in. Drink dispensers with mold, mildew; icemaker with mold, mildew. Thermometers missing in freezers. Employee handling food without hair restraint. Vegetable sink blocked with cutting boards. Original permitting inspection still on wall. Gaskets on reach-in cooler damaged. Hood system dripping grease, covered in dust. Floors throughout need detailed cleaning. Dead insects along walls throughout kitchen.
Inspector: McDuffie
Captain D's
410 Pearl Nix Parkway, Gainesville
Score: 81, Grade: B
Employees' coffee cups in cook area. Hand sink with a wire stand and fish in it. Fish in make-line and reach-in coolers not at proper temperature. Most gaskets still damaged. Gaskets with large accumulations of mold, mildew. Soda dispenser with submerged pump under counter and foul-smelling water with mold floating on surface. No covered trash can in ladies' room. Stainless steel patches on wall still not sealed.
Inspector: McDuffie
Fini's Pizzeria, Inc.
5857 Spout Springs Road, Suite A306, Flowery Branch
Score: 88, Grade: B
Four containers of pizza sauce cooked previous day in walk-in cooler not at required temperature. Make-line cutting boards on prep coolers with heavy scars and stained-wood bowls with chips and plastic containers on shelf above dish machine no longer smooth inside.
Inspector: Black
Atlanta Bread Company No. 69
944 Dawsonville Highway, Gainesville
Score: 81, Grade: B
No CFSM on staff, no certificate on display. Slice stored with splatters. Cutting boards with deep knife scores, mold, mildew. Utensils stored in containers with food debris. Single-service items stored in containers with food debris. Shelving of particle board rotting away. Floors need detailed cleaning.
Inspector: McDuffie
Subway
2310 C, Old Cornelia Highway, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Finch
Turnstile Deli
109 Green St., Gainesville
Score: 93, Grade: A
Soups and stews made either Friday or Saturday incorrectly labeled with today's date. Commercial hand crank can opener attached to table in serving kitchen need blade replaced. No chlorine strips to test sanitizer strength. Epoxy paint peeling in multiple areas.
Inspector: Wentworth
Feb. 28
Country House Restaurant
6443 Cleveland Highway, P.O. Box 337, Clermont
Score: 95, Grade: A
Spoon used to dispense slaw that is in walk-in cooler buried in slaw. Single service containers that hold items such as sour cream are being reused to hold foods. Chemical warewasher not reaching required temperature. All shelves throughout entire restaurant and inside bottoms of cooler and shelves in walk-in cooler with grease, food residue. Grease container turned over on grass outside. Walls with debris and floors. Baseboard loose or missing.
Inspector: Black
Firehouse Subs
333 Shallowford Road, Suite D, Gainesville
Score: 91, Grade: A
Reach-in cooler struggling to maintain required temperatures.
Inspector: McDuffie
Hall County Correctional Institution
1694 Barber Road, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Wentworth
Smokehouse Catering
3205 Atlanta Highway, Gainesville
Score: 92, Grade: A
Kitchenware and utensils being washed and rinsed at three-compartment sink but not being sanitized. Scoops for sugar stored with caked sugar on them. Scoops for sugar hanging against dirty containers. Paper covering shelf under steam kettles where sheet pans are stored are torn and dirty. Many uncovered shelves with peeling paint. Shelving under all prep tables with accumulation of food debris, dust. No self-closer on restroom door. No cover on trash can in employee restroom.
Inspector: Wentworth