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Kitchen inspections for Jan. 4-14
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Jan. 4

Papa's Pizza To Go
2988 Gillsville Highway, Gainesville
Score: 91, Grade: A
Some mold, mildew in holder for coke machine diffusers. Inspection report not posted from previous inspection. Walk-in freezer floor inside peeling. Shelves above make line cooler are greasy and dusty. Pizza oven has food debris. Floor in restroom needs to be repaired. Missing ceiling cover for air unit in kitchen and FRP on wall near mixer crooked.
Inspector: Shelby Finch

Papa's Pizza To Go
2703 Dawsonville Highway, Gainesville
Score: 95, Grade: A
Slicers had food residue. Coke diffusers had been peeling.
Inspector: Finch

Shane's Rib Shack
5877 Spout Springs Road, Building D 500, Flowery Branch
Score: 96, Grade: A
Chemicals stored beside foods on shelf.
Inspector: Donna Black

Jan. 5

Golden Buddha
3715 Mundy Mill Road, Oakwood
Score: 95, Grade: A
Cleaning cloths on counters and not in sanitizing solution between uses. Ceiling tiles in women's restroom and couple areas in dining area damaged from water leaks. Tiles in kitchen cracked and some beneath equipment.
Inspector: Finch

Locos Deli
601 S. Enota, Gainesville
Score: 92, Grade: A
Sanitizer solution dispensed from dishwater over 200 ppm per test strips. Scoop for flour lying in flour. Pans stacked wet. Cutting board for sandwich cooler needs to be replaced or resurfaced. Walk-in cooler floor rear door needs repairing: metal peeling off and some gone. Walk-in freezer ceiling cover needs to be reshapened and repaired. Reach-in cooler doors and handles with food debris, residue. Cooler gaskets had food residue. Sandwich toaster has accumulated food debris. Ceiling tiles with accumulation of grease.
Inspector: Finch

Domino's Pizza
3606 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville
Score: 90, Grade: A
Foods uncovered in cooler and being stacked onto of other uncovered foods. Stem thermometer missing. Metal plates and seam in walk-in cooler floor coming apart.
Inspector: Finch

Wang's Chinese Restaurant
4211 McEver Road, No. 201, Oakwood
Score: 95, Grade: A
Drinks in kitchen without single-service cup, lid and straw. Evaporator fans in walk-in cooler with dust.
Inspector: Black

Subway-T.B. Road
3630 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville
Score: 95, Grade: A
Cups on prep tables without straws and lids.
Inspector: Black

Jan. 6

Noruta Japanese Restaurant
975 Dawsonville Highway, Suite 12, Gainesville
Score: 92, Grade: A
Employee food and drinks on prep table. Foods being wrapped with newspapers. Cloths in dirty water with little sanitizer. Test strips missing.
Inspector: Black

Hott Tomatoz
5783 Old Winder Highway, Suite 211, Braselton
Score: 90, Grade: A
Slicer, mixer bowls, plates with food residue. Ice machine with pink mold on baffle. Foods on floor in walk-in cooler. Single service items stored on floor. Outsides of floor mixer, shelves, inside beer cooler with debris.
Inspector: Black

Jan. 7

Captain Billy's Steak
and Seafood
380 Cleveland Road, Clermont
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Laurie Wentworth

Hong Kong King Buffet
635 Jesse Jewell Parkway
Score: 81, Grade: B
Several knives with food residue. Chemicals next to, over foods. Fish, shrimp, etc. in standing water to thaw. Food on floor in walk-in freezer and food prep area. Utensils with black electrical tape around handles, wood that holds knives peeling paint, oyster shells being reused to hold foods. Evaporator fan in walk-in cooler with heavy dust, black mold. Floor fans with dust. Trash in ladies restroom needs cover. Walls, ceilings with food splatter need to be cleaned. Couple of places in ceiling where ceiling sheetrock is peeling and needs replacing. Replace last remaining two black end caps on light above grill area. Replace broken light shield on cold bar and all bulbs at hot bar must have a shatter-resistant coating on bulb.
Inspector: Black

The Hickory Pig
3605 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville
Score: 88, Grade: B
Pork butts, ribs that are precooked being reheated on smoker, in convection oven and conventional oven but not reheated within two hours to 165 degrees as required.
Inspector: Wentworth

Jan. 13

Little Caesars No.
1592-0005
229 E.E. Butler Parkway, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Wentworth

Jan. 14

Longstreet Cafe Too
405 Pearl Nix Parkway
Score: 89, Grade: B
Leftovers from lunch buffet held on hot holding for stocking dinner buffet not being held at required 135 degrees or above.
Inspector: Wentworth

Lauren Blais