The following are among the food service establishments inspected from July 13-26 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.
July 13
Yonah Burger
1191 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Laurie Wentworth
July 14
The Big Bear Cafe
893 Main St., Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Shelby Finch
Comfort Suites
1755 Browns Bridge Road, Gainesville
Score: 87, Grade: B
No certified food safety manager on staff. Sausage and eggs in hot holding with temperatures of 115-120 F.
Inspector: Donna Black
All Occasions Catering LLC
1547 Riverside Drive, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Finch
Riverside Military Academy
2001 Riverside Drive, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Finch
2 Dog Restaurant
317 Spring St. SE, Gainesville
Score: 91, Grade: A
Several coolers and walk-in cooler struggling to keep foods 41 F or below.
Inspector: Finch
Subway/The Pantry — KE No. 3342
5804 Cornelia Highway, Alto
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Black
July 25
Waffle House No. 1543
509 Dawsonville Highway SW, Gainesville
Score: 94, Grade: A
Pressure gauge for hot sanitizing ware washing machine reading 100 psi during final rinse cycle. Appears gauge may not be working. Ice scoop and holder had food debris.
Inspector: Finch
Dogwood Forest Assisted Living
3315 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville
Score: 94, Grade: A
Styrofoam cups used to dispense cereal laying in cereal. Boxes of single service cups on floor in breakfast area. Food, grease on floors underneath beside equipment throughout kitchen, in walk-in freezer, underneath shelves in dry storage etc.
Inspector: Black
Ninja Steak House
5753 Old Winder Highway, Braselton
Score: 92, Grade: A
Food pans had been stored after being cleaned and sanitized with food debris. Knives stored on knife holder with food debris. Hand sink in kitchen and sushi bar, veggie sink and meat sink need resealing to wall or counter top to prevent water accumulation. Walk-in freezer has dripping, leak condensate. Many nonfood contact surfaces had food debris, grease such as shelves below food prep tables, beneath hibachi grill, containers of rice, soy and exterior of pots etc. Dumpster container leaking leaving waste liquid outside of Dumpster. Dumpster area dirty and needs cleaning. Floors throughout kitchen, dry storage and hibachi grill area needs thorough cleaning and all the way to floor wall juncture.
Inspector: Finch
Little Yellow Coffee House
1447 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Finch
Arby's No. 1030
634 Shallowford Road, Gainesville
Score: 99, Grade: A
Dumpster missing drain plug. Floor wall coving at walk-in cooler falling off. Lights over hot lamp food holding peeling and light bulb glass exposed.
Inspector: Finch
July 26
Waffle House No. 1865
5536 McEver Road, Flowery Branch
Score: 94, Grade: A
Cooler drawers for cook line have accumulations of food debris, mold, mildew. Buildup on orange juice dispenser and soda nozzles. Most gaskets on most coolers damaged. Gaskets with accumulations of food debris, water, mold, mildew. Grease on ground, trash on ground of Dumpster enclosure. Grease container with grease on surface. Floor in dry storage needs detailed cleaning.
Inspector: Kathleen McDuffie
Savannah King