The following are among the food service establishments inspected from July 26-Aug. 1 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 26
La Fogata Mexican Cuisine
425 Atlanta Highway Suite 7, Gainesville
Score: 65, Grade: U
No soap at hand sink. No paper towels at handsink. Several frozen foods and refrigerated foods stored in Walmart or grocery bags. Several foods in coolers and freezers not covered. Four flats of eggs sitting on floor at 78 F eggs must be held at 45 F or below. Hot held food on buffet below 135 F. No date marking system in place. Storage on floor of eggs and rice. Gaskets damaged. Gaskets with food debris and grease. Floors throughout need detailed cleaning.
Inspector: Kathleen McDuffie
Blue Moon Tavern
3280 McEver Road Suite No. 108, Buford
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: McDuffie
Checker's Drive-In Restaurant
943 Jesse Jewell Parkway, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Shelby Finch
July 27
Schlotzsky's Deli
302 Broad Street Suite A, Gainesville
Score: 98, Grade: A
Ice scoop stored on top and side of ice machine. Cooler (prep) with condensate leaks in bottom.
Inspector: Donna Black
Subway-Thompson Bridge Road
3630 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville
Score: 91, Grade: A
Soda nozzles have accumulations. Bag of onions stored on floor. Condiments in individual packets stored in containers with food debris, etc. Employee took off gloves, laid them on counter, picked them up and put them on again. Dumpsters open. Floors need detailed cleaning, especially under equipment, shelving, etc. Employees purses, etc., stored on food and shelving for supplies.
Inspector: McDuffie
Zaxby's
995 Riverside Drive, Gainesville
Score: 96, Grade: A
Utensils, pans and trays stacked wet. Wall inside walk-in cooler separating metal from base; large cracks in seams and in ceiling.
Inspector: Black
Dunkin Donuts
3629 Mundy Mill Road, Oakwood
Score: 83, Grade: B
No paper towels available at front counter hand sink. Walk-in cooler not maintaining potentially hazardous food in storage at required 41 F or below. Walk-in cooler and prep coolers without thermometers inside or part of the unit that measures air temperature. Restroom doors have handles that must be touched to open, but only hand dryers are provided for hand drying. Sanitary towels must be provided to be used to open door handle if customer, employees want to use one.
Inspector: Laurie Wentworth
July 28
Deli Max, Inc.
150 Pearl Nix Parkway Suite E7, Gainesville
Score: 91, Grade: A
Slicer for veggies had some food residue, some mold, mildew on interior of ice machine chute. Slicer was not sanitized after cleaning. Wiping cloths not in sanitizer solution in front kitchen and solution not recommended concentration per Georgia state rules.
Inspector: Finch
Asia Cafe
2888 Browns Bridge Road Suite G1, Gainesville
Score: 76, Grade: C
Raw meat stored in a plastic bag that originally held mung bean sprouts; cut broccoli stored in cardboard box that had snow peas in it. Many foods in storage without covers. No date marking system in place. Single-use items stored in greasy boxes with food debris. All gaskets on all coolers have damage and are dry and tearing. Cardboard used on most shelves. Hood system has grease dripping. Water turned off at hand sink. Dumpster open. Floors throughout, especially under shelving and equipment, need detailed cleaning. Personal items on shelf with restaurant items.
Inspector: McDuffie
July 29
Captain Billy's Steak and Seafood
380 Cleveland Highway, Clermont
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Finch
Longstreet Cafe Too
405 Pearl Nix Parkway, Gainesville
Score: 90, Grade: A
Many leftover food items from last night and night before not cooling within six hours from 135 F to 41 F. Kitchenware washed, rinsed and sanitized being stacked for storage wet instead of air drying.
Inspector: Wentworth
Mango's Bar and Grill
1736 Atlanta Highway, Gainesville
Score: 84, Grade: B
No hand towels at hand sink. No soap at hand sink. Approximately 20 pounds of raw chicken breast on counter in pans of water, chicken between 62 F and 68 F. Gaskets on reach-in cooler damaged. Hot water at 88 F. Hot water to all sinks turned off.
Inspector: McDuffie
Castaways
6900 Holiday Road, Buford
Score: 98, Grade: A
Vinyl flooring in bar damaged.
Inspector: Wentworth
Woods Mill Academy
715 Woods Mill Road, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Black
La Fogata Mexican Cuisine
425 Atlanta Highway Suite No. 7, Gainesville
Score: 99, Grade: A
Gaskets on coolers damaged. Aluminum foil on several surfaces. La Fogata voluntarily closed on July 26 due to two consecutive failing food service scores. All violations of foodborne illness risk factors and public health interventions have been corrected.
Inspector: McDuffie
Mango's Bar and Grill Mobile No. 1
1736 Atlanta Highway, Gainesville
Score: 99, Grade: A
Permit cannot be printed until owners obtains and submits a valid Georgia license tag.
Inspector: McDuffie
Joe Muggs at Books A Million
150 Pearl Nix Parkway Suite D9, Gainesville
Score: 95, Grade: A
No hair restraint. No sanitizer test strips. Counters under equipment need detailed cleaning to prevent contamination and insect, rodent attraction. Cove molding loose, missing in trash can storage area.
Inspector: McDuffie
Aug. 1
Noruta Japanese Restaurant
975 Dawsonville Highway Suite No. 12, Gainesville
Score: 91, Grade: A
Cooler is failing.
Inspector: McDuffie
The Colored Egg
610 Grove St. Lot 3-7, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Wentworth
Monkey Joe's
2283 Browns Bridge Road, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: McDuffie