The following are among the food service establishments inspected from Nov. 10-18, 2011, 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.
Nov. 10
Wauka Mountain Multiple Intelligences Academy
5850 Brookton-Lula Road, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Kathleen McDuffie
Biba's Italian Restaurant
7338 Spout Springs Road, Suite 18 and 19, Gainesville
Score: 79, Grade: C
Food handler cutting onions for pizza topping with bandaged thumb and no glove. Slicer not cleaned properly after last use. Dishwasher not dispensing any sanitizer during sanitizing cycle. Meat sauce in large Lexan container filled to top in cooler not cooled properly. Two-door, upright cooler in cook area has damaged gaskets on both doors.
Inspector: Laurie Wentworth
Friendship Elementary School
4450 Friendship Road, Buford
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Wentworth
Nov. 14
Wendy's
3646 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Shelby Finch
El Sombrero No. 1
1435 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville
Score: 97, Grade: A
Sanitizer levels in cloth bucket not recommended levels from manufacturer.
Inspector: Finch
Lula Elementary School
6130 Chattahoochee St., Lula
Score: 97, Grade: A
Kitchen dish washing and restroom hand sink not supplied with 100 F water.
Inspector: Wentworth
Johnny's NY Style Pizza
7367 Spout Springs Road, Suite 205, Flowery Branch
Score: 98, Grade: A
Food residue on shelves, outside of bulk containers, outside floor mixer and on top shelf of dishwasher. Floors and walls require detailed cleaning.
Inspector: Donna Black
Nov. 15
Pizza Hut
1398 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville
Score: 98, Grade: A
Hot unit wire above hot plate at buffet not working. Area near fry station has grease on sticker and racks. High bulbs at buffet are not shatterproof.
Inspector: Finch
Gainesville Middle School
1581 Community Way, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Finch
El Sombrero No. 3
1792 Browns Bridge Road, Gainesville
Score: 93, Grade: A
Beans cooling in walk-in would not reach temperature in required time. Sanitizer in cloth buckets needs to be remade properly. Sanitizer test strips missing. Cheese slicer mounts rising. Food debris on outside door and bottom of cooler.
Inspector: Finch
Nov. 16
Target Store
5865 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch
Score: 98, Grade: A
Floors throughout, especially under and behind equipment and shelving, need better cleaning.
Inspector: McDuffie
Gainesville RYDC
450 Crescent Drive, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Finch
Catering Unlimited
3035 Duckett Mill Road, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Finch
New Peking Garden
7338 Spout Springs Road, Suite A2, Flowery Branch
Score: 66 Grade: U
Hand sink blocked by dirty dishes. No soap at hand sink. Inserts from egg crates being used to drain grease from fried food. Most food in walk-in not covered. Microwave has food splatter on interior surface. Ice maker has mold and mildew on inside surface. Soups being held below temperature and reheated on order. Lotions, medicines, toothpaste, etc, stored with food and single-serve items. Cardboard on surfaces and in boxes. Prep-table surfaces and equipment sticky and greasy. Dumpster left open. Floors throughout need to be cleaned, especially behind and beneath equipment.
Inspector: McDuffie
Gainesville Elementary School
1145 McEver Road, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Finch
Tadmore Elementary School
3278 Gillsville Highway, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: McDuffie
El Sombrero No. 9
601 S Enota Drive, Gainesville
Score: 92, Grade: A
Mold and mildew on ice machine baffle and ice machine interior. Sanitizer solution made incorrectly. Fan in dry storage requires dusting.
Inspector: Finch
Papa Jack's Country Kitchen
7437 B Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch
Score: 90, Grade: A
Cloths on prep tables. Pitchers stored in cardboard boxes with grease and food residue. Boxes of single serve cups being used as prep table with cups still inside. Heavy dust accumulation on fans and evaporator in walk-in cooler. Floor tiles missing under grill; hole in the wall near mixer.
Inspector: Black
Nov. 17
North Hall High School
4885 Mount Vernon Road, Gainesville
Score: 99, Grade: A
Dumpster is leaking.
Inspector: Wentworth
Gainesville High School
850 Century Place, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: McDuffie
Burger King
4760 Friendship Road, Buford
Score: 98, Grade: A
Knife stored in between prep-area cracks. Grease, food residue and water on floor and beneath dry storage racks.
Inspector: Black
Flowery Branch Elementary School
5544 Radford Road, Flowery Branch
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Finch
Mount Vernon Elementary
4844 Jim Hood Road, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Wentworth
Big Creek Tavern
3050 Big Creek Road, Buford
Score: 90, Grade: A
Sides and beneath grill and fryers, hood, fans and evaporator unit covered in dust and grease. Previous night's food not cooled to proper temperature.
Inspector: Black
El Maguey Mexican Restaurant
2888 Browns Bridge Road, Gainesville
Score: 84, Grade: B
Ice maker has mold, mildew and dust on baffle. Walk-in cooler is out of temperature and gaskets are damaged. Floors under and behind equipment and shelving need better cleaning.
Inspector: McDuffie
Nov. 18
Shoney's On the Go, LLC
4942 Bristol Industrial Way, Buford
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Wentworth
Meghan Schuler