The following are among the food service establishments inspected from Sept. 25-30 by the Hall County Environmental Health Department. New rules and regulations for food service began on Dec. 1, 2007. Food service establishments will now be 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 will be conducted based on risk categorization. The risk type shall be 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 new rules are available at the Hall County Environmental health Office. The rules and regulations are also available online at health.state.ga.us/programs/envservices/index.asp.
To register a complaint against a food service establishment, contact the Hall County Environmental Health Department at 770-531-3973.
Sept. 25
Arby’s
3652 Mundy Mill Road, Gainesville
Score: 94, Grade: A
Broken thermometer in walk-in freezer. Gaskets on most makelines and coolers heavily damaged. Gaskets on cooler have accumulation of mold, mildew, food debris, water. Dumpster and grease container open. Hood system dripping grease.
Inspector: Kathleen McDuffie
Moe’s Southwest Grill No. 649
3602 Southland Drive,
Flowery Branch
Score: 88, Grade: B
Can-opener with dried food debris; soft drink nozzles with accumulation. AC vent leaking onto storage shelf on single-serve items, canned goods, storage containers and bags of salt, rice, beans. Plastic containers stacked wet-nested. Allow utensils to completely air dry before stacking and storing. Hand sinks and vegetable prep sink not sealed to wall. Cove molding missing at mop sink, soft drink area.
Inspector: McDuffie
Sept. 28
Zaxby’s
995 Riverside Drive,
Gainesville
Score: 97, Grade: A
Gaskets on makelines damaged. Dumpster plugs missing on both dumpsters. Threshold of walk-in freezer needs to be repaired.
Inspector: McDuffie
Mama Ruth’s
804 Atlanta Highway,
Gainesville
Score: 92, Grade: A
Coke dispenser nozzles, icemaker interior have mold, mildew. Gaskets on refrigerator and makeline need replacement. Gaskets have an accumulation of dried food debris, mold, mildew.
Inspector: McDuffie
The Honey Baked Ham Co. and Cafe
1237 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville
Score: 88, Grade: B
Hand sink did not get above 85 F. Cutting board on sandwich makeline has stains, mold, mildew, etc. Employee without hair restraint. Cleaning cloths on counters, equipment. Holes in hand sink.
Inspector: McDuffie
Smoothie King
890 Dawsonville Highway, Ste. E, Gainesville
Score: 92, Grade: A
Need a food-probe thermometer to take internal temperature of potentially hazardous foods. No sanitizer bucket set up, cloths out on counter tops. Scoops have food debris in water well. Bottoms of blenders have grime and buildup.
Inspector: Lydia Hoffhines
Sept. 29
Sweetfire Lodge
1701 Browns Bridge Road, Gainesville
Score: 90, Grade: A
Cooked potentially hazardous foods — soup, prime rib — not cooled as required within a total of six hours from 135 degrees F to 41 degrees within six hours. Both products in cooler overnight at 48 to 49 degrees. Walk-in cooler evaporator leaking from drip pan in meat storage portion of walk-in cooler into large Lexan container.
Inspector: Laurie Wentworth
New Horizons North
2020 Beverly Road, N.E., Gainesville
Score: 99, Grade: A
Spigots over fryers with grease, evaporator fans in walk-in cooler with debris.
Inspector: Black
Eat At Thai
975 Dawsonville Highway No. 7, Gainesville
Score: 93, Grade: A
Foods in cooler not covered. Cloths not in sanitizer and laying on prep surfaces.
Inspector: Black
Sept. 30
Inman Perk Coffee
102 Washington St., N.W., Gainesville
Score: 90, Grade: A
Spoons stored in container with residue and residue transferred onto spoons. Food handler with painted nails and bracelets. Inspection report and servsafe certificate not posted. Ice cream scoops in standing water. Remove ice build up in reach in cooler.
Inspector: Black
Wang’s Chinese
Restaurant
4211 McEver Road, No. 201, Oakwood
Score: 95, Grade: A
Foods not covered. Keep ginger root (since it is sliced per order), orange wedges in a container and not laying directly on shelf. Area of stainless steel wall at dish machine pulling away and several hand sinks, prep sinks, etc., need resealing back to walls.
Inspector: Black
Jennifer Messer