The following are among the food service establishments inspected from Sept. 9-14 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.
Sept. 9
Little Yellow Coffee House
996 Thompson Bridge Road NE, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Shelby Finch
Mr. Edd's Pizza Plus
5205 Cleveland Highway, Suite 5, Clermont
Score: 96, Grade: A
Seams inside walk-in cooler on ceiling pulling apart and showing insulation. Shelves and fans inside walk-in cooler with dust, residue. Walls and floors with debris. Cove baseboard that has been stapled to wall with gaps at top.
Inspector: Donna Black
Little Caesar's
3885 Mundy Mill Road,
Suite 106, Oakwood
Score: 98, Grade: A
Floors have mold, mildew by sinks and coolers.
Inspector: Kathleen McDuffie
Sept. 12
East Hall Middle School
4120 East Hall Road, Gainesville
Score: 91, Grade: A
Queso (commercially packaged in bags) prepped last Friday without preparation date or discard date on container. No sneezeguards to protect foods on bottom end of serving line from possible contamination by "customers" - both serving lines. Second shelf sneeze guard installed, but does not extend far enough for total food protection if foods are slid forward for service. Salsa out for self-service not properly protected from contamination; lid cannot be closed completely on pan to protect exposed food. Tray part of food processor table with accumulation of food debris (slaw) that was prepped last week.
Inspector: Laurie Wentworth
Central Avenue Cafe
582 Central Avenue, Suite B, Gainesville
Score: 95, Grade: A
Employee prepping food without hair restraint. Grease container has dripped onto enclosure surface. Floors throughout need detailed cleaning.
Inspector: McDuffie
El Ranchito Mexican Restaurant
1830 Atlanta Highway, Gainesville
Score: 85, Grade: B
Georgia law required a CFSM on staff by Dec. 1, 2009. Cutting board has mold, mildew. Plastic buckets in which food was delivered are being used for storage. Gaskets on make line have accumulations of food, water, etc. Grease container on grass. Floors throughout need better cleaning.
Inspector: McDuffie
Pastability
658 B Dawsonville Highway, Gainesville
Score: 93, Grade: A
Foods in coolers and on counter not covered. Slicer, shredder, peeler and pans with food residue. Cups and spoons stored down into foods. Pans stacked wet (containers also). Single-service items directly on floor underneath Coke counter with water, Coke leaking through bottom of boxes. Test strips missing for chlorine sanitizer. Area underneath Coke self-serve with cardboard on floor and sticky residue. Walls with food splatter at front hand sink and prep area; ceiling tiles with heavy dust accumulation.
Inspector: Black
Sept. 13
Double D Burger
2236 Jesse Jewell Parkway, Gainesville
Score: 92, Grade: A
Prep table being wiped with cloth rinsed out in sink; no sanitizer in cloth storage buckets. Self-service counter peeling laminate off surface. Food, grease on outsides of bulk food containers, shelves, fans with dust. Floors with residue especially underneath equipment; ceilings with dust on walls on vents.
Inspector: Black
Double D Burger No. 2
2236 Jesse Jewell Parkway, Gainesville
Score: 98, Grade: A
Food service permit not posted.
Inspector: Black
Blimpie
4949 Friendship Road, Suite 110, Buford
Score: 98, Grade: A
Single-use, single-serve articles stored in containers with food debris. Gaskets on make line are damaged. Cabinets need detailed cleaning.
Inspector: McDuffie
McDonald's
4810 Golden Parkway, Buford
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: McDuffie
Double D Burger No. 1
2236 Jesse Jewell Parkway, Gainesville
Score: 98, Grade: A
No permit or inspection posted.
Inspector: Black
Athena's Pizza
6986 McEver Road, Suite A, Buford
Score: 81, Grade: B
Employee's canned drink on counter. Make lines both struggling to maintain required temperatures (pizza make line 57-64 degrees, salad make line 57-60 degrees). Employee handling food without hair restraint. Sinks not firmly attached to walls. Floors throughout need detailed cleaning especially under, behind equipment; walls have food splatters; cove missing in some areas of kitchen; ceiling tiles designated for commercial kitchens, broken missing in some areas.
Inspector: McDuffie
Sept. 14
Atlas Pizza
104 Washington St. NW, Gainesville
Score: 87, Grade: B
Ashtray full of cigarette butts on stairs in kitchen. Employee drink in plastic cup. Employee eating at prep table. No towels at hand sink. Soda nozzles with accumulations. No hair restraint in use at beginning of inspection. Same gaskets on coolers are damaged. Splatters on walls.
Inspector: McDuffie
Catering By Our House/Candlelight Productions
5190 Browns Bridge Road, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Finch
Atlanta Bread Company, Store No. 69
944 Dawsonville Highway, Gainesville
Score: 81, Grade: B
Several bottles, drinks and cups without lids. Two hand sinks blocked by trash cans. Ice dispenser at drink station has mold, mildew; microwave has food splatters; cutting boards need to be resurfaced or replaced. Employee without hair restraint handling food. Gaskets on make lines badly damaged. Large accumulation of mold, mildew, water and food debris in make line gaskets; cabinets and shelves throughout have food splatters, water, etc. Floor tiles in some areas cracked, broken, loose; cove behind three-compartment sink no longer attached; Floors throughout, especially under, behind equipment, have food, grease, trash and water. Insect control device on wall above handsink and prep table.
Inspector: McDuffie
Limestone Heritage
2560 Flint Ridge Road, Gainesville
Score: 74, Grade: C
Employee bottle drink. Ice maker interior surfaces with a large buildup of mold, mildew; bulk containers have grease, splatters and food debris; can opener and slicer have food residue. Microwave interior with food splatters. Reach-in cooler struggling to maintain required temperatures (food temperatures from 51-53 F); eggs on shelf at 81 F. Cooked pork on counter at 90-103 F at beginning of inspection, still on counter 45 minutes later; baked apples at 90 F on counter at beginning of inspection. Many items in reach-in cooler not datemarked. Prunes marked Sept. 3, 2011, still in cooler. Gasket on walk-in cooler badly damaged. All sinks and warewasher assembly must be resealed to walls to prevent water running behind. Interior and exterior of warewasher with food debris, scale and lime deposits. Exterior surfaces of eqipment need detailed cleaning. Floors throughout need better cleaning; walls with mold in dish machine room.
Inspector: McDuffie
Chick-Fil-A
400 Pearl Nix Parkway, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Finch
Megan Gill