The following are among the food service establishments inspected from Jan. 2-Feb. 12 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.
Cheeseburger Bobby’s
5855 Spout Springs Road A408 (Suite), Flowery Branch
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Laurie Wentworth
Feb. 4
Fat Joe’s Famous Phillys
and Wings
1039 Athens St., Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Wentworth
Feb. 6
Blimpie
Golden Parkway, Buford
Score: 94, Grade: A
Box of peppers on floor. Post inspection report within 15 feet of front door and where customers can walk up to it within one foot. Splash guard broken at prep sink. Replace damaged ceiling tiles in restrooms; repair floors that are cracked and damaged throughout kitchen and ladies restroom.
Inspector: Donna Black
The Dam Bar
3280 McEver Road, Buford
Score: 91, Grade: A
Cutting board, pizza pans, and other utensils with food residue. Dishmachine not reaching required 120 degrees wash/rinse. Foods with wrong labels in cooler: ham, turkey and chili with expired dates. Trash dumped on ground beside grease container on grass. Grease/debris on floors throughout kitchen.
Inspector: Black
Huddle House Restaurant
4809 Golden Parkway, Buford
Score: 95, Grade: A
Ashtrays with half-smoked cigarettes and ashes in back kitchen; one ashtray on prep table underneath rack holding cutting boards. Door handle to walk-in cooler broken and needs to be repaired. Freezer next to grill with condensate leak needs repairing.
Inspector: Black
Feb. 9
Sakura
1435 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville
Score: 83, Grade: B
No sanitizer registering on test strips at three-compartment sink. Chlorine concentration at 10 ppm or less at warewashing machine. No record log available for sushi rice at 109 degrees. Repeat violation: No sanitizer buckets set up in food prep areas.
Inspector: Lydia Hoffhines
China Garden
5900 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch
Score: 86, Grade: B
Repeat violation: Foods stored uncovered in coolers. Repeat violation: Knives, meat grinder and shredder with food residue. Repeat violation: Cloths used as cover for foods in walk-in cooler; uncovered foods stacked on top of each other. Inspection must be posted within 15 feet of front door and where customers can walk up to it within one foot. Rice scoop stored in container of water. Baskets holding egg rolls in walk-in cooler are not cleanable; finish is peeling off basket. Jackets, handbags and lotions stored in areas where items for customer are stored.
Inspector: Black
Brenda’s Restaurant
3003 Gillsville Highway,
Gainesville
Score: 90, Grade: A
Employee handling raw bacon with bare hands then donning gloves to crack open raw egg and handle biscuits. Removable insert to crockpot is cracked. Exterior of gravy crockpot is rough and peeling. Pot holders have accumulation of grease and food debris. Shelves and bottoms of coolers and freezers have food debris.
Inspector: Hoffhines
JGB Ice Cream LLC, DBA Carvel
5857 Spout Springs Road Suite A305, Flowery Branch
Score: 95, Grade: A
Faucet handles at both hand sinks need cleaning to prevent contamination of clean hands; icing/ice cream dried on handles. Dipper well with food residue on bottom of well.
Inspector: Wentworth
Beef O’Brady’s
7380 Spout Springs Road Suite 170, Flowery Branch
Score: 92, Grade: A
Repeat violation: Drink dispenser nozzles have an accumulation of mold/mildew. Repeat violation: Gaskets on all make-line coolers and upright freezer are damaged. Repeat violation: Gaskets have an accumulation of mold/mildew.
Inspector: Kathleen McDuffie
Domino’s Pizza
4012 Mundy Mill Road, Oakwood
Score: 90, Grade: A
Handwash sink used for dumping foods. Pizza make-line cooler operating at 49-52 F. Louvered doors have food splatters, dust, etc. Storage on floors.
Inspector: McDuffie
McDonalds - Spout Springs
7370 Spout Springs Road,
Flowery Branch
Score: 93, Grade: A
Thermometers not in coolers/freezers. Employees without hair restraint. Gaskets on make lines and freezer are damaged. Make-line gaskets have an accumulation of food debris.
Inspector: McDuffie
Mrs. Winners Chicken & Biscuits
3465 Mundy Mill Road, Flowery Branch
Score: 87, Grade: B
Hand sink has no cold water. Hand sinks not attached to walls. Foods uncovered in freezer. Foods stored in carry out bags. Walk-in freezer is malfunctioning, freezing walls inside of cooler, etc. Replace any broken/missing thermometers in all coolers/freezers to monitor/maintain required temperatures. Repeat violation: Floor tiles, grout and cove tiling throughout kitchen need repair. Leak in ceiling above walk-in cooler door.
Inspector: McDuffie
Subway
1260 Candler Highway, Gainesville
Score: 96, Grade: A
No sanitizer buckets set up. Inspection behind counter.
Inspector: Hoffhines
Feb. 10
Country Road Buffet
1703 Cleveland Highway,
Gainesville
Score: 83, Grade: B
Chicken liver sitting on crate with temperature 66 degrees. Repeat violation: Steak, chicken, gravy and other foods in hotbox with temperatures 116-133 degrees. Meat loaf being prepared on top of trash can. Ice scoop stored in bottom of container full of water. Walk-in cooler with heavy leak. Grease spilled all over ground at grease container.
Inspector: Black
Burger King/Thompson Bridge
P.O. Box 6305, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: McDuffie
Red Lobster No. 612
1707 Browns Bridge Road,
Gainesville
Score: 98, Grade: A
Employees changing gloves without washing hands. Gaskets on most coolers/freezers in cook line are damaged. Gaskets have a build up of food debris, etc.
Inspector: McDuffie
Feb. 11
Church’s Fried Chicken
600 E.E. Butler Parkway,
Gainesville
Score: 88, Grade: B
Handsink not sealed to counter. Soda dispenser nozzles have an accumulation of mold/mildew. Observed build up of slime on soda dispensing nozzles. Employee’s belongings stored on top of food and single serve items. Storage on floors. Dumpster open and trash on ground. Floor tiles throughout kitchen are no longer grouted, causing water and food to stand in the joints.
Inspector: McDuffie
Checkers Drive-in Restaurant
943 Jesse Jewell Parkway,
Gainesville
Score: 66, Grade: U
No certified food safety manager on staff. Employees not trained in hand-washing requirements. Employees’ bottled water and open cups on counters and equipment. High side make line not keeping required temperatures on top; all sandwich toppings are out of temperature. Thermometers missing in freezer and cooler. Storage on floor. Personal items (phones, coats, purses) stored on counters and equipment. Employees without hats, hairnets, etc. Gaskets on make line have mold/mildew and food debris. Dumpster area has trash, garbage all over the ground of enclosure. Floors have heavy coating of food, grease and water. Hood vent system has grease dripping.
Inspector: McDuffie
Luna’s Restaurant
200 Main Street, Hunt Tower, Gainesville
Score: 98, Grade: A
Repeat violation: Gaskets on make lines in kitchen are heavily damaged. Gaskets on make line have an accumulation of food debris.
Inspector: McDuffie
Big City Cafe Inc.
116 Bradford Street NE, Gainesville
Score: 96, Grade: A
Plates stored on floor under sink. Repeat violation: Gasket on reach-in cooler damaged. Repeat violation: Gaskets on make-line cooler have a slight accumulation of food debris. Floor behind bar is rotted through. Ceiling in kitchen leaking down wall and into light shield.
Inspector: McDuffie
Friendship Elementary School
4450 Friendship Road, Buford
Score: 94, Grade: A
Repeat violation: Both walk-in cooler evaporator and walk-in freezer evaporator are leaking from drain. Single-use knives, forks and spoons are not stored with handles presented for consumers to pick up at beginning of tray line. Floor needs a good cleaning under employees lockers in locker room. Rodent activity found in chemical room in corner by shelving and under utensil storage rack adjacent to dishroom.
Inspector: Wentworth
Feb. 12
Subway
Dawsonville Highway, Gainesville
Score: 82, Grade: B
No hot water at handsink. Repeat violation: Slicer stored with dried food debris. Soft drink dispenser nozzles coated in mold/mildew. Repeat violation: Storage on floor. Vegetable sink no longer attached to wall. Mop-sink caulk has mold/mildew. Repeat violation: Floor tiles behind bag-in-box storage are no longer attached to floor. Wall behind bag-in-box needs cleaning; floor throughout kitchen needs better cleaning.
Inspector: McDuffie
Folks Inc.
1500 Browns Bridge Road,
Gainesville
Score: 98, Grade: A
Repeat violation: floors have mold/mildew in warewashing area.
Inspector: McDuffie
Mrs. Winners Chicken & Biscuits
719 Jesse Jewel Parkway,
Gainesville
Score: 86, Grade: B
Soft drink dispensers have a buildup of mold/mildew. No visible thermometers in walk-in cooler and freezer. Cleaning equipment stored on top of soft drink bags-in-boxes. Repeat violation: Freezer evaporator leaking condensate. Grease receptacle leaking onto ground. Repeat violation: Grout missing from many areas and cove tile not sealed throughout kitchen. Broken vent in hood.
Inspector: McDuffie
Slade’s Catering
1547 Riverside Drive, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: McDuffie
Monkey Joe’s
2283 Browns Bridge Road, Gainesville
Score: 94, Grade: A
Label bulk container items such as powder sugar, brown sugar, etc. so that contents are known inside. Repeat violation: Door tracks to ice cream freezers with build up of debris. Coke coolers in party rooms with spills inside. Floors need to be cleaned better underneath cabinets.
Inspector: Black
Garcia’s Take-out
1421 Athens Street, Gainesville
Score: 88, Grade: B
Container of coleslaw with use-by date of Feb. 9. Food handler with bottled drinks in kitchen. Personal items — clothing and purse — under prep table in kitchen and on top of slicer stored under table. Nipple for drink machine not getting completely clean; build up of mold/mildew inside.
Inspector: Wentworth
Wrap Express
150 Pearl Nix Parkway E-9, Gainesville
Score: 63, Grade: U
Food handler cleaning grill parts, rinsed hands, put on gloves and put up food. Food handler rinsed hands in three-compartment sink. Walk-in cooler not maintaining foods at required 41 degrees F or less. Grill top powder cleaner stored in container originally containing lemon pepper and there is no label showing lemon pepper is no longer contained inside.
Inspector: Wentworth
Megan Gill