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Kitchen inspections, July 1-7
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Aug. 1

Gainesville Diversion Center

1002 Aviation Boulevard, Gainesville

Score: 93, Grade: A

Milk dated July 25. Cleaning cloths on counters, tables, etc. Bottom door gasket on two-door cooler is damaged.

Inspector: Kathleen McDuffie

Chattahoochee Country Club

3000 Club Drive, Gainesville

Score: 94, Grade: A

Five half gallons of yogurt and half gallons of milk with expiration date of July 20-24. Cloths used to sanitize food-contact surfaces not stored in sanitizer that is registering the correct concentration.

Inspector: Donna Black

Chattahoochee Country Club Snack Bar

3000 Club Drive, Gainesville

Score: 99, Grade: A

Floors and walls need to be cleaned better especially at floor/wall juncture.

Inspector: Black

Aug. 4

El Patron

4251 Winder Highway, Flowery Branch

Score: 81, Grade: B

Employee handling foods barehanded without washing hands or putting on gloves. Ice scoop stored handle down in ice maker. Storage on floor. Sanitizer strips damaged. No covered waste container in employee restroom. Dumpster open.

Inspector: McDuffie

El Patron No. 1

4251 Winder Highway, Flowery Branch

Score: 78, Grade: C

Foods not individually wrapped at commissary. Sopes prepared in commissary were placed on truck at temperatures below required hot-holding.

Inspector: McDuffie

Aug. 5

Asia Cafe

2888 Browns Bridge Road, Gainesville

Score: 87, Grade: B

Chicken, shrimp, pork and other foods in make-line cooler with temps 49-57 degrees. Foods had been in cooler less than four hours and were moved to walk-in cooler to store at 41 degrees or below. Box of frozen chicken being stored on top of bulk rice container with container being used as a prep table. Food handlers not wearing hair restraints. Personal items on shelves with items for customer. Make-line cooler in kitchen with internal temps of 56-60 degrees.

Inspector: Black

Peachtree Plantation

4251 Hudson Drive, Oakwood

Score: 100, Grade: A

Inspector: Black

Royal Lakes Restaurant

4700 Royal Lakes Drive, Flowery Branch

Score: 100, Grade: A

Inspector: McDuffie

Zaxby’s

4906 Friendship Road, Buford

Score: 98, Grade: A

Repeat violation: Pans stored wet.

Inspector: McDuffie

Northeast Georgia Medical Center

743 Spring Street, Gainesville

Score: 95, Grade: A

In use knife at grill being stored between prep table and cooler. Bottle of water in prep area.

Inspector: Laurie Wentworth

Aug. 6

Red Lobster

1707 Browns Bridge Road,
Gainesville

Score: 98, Grade: A

Ice scoops in wait station stored with handles down. Utensils, bus pans, etc. stored wet. Grease container has grease on the outside and in the surrounding area.

Inspector: McDuffie

Big City Cafe Inc.

116 Bradford St., Gainesville

Score: 99, Grade: A

Gasket on reach-in cooler damaged.

Inspector: McDuffie

Brad’s Grill

1856 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville

Score: 98, Grade: A

Gaskets on make-line coolers have an accumulation of food debris. Grease container has grease on the outside and in surrounding area.

Inspector: McDuffie

Lenny’s Family Pizza

4860 Golden Park Village, Buford

Score: 90, Grade: A

Lasagna, cheese and other foods in bottom of make-line cooler with temps 47-52. Foods had been in cooler more than four hours and were voluntarily thrown away. Bottom section of make-line cooler with internal temps of 47-54.

Inspector: Black

Mazatlan Mexican Restaurant

4830B Golden Parkway, Buford

Score: 84, Grade: B

Paper towels missing at all hand sinks. Personal items in sink basins of hand sink near dish machine. Prepared, ready-to-eat foods (chicken, rice, beans, etc.) not being labeled with a seven-day expiration date. Shell stock tags not being kept on file. Bulk food items (sugar, rice, flour, etc.) not being labeled. Personal items such as tools, magazines being stored with food and other items for customer. Cloths used to wiped food contact surfaces not being stored in sanitizer. Two-door reach-in freezer with condensate leak. Test strips missing for quat sanitizer using at three-compartment sink.

Inspector: Black

Golden Garden

150 Pearl Nix Parkway, Gainesville

Score: 75, Grade: C

Hand-washing sinks not stocked with paper towels. Food uncovered in storage. Cold buffet bar has no cooling. Thermometers missing from several coolers. Storage on floor. Cleaning cloths on counters, equipment. Gaskets on coolers are damaged and have accumulations of food debris and mold/mildew. Test strips missing. Dumpster open. Floors have a buildup of dirt, food, trash. Hood system dripping grease.

Inspector: McDuffie

Aug. 7

Chili’s Grill and Bar

5851 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch

Score: 88, Grade: B

Employee eating fries out of cooked fry container. Employee with drinks in kitchen without straw and lid. Numerous pans, lids, slicers, tongs and other utensils with food residue. Scoops and other utensils being stored in running dipper well without water running.

Inspector: Black

El Sombrero No. 1

1435 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville

Score: 82, Grade: B

Pans of cheese sauce prepared on Aug. 6 still had not cooled to required temperature of 41 degrees F or below. Cleaning cloths on counters, tables, in cook’s apron strings. Pans and utensils stored wet. Gaskets on make-line coolers have an accumulation of mold/mildew and food debris. Gaskets on two-door cooler are damaged. Dumpster open. Floors have a buildup of food, grease, and trash, especially under equipment and shelving and in corners.

Inspector: McDuffie

Burger King

P.O. Box 6305 (Thompson Bridge Road), Gainesville

Score: 93, Grade: A

Drink dispenser has mold/mildew. Pans and utensils stored wet. Gaskets on make lines are damaged and full of mold/mildew and food debris. Dumpster open, grease container covered with grease. Floors have an accumulation of food and trash, especially under equipment, shelving, and in corners. Hood system has grease buildup.

Inspector: McDuffie

Megan Gill