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Kitchen inspections, July 23 - 30
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The following are among the food service establishments inspected from July 23-30 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.

July 23

El Sombrero Mexican Restaurant
891 Dawsonville Highway, Suite 110, Gainesville
Score: 70, Grade: C
Employee eating, drinking on food prep table next to cook line. Employees’ drinks in uncovered cups with food storage. Heavy mold, mildew on ice machine baffle and soft drink dispenser nozzles. Foods prepped on July 21 and July 22 have not yet reached required 41 F. Cheese sauce in crock pots at 115 F and 107 F. Several buckets of sauces not labeled with prep date, disposal date, etc. Not all employees handling food are wearing hair restraint. Ice scoop handle down in ice bin. Cardboard on shelves. Grease container has accumulation of grease and dripping on pavement. Floor requires better cleaning.
Inspector: Kathleen McDuffie

El Ranchito Mexican Restaurant
1834 Atlanta Highway,
Gainesville
Score: 91, Grade: A
Makeline cooler not holding required temperature.
Inspector: McDuffie

July 24

Pizza K
250 Dawsonville Highway, Suite 1, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: McDuffie

July 27

Checkers Drive-In Restaurant
3640 Wallis Road, Flowery Branch
Score: 88, Grade: B
Employee eating in cook area with open drink. Ice machine lid and baffle have accumulation of mold, mildew. Repeat violation: Gaskets on makeline are damaged; gasket on walk-in freezer damaged. Repeat violation: Gaskets on makeline have food debris. Repeat violation: Grease container dripping. Dumpster area has trash on the ground. Floors need better cleaning.
Inspector: McDuffie

Wendy’s Restaurant
3652 Wallis Road, Oakwood
Score: 97, Grade: A
Gaskets on makeline heavily damaged. Gaskets have accumulation of food, water and mold, mildew. Repeat violation: Floors need more thorough cleaning under storage shelves.
Inspector: McDuffie

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
4758 Friendship Road, Buford
Score: 94, Grade: A
Slicer ready for use with dried food debris on blade cradle. Knives on magnet at prep sink with visible food debris. Can opener blade with dried food debris. Repeat violation: grease container with accumulation of spilled grease on lids. Some accumulation of food and grease on ground around dumpsters.
Inspector: Laurie Wentworth

Pollo Campero
504 Queen City Parkway, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Lydia Hoffhines

July 28

Shane’s Rib Shack
5877 Spout Springs Road, Building D 500, Flowery Branch
Score: 90, Grade: A
Cups in kitchen without lids and straws. Tea spouts and coke nozzles with debris — can opener, lemon wedger and few other utensils with food residue. Box of single service items on floor — single service utensils (forks, spoons, etc.) in buckets not able to only store with handle up. Trash on ground and door open in dumpster area. Clean floors better underneath grill.
Inspector: Donna Black

July 29

Lanier Diner
1310 Dawsonville Highway, Gainesville
Score: 53, Grade: U
Repeat violation: Food handlers changing gloves frequently but not washing hands in between glove changes. Repeat violation: Plastic cup with ice water for drinking on prep table in kitchen. Cooked gyro frustrum stored in cooler in white trash can liner. Repeat violation: Cutting boards being wiped after use with dry cloth towels. Dishwasher at three-compartment sink washing, rinsing, and storing large kitchenware. Hamburgers on stove to be reheated on grill when ordered not held at required 135 degrees and stuffed chicken breasts in hot holding cabinet not stored at required 135 degrees. Repeat violation: All cloths being used at cook line are dry. Current inspection report not posted at start of inspection and not posted where customers can view from 1 foot away. Dish washer wearing same gloves for loading dirty kitchenware into machine and unloading clean kitchenware.
Inspector: Wentworth

Sodexo at Wrigley Manufacturing Company
4500 Atlanta Highway, Flowery Branch
Score: 87, Grade: B
Food on salad bar and sandwich area are above required holding temperature. Food on buffet below required holding temperature. Most items date marked and some not from yesterday’s prep.
Inspector: McDuffie

Papa John’s Pizza
4605 Elk Ridge Court, Flowery Branch
Score: 97, Grade: A
Pizza topping scoops stored with handle in toppings. Repeat violation: Gaskets on pizza makeline have an accumulation of dried food and flour.
Inspector: McDuffie

Christy’s Pizzeria
2415 Old Cornelia Highway, Gainesville
Score: 99, Grade: A
Damaged ceiling tiles and incorrect type.
Inspector: Black

July 30

Chick-Fil-A
5905 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch
Score: 86, Grade: B
Tongs and scissors used for prep of chicken last night at fillet station with dried food debris. Inside ice machine with build up of mold — around chute and back of bin. Walk-in cooler holding leftover products at 45-46 degrees. Salad prep cooler with large buildup of ice on compressor inside allowing for drip of condensate and elevating cooler temperatures preventing proper cold temperature storage of potentially hazardous foods. Cooler gaskets with accumulation of food debris.
Inspector: Wentworth

American Legion Post 7
2343 Riverside Drive, Gainesville
Score: 80, Grade: B
Hand sink in bar without soap and paper towels. Cut up fruit and slaw prepared at home for service. Large buildup of mold on ice machine baffel in bar. Plumbing leaking under hand sink in bar. No backflow prevention device on outside spigot with hose attached. Floors need good sweeping in kitchen — many dead roaches on floor — especially at floor/wall juncture.
Inspector: Wentworth

Inman Perk Coffee
6488 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch
Score: 99, Grade: A
Dumpster missing drain plug.
Inspector: Wentworth

Burger King
4760 Friendship Road, Buford
Score: 98, Grade: A
Repeat violation: Grease container is dripping in Dumpster enclosure.
Inspector: McDuffie

Curt’s Restaurant
3440 Branch Road, Flowery Branch
Score: 95, Grade: A
Makeline cooler at 55 F, struggling to maintain required temperatures. Repeat violation: Gaskets on some coolers are damaged. Gaskets have food, water, mold, etc.
Inspector: McDuffie

Subway
7380 Spout Springs Road, Suite 400, Flowery Branch
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: McDuffie

Subway
5840 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch
Score: 87, Grade: B
Employee putting on gloves without washing hands. Repeat violation: leak in cabinet under drink dispenser. Repeat violation: Floors have an accumulation of food, trash, etc.
Inspector: McDuffie

Corner Cafe
6099 Lula Road, Suite No. 3, Lula
Score: 73, Grade: C
Employee cutting cooked chicken with bare hands. Cups on prep areas without lids and straws. Repeat violation: ice machine and coke nozzles with mold, mildew — other utensils with food residue — chopper next to hand sink with residue. No hair restraints. All cloths must stay in sanitizer when not in use. Ice cream scoop in water — knives in-between prep coolers and table. Single service napkins on floor and need to be 6 inches off floor. Holes in walls near hand sink and next to back door need repaired. Screen torn on back door going into kitchen.
Inspector: Black

La Reyna
425 Atlanta Highway, Suite 8, Gainesville
Score: 99, Grade: A
Walk-in cooler with small leak.
Inspector: Black

Frances Meadows Aquatic and Community Center
1545 Community Way, N.E., Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Black

Sun Garden Chinese Restaurant
3630 Thompson Bridge Road, No. 17, Gainesville
Score: 92, Grade: A
All food items from original packages or cooked should be labeled with expiration date of seven days if held over 24 hours. Shrimp thawing in containers at room temperature. Food containers in storage stored wet.
Inspector: Shelby Finch

Domino’s Pizza
3606 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville
Score: 98, Grade: A
Repeat violation: Allow pans and containers to completely air dry before stacking to prevent possible contamination of food items when used.
Inspector: Finch

Murrayville Pharmacy
5304 Thompson Bridge Road, Murrayville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Finch

Megan Gill