The following are among the food service establishments inspected from June 11-25 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.
June 19
Subway No. 24720, Friendship
4977 Friendship Road, Buford
Score: 93, Grade: A
Drinks without straws and lids on prep table. Bag of ice sitting in front handsink being dispensed out at.
Inspector: Black
Friendship Citgo/Chester Chicken
4307 Friendship Road, Buford
Score: 91, Grade: A
Foods on shelves in areas with paint thinner, motor oil, and other chemicals. Repeat violation: chicken being stored in black plastic bags. Floors with grease/food reside.
Inspector: Black
Chef Wang V Chinese Restaurant
4995 E Friendship Road, Buford
Score: 85, Grade: B
Repeat violation: Foods uncovered in coolers. Several utensils and tray for meat grinder with residue. Repeat violation: Rice ladle in standing water. Repeat violation: All shelves, insides of coolers and outsides of bulk food containers with food residue. Repeat violation: Floors and walls with food residue. Back screen door with torn screen and large gaps.
Inspector: Black
Gainesville Bowling Center
2371 Browns Bridge Road, Gainesville
Score: 93, Grade: A
Foods without labels. Ice scoop on cardboard on top of ice machine. Single-service items stored in cabinets with personal items. Repeat violation: Large gap in floor at bar area exposing some subfloor.
Inspector: Black
El Kumbala Country Club, Inc.
920 Main St., Gainesville
Score: 96, Grade: A
Mold/mildew on ice machine baffle.
Inspector: Black
El Antojito
1714 Atlanta Highway, Gainesville
Score: 71, Grade: C
Food handler at concession trailer has no hand sink to properly wash hands before putting on gloves to handle (prepare) corn and melons for customers. Food handler at concessions squeezing limes onto fruit for customers without gloves. Food handler at concession with bottle of water. No hand washing available at concession outside. Knives used on concession stored in standing water between uses. Cloth used to wipe prep area in concessions not stored in sanitizer between uses. No thermometer for food handling in outside concession to use to monitor food temperatures. Cooked corn on the cob held in pot at 119 degrees F.
Inspector: Wentworth
Key West Bar & Grill
6330 Mitchell St., Flowery Branch
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Wentworth
June 22
El Carreton, Inc. No. 1
608 Atlanta Highway,
Gainesville
Score: 86, Grade: B
Repeat violation: Employee’s cell phone left in bin with wrapped straws. Repeat violation: Homestyle refrigerator-freezer and refrigerated drawers under grill not maintaining potentially hazardous foods at required 41 degrees F or below; foods all maintaining temperatures between 53 degrees F and 60 F. One-door cooler with desserts, steaks at 46 degrees F. Four-door cooler with condensate leaking from compressor between shelving. Tray to hold desserts on top shelf of prep cooler hat is designed to flow cold air from top to bottom.
Inspector: Wentworth
BJ Georgia, LLC No. 786/DBA Bo Jangles
1235 Jesse Jewell Parkway, Gainesville
Score: 96, Grade: A
Drink dispenser nozzles have grime build up. Slicer blade has tomato residue.
Inspector: Hoffhines
Loretta’s Country Kitchen
4305 Mundy Mill Road, Oakwood
Score: 90, Grade: A
Accumulation of food debris on can opener. Employee using sprayer nozzle to prewash dishes. Dirty splash water from spraying is splashing in area where food is being prepped. Repeat violation: Keep sanitizer cloths fully submerged in sanitizer between uses. Do not stack utensils wet-nested. Condenser fan guard in WI cooler has dust and mildew.
Inspector: Hoffhines
June 23
Shogun Japanese Steakhouse
5855 Spout Springs Road, Suite A 401, Flowery Branch
Score: 83, Grade: B
Repeat violation: Knives on rack over vegetable sink stored with dried food debris on them (especially at blade-handle juncture). Tea nozzles with buildup of mold. Repeat violation: Vegetable peelers and can opener stored on tray under prep table with dried food debris. Unmarked chemical bottles or wrong chemicals in premarked bottles. Repeat violation: Many used cloths laying on prep table surfaces in kitchen. Walk-in cooler evaporator with leak from drip pan; water accumulating on side of container of cut-up vegetables. Dumpster area littered with trash and grease. Dumpster is shared by several restaurants.
Inspector: Wentworth
Biscuit Shop
1724 Parkhill Place, Gainesville
Score: 89, Grade: B
Food handlers without proper hair restraint. Sanitizer container not registering sanitizer; container with cloth dirty. Owner smoking in "dining room" area of food service. Old food can used as biscuit cutter. No test kit for the type sanitizer being used at the three-compartment sink in sanitizer compartment and cloth storage containers. One door cooler-freezer needs defrosting in freezer compartment. Grease on ground around grease container and spilled all over front of grease container. Hood vents broken; do not fit properly, hood with large dust accumulation. Dust accumulation on ceiling behind Ansul canister, pipes under three-compartment sink dusty and electrical conduct near grill dusty. Fluorescent bulb over three-compartment sink that is not shatterproof is not properly shielded; needs endcaps. Fluorescent light over front counter/coffee area without shield or endcaps. Shell eggs out for use should be kept in only a small quantity and used within 30 minutes and restacked.
Inspector: Wentworth
Bottom of the Cup Golf, LLC
7435 Spout Springs Road No. 101, Flowery Branch
Score: 83, Grade: B
Repeat violation: Foods stored uncovered on shelves and coolers. Repeat violation: Knives, plates and cutting boards with food residue — ice machine baffle with mold and dirty dishes left from night before. Repeat violation: No dates, labels on foods. Ice scoop stored in liquor bin with sticky food reside. Hand sink and prep sink need resealing to wall; floor in walk-in cooler coming apart and water underneath. Repeat violation: shelves, top of dish machine, and inside coolers with food residue. Repeat violation: floors in walk-in freezer, cooler and kitchen, especially underneath grill, with grease and food spills.
Inspector: Black
Sonic Drive In
7425 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch
Score: 90, Grade: A
Both hand sinks full of utensils. Fingernails with polish, bracelets, and rings on hands; no hair restraints. Cloths must stay in sanitizer in-between uses. Box of paper towels on floor; single service cups on shelf full of stagnant water. Inside sundae cooler leaking water; face plate on shake machine leaking water and doors not shutting tight. Trash on ground behind dumpster and door not closed. Floors with water pooled on floors especially behind, underneath equipment — ceiling tiles and vents in back area need cleaning. Repair broken light shield in back storage area; personal items office supplies on shelf with foods.
Inspector: Black
Subway, Lula
4504 Cornelia Highway Unit 3, Lula
Score: 98, Grade: A
Fly swatter laying on top of single service cups. Fans with dust accumulation.
Inspector: Black
Taqueria El Mirador No. 4
2272 Browns Bridge Road, Gainesville
Score: 85, Grade: B
Dishes washed, rinsed and no sanitizer on site — employee had "Clorox Disinfecting Bathroom Cleaner" for sanitizer. No date marking. Gaskets on makeline damaged. All chest and the upright freezers have heavy ice accumulations and food debris in bottom. Repeat violation: Grease container covered with grease, dripping onto surrounding area. Floors with dirt and food residue.
Inspector: Kathleen McDuffie
Pastability
658 B Dawsonville Highway, Gainesville
Score: 98, Grade: A
Gaskets on makelines and cooler drawers damaged. Floors throughout have dirt, grease, etc. Bulb in hood unshielded.
Inspector: McDuffie
Burger & Shake III
1730 Cleveland Highway, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: McDuffie
June 24
Taqueria El Mirador No. 3
2275 Browns Bridge Road, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: McDuffie
Fini’s Pizzeria
5857 Spout Springs Road, Suite A 306, Flowery Branch
Score: 83, Grade: B
Dish machine not dispensing any sanitizer due to empty bottle. Soup reheated for service and not needed put in makeline cooler 2½ hours previous to inspection start with temperature of 129 degrees F. Repeat violation: Pasta sauce (tomato) not put into shallow containers or used an ice bath to cool from 135 degrees F to 70 F within two hours and to 41 F within a total of six hours. Pizzas out on rack did not coincide with times posted for four-hour rule.
Inspector: Wentworth
Turnstile Deli at Falcon Parkway
4400 Falcon Parkway, Flowery Branch
Score: 96, Grade: A
Slicer with dried food on back of blade from last use.
Inspector: Wentworth
Blimpie
1062 Thompson Bridge Suite 1, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: McDuffie
Reid’s Cafe
5337 Thompson Bridge Road, Murrayville
Score: 92, Grade: A
Hand sink blocked with pan and towels. Cleaning cloths on equipment, tables and counters. Gaskets on makeline have food residue.
Inspector: McDuffie
Casa Camarillo
5200 Thompson Bridge Road, Murrayville
Score: 96, Grade: A
Sauce, lettuce, cheese and peppers stored in walk-in without lids.
Inspector: McDuffie
June 25
Top of Gainesville
787 Hospital Drive, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: McDuffie
Skate Country
2276 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville
Score: 87, Grade: B
Handsink has cleaning cloths being used for purposes other than hand washing. Pizza in holding cabinet below required hot holding temperature.
Inspector: McDuffie
Kiku Japanese Steakhouse
821 Dawsonville Highway, Gainesville
Score: 89, Grade: B
Unmasked spray bottles. Salads prepped and stacked on top of each other. Buckets and bag of carrots in WI cooler on floor. Only one food handler wearing hair restraint. Gaskets on makeline coolers damaged, dirty. No test strips. Floors throughout need better cleaning.
Inspector: McDuffie
Outback Steakhouse
655 Dawsonville Highway, Gainesville
Score: 92, Grade: A
Gaskets in some coolers heavily damaged with food residue. No test strips.
Inspector: McDuffie
Taqueria Susy’s No. 1
4251 Winder Highway, Flowery Branch
Score: 96, Grade: A
No CFSM on staff after 90 days.
Inspector: McDuffie
Taqueria Susy’s
4251 Winder Highway, Flowery Branch
Score: 54, Grade: U
Repeat violation: No one in charge; employees could not answer questions about basic food safety. No CFSM on staff. Repeat violation: Hand sink not stocked with paper towels. Foods uncovered in coolers, counters, shelves, etc. Foods being reheated on steam table. Foods on steam table hot holding temperature of 135 F. No date marking. Thawing side of beef under a trickle of water. Thermometer missing from makeline cooler. Employee handling food without hair restraint. Cleaning cloths on equipment, tables, etc. Gaskets on makeline heavily damaged. No sanitizer test strips. Gaskets on makeline with food residue. Dumpster open, tire, trash, boxes, etc. all over dumpster area. Floors have a build up of trash, food, etc.
Inspector: McDuffie
Megan Gill