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-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.
The following are among the food service establishments inspected from March 12-April 2 by the Hall County Environmental Health Department.
Mrs. Winners Chicken & Biscuits
3465 Mundy Mill Road,
Flowery Branch
Score: 93, Grade: A
Soda dispenser nozzles, diffusers have accumulation of mold, mildew. Old equipment stored above single serve items. Grease collection container dripping in Dumpster enclosure. Old equipment stored with Dumpster and grease container. Stainless steel floor patch in walk-in cooler must be sealed to existing floor; stainless steel behind cook area sealed with duct tape; door frame rotted away at back exit; floor under equipment, etc. have water, food, trash, etc. Cove molding no longer attached in most areas; old equipment stored inside.
Inspector: Kathleen McDuffie
Subway
203 B E.E. Butler Parkway, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: McDuffie
Pizza Hut
1398 Thompson Bridge, Gainesville
Score: 97, Grade: A
Gaskets on two door freezer and pizza make line torn. Gaskets on coolers need detailed cleaning. Dumpster open. Trash on the ground in Dumpster enclosure. Ceiling and ceiling vents have accumulation of dust; floors need detailed cleaning under equipment. Hood vent over fryer needs cleaning.
Inspector: McDuffie
Friendship Auction
981 Atlanta Highway, Buford
Score: 89, Grade: B
Neither restroom supplied with paper towels. Thermometer in homestyle refrigerator broken and no thermometer inside chest freezer. Utensils for customers laying in bins for customers to pick out. Wrong test strips on hand for type sanitizer being used. Toilets in both restrooms need cleaning. Sinks in both rest rooms also need cleaning. Garbage accumulated behind Dumpster. Some vinyl flooring in kitchen (behind prep table/storage) has buckled. Baseboard behind prep sink need to have large between baseboard and floor sealed. Baseboard behind women’s restroom toilet needs to be sealed.
Inspector: Laurie Wentworth
Todino’s Pizza
150 Pearl Nix Parkway, Suite E6, Gainesville
Score: 76, Grade: C
Bag of open chips and drink on prep table. Coke diffusers and nozzles with heavy mold growth. No discard times on pizzas that are held without temp control — no log book or procedure information. All cloths must stay in sanitizer between uses. Inspection must be on front counter so customers can walk up to it within one foot. Foil on walls surrounding stove is dirty and peeling off. Floors are dirty especially behind pizza oven and cooler and beside stove. Light shields missing on two of the lights over the pizzas.
Inspector: Donna Black
Waffle House No. 1865
5536 McEver Road, Flowery Branch
Score: 84, Grade: B
Shell eggs stored over bag of onions and open container of reconstituted hash browns in 2-door cooler. Shell eggs stored in prep sin for racking. Hot water sanitizing dish machine final rinse pressure above required 15-25 psi (running about 30 psi). Clean and sanitized omelet (egg) cups stored above grill upside down (correct), but wet inside.
Inspector: Wentworth
Scott’s on the Square
110 Main St., Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: McDuffie
The Honey Baked Ham Company and Cafe
1237 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville
Score: 94, Grade: A
No sanitizer registering on test strip in sanitizing sink; slime on tea urn nozzle spout; food residue on can opener blade. Water demand exceeding what hot water heater can produce.
Inspector: Lydia Hoffhines
Long John Silvers
1281 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville
Score: 95, Grade: A
Soda dispenser nozzles have grime buildup. Cracked head on scraper has pocket to hold food residue; lids have holes and cracked edges so containers don’t properly cover and seal.
Inspector: Hoffhines
Mrs. Winners Chicken & Biscuits
719 Jesse Jewel Parkway, Gainesville
Score: 88, Grade: B
Georgia law required a CFSM to be on staff by Dec. 1, 2009. Trays with racks for draining chicken after frying stacked under counter and not washed. Dumpster missing lid. Floors throughout have grease, dirt, trash and food. Ceiling tiles missing from area near back door in dry storage due to roof leaking; some tiles wet and caved in. Vents missing from hood system.
Inspector: McDuffie
China Gourmet
150 Pearl Nix Parkway, Suite E8, Gainesville
Score: 90, Grade: A
Foods must be a minimum of 135 F for hot holding; noodles cooling overnight in walk-in at 47-53 F. Post inspection where it can be read at a distance of one foot away.
Inspector: Hoffhines
East Hall High School
3534 E. Hall Road, Gainesville
Score: 92, Grade: A
Pans of rolls on top of serving line for service. Hand sink by manager’s office needs to be re-sealed to wall to prevent water, food, dirt from accumulating in sink/wall juncture. Shelving under prep tables with food debris, shelving for storage of kitchenware, utensils from dishwasher dusty, bar mats with food debris inside drawers. Front hood dusty over ovens. Drain at sanitizer compartment of 3-compartment sink is leaking. Last Dumpster from building leaking at back on plug side. Ceiling panels over pot/pan rack dusty, ceiling panels above wall mounted fans dusty, wall dusty behind wall mounted fan on clean side of dish table.
Inspector: Wentworth
Pizza K
6168 Gaines Ferry Road, Flowery Branch
Score: 91, Grade: A
Some hand sinks missing soap and some missing paper towels. Splash guard broken at prep sink. Replace missing test strips so that sanitizer levels can be checked. Large gap around back door.
Inspector: Black
Burger King/Pearl Nix Parkway
P.O. Box 6305, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: McDuffie
C.W. David Middle School
4450 Hog Mountain Road, Flowery Branch
Score: 93, Grade: A
Dining tables being wiped after use with dirty cloths. Dryer vent (flexible hose) no longer hooked to outside vent allowing lint to blow all over wall/floor behind washer, dryer.
Inspector: Wentworth
Great American Cookie Company
150 Pearl Nix Parkway, Suite E4, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: McDuffie
Huddle House Restaurant
4809 Golden Parkway, Buford
Score: 95, Grade: A
Cutting boards, chopper with food residue. Cutting boards (maple) on front cook line damaged on corners.
Inspector: Black
Eat At Thai
975 Dawsonville Highway No. 7, Gainesville
Score: 99, Grade: A
Walls around and underneath dish machine with residue — floors with grease underneath fryers and at floor/wall juncture — ceiling tiles with duct tape peeling off.
Inspector: Black
Chattahoochee Country Club
3000 Club Drive, Gainesville
Score: 93, Grade: A
Knives, ladels, blenders, scoops, etc. with food residue. Walk-in cooler floor (produce) rusty and seam pulling away from floor — racks in coolers at bar rusty (paint peeling).
Inspector: Black
Mestizo Southwest Grill
1210 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville
Score: 90, Grade: A
Open can drink on prep table. Foods uncovered in coolers.
Inspector: Black
Waffle House No. 953
4410 Mundy Mill Road,
Oakwood
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: McDuffie
Buffalo’s Cafe
3446 Winder Highway, Suite 101, Flowery Branch
Score: 82, Grade: B
Employee washing hands in rinse section of three-compartment sink. Mold, mildew on soda gun in bar. Unmarked spray bottles. Employee handling food without hair restraint. Three-compartment sink no longer attached to wall. Cardboard dumpster open. Floors throughout have grease, water, food, etc., especially in dry storage area and beer cooler. Cove tiles inside walk-in cooler by walk-in freezer door are no longer sealed to wall.
Inspector: McDuffie
Body Fitness Solution, Inc.
1435 Thompson Bridge Road, Suite A, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Shelby Finch
Wasabi
3446 Winder Highway,
Flowery Branch
Score: 82, Grade: B
Cutting boards with mold, mildew. No date marking. Five boxes of frozen shrimp in a bus pan on the floor under storage. Eggs stored above prepared food. Foods in cooler still in original cans after opening. Wiping cloths on counters, etc. Ice scoop handle down in ice maker; scoop damaged, cracked. Hand sink no longer attached to wall. Gaskets in sushi bar need better cleaning. Screen door does not seal opening. Hood system dripping grease.
Inspector: McDuffie
South Hall Middle School
4335 Atlanta Highway,
Flowery Branch
Score: 91, Grade: A
Large pan of spaghetti sauce leftover from yesterday’s lunch not cooled to required 41 degrees or below within a total of six hours.
Inspector: Wentworth
Shooters Tavern
1701 Brown Bridge Road, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Wentworth
Dairy Queen
300 Shallowford Road, Gainesville
Score: 94, Grade: A
Barrel lid for ice cream with mold, mildew. Grease container dripping in Dumpster enclosure.
Inspector: McDuffie.000
Cafe N’ Crepes
105 Bradford St., Gainesville
Score: 96, Grade: A
Georgia law required a CFSM to be on staff by Dec. 1, 2009.
Inspector: McDuffie
Schlotzsky’s Deli
302 Broad St., Suite A, Gainesville
Score: 85, Grade: B
Two hand sinks blocked. Pizzas directly on wire shelving which is not clean and is not a food contact surface.
Inspector: McDuffie
Morningside Assisted Living Facility
2435 Limestone Parkway, Gainesville
Score: 91, Grade: A
Mold, mildew on nozzle of ice/water dispenser. Multiple foods stored in reach in with expired dates. Floor in dry storage and dry storage closet need detailed cleaning.
Inspector: McDuffie
Marisqueria El Antojito
1714 Atlanta Highway, Gainesville
Score: 84, Grade: B
Food handlers drink in a disposable cup with straw but no lid. Hand sink blocked by rack of cleaning supplies. Rice on steam table held below required hot holding temperature of 135 degrees or above. Cooked tomatoes on stove without heat at 88 degrees. Shelving under prep tables and cooking equipment and under grills (pans) need better, more frequent cleaning. Floors need better cleaning under all equipment and especially at floor/wall junctures. Mop cannot sit on floor to dry after use.
Inspector: Wentworth
Keith Bridge Petro
2808 Gillsville Highway, Gainesville
Score: 97, Grade: A
Container with chlorine solution and cloths for wiping food contact surfaces with food debris accumulation.
Inspector: Wentworth
Jennifer Messer