The following are among the food service establishments inspected from Nov. 3-13 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.
Nov. 3
Best Bar-B-Que
1039 Athens St., Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Laurie Wentworth
Nov. 7
Scottish Inns
4500 Oakwood Road, Oakwood
Score: 89, Grade: B
Toilet seats need replacing in rooms. Repair cracks in tubs and sinks, and replace/clean shower curtains when mold/soap residue collect. Repair all screens or windows that have tears and holes. Areas behind dressers and underneath beds have trash and need to be cleaned. Clean or replace chairs and other furniture in rooms that are stained. Swimming pool needs to have current permits.
Inspector: Donna Black
Friendship Elementary School
4450 Friendship Road, Buford
Score: 97, Grade: A
Walk-in cooler evaporator drain still actively leaking (currently leaking into pan). Bus tub used to store utensils under prep table with an accumulation of food debris at bottom of container and some food crumbs on utensils.
Inspector: Wentworth
Chicopee Woods Elementary
2029 Calvary Church Road,
Gainesville
Score: 96, Grade: A
Backboard of slicer (motor behind) where slices hit and fall with dried food debris/greasy feel.
Inspector: Wentworth
Nov. 10
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store No. 641
4758 Friendship Road, Buford
Score: 91, Grade: A
Dumpster area needs cleaning. One of the Dumpsters is missing a drain plug and appears it may also have a leak on bottom left side, leaking from Dumpster into drain in Dumpster area. Slicer with dried debris around cradle for blade. Tea nozzles and shafts of tea urns with build-up of mold. Sanitizer cloth storage containers with visible soil (cloudy water). Floors need better cleaning at floor/wall juncture, behind ice machine and behind shelving in dry storage area.
Inspector: Wentworth
McEver Elementary
3265 Montgomery Drive,
Gainesville
Score: 97, Grade: A
Items in kitchen to be used for functions outside kitchen (Thanksgiving meal for parents class) should be labeled with use and be separated in warmer that is not in use for serving.
Inspector: Wentworth
2 Dog Cafe
317 Spring St., Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Kathleen McDuffie
Blimpie
1062 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: McDuffie
Bruster’s
165 John Morrow Parkway, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: McDuffie
Nov. 12
Oven House Pizza
5745G Old Winder Highway,
Braselton
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Black
New Horizons West
1010 Dawsonville Highway, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: McDuffie
Papa’s Pizza To Go
2703 Dawsonville Highway, Gainesville
Score: 97, Grade: A
Sliced turkey thawing in sink under hot, running water.
Inspector: McDuffie
Burger King
806 Athens St., Gainesville
Score: 98, Grade: A
Gasket on reach-in freezer has an accumulation of food debris. Ladies room toilets need cleaning. Dumpster area has trash and cardboard outside of Dumpster. Grease container has grease on top and dripping onto ground. Floors have an accumulation of trash, water and food debris. Ceilings in cooking area have a buildup of dust, especially near vents.
Inspector: McDuffie
Hong Kong King Buffet
635 Jesse Jewell Parkway,
Gainesville
Score: 82, Grade: B
Employees drinking out of bottles and cups without straws and lids in kitchen. Dishmachine not dispensing sanitizer. Squid thawing in prep sink in standing water. Foods and bags of ice stored on floor in walk in freezer. Hair restraints not being worn when prepping food. Cloths not being stored in sanitizer between uses. Test strips missing to check sanitizer levels at dishmachine. Trash/grease around Dumpster area, grease running down parking lot from Dumpster. Lights missing shields and end caps, light shield broken over salad bar area.
Inspector: Black
Gainesville Elementary School
1145 McEver Road, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Black
Chestatee Middle School
2740 Fran Mar Drive, Gainesville
Score: 95, Grade: A
Some pink mold growth on edge of ice machine baffle. Slicer with dried food debris on cradle, knife sharpener, and edge of blade. Floor needs better cleaning at floor/wall juncture under dishwasher. Several overhead fans in kitchen need cleaning to prevent any possible contamination of food/food contact surfaces: fan over ice machine and fan over bins of dry goods. Ceiling vents in dry storage need to be dusted to prevent any possible contamination of food storage and food contact surfaces (equipment stored in dry storage).
Inspector: Wentworth
Nov. 12
The Monkey Barrel
115 Washington St., Gainesville
Score: 93, Grade: A
Pizza, pasta salad and rolls are not properly protected from contamination. Cloths used to wipe counters and equipment stored in chemical sanitizer solution with visible soil. Flooring needs better cleaning under cookline, under/around fryer. Flooring needs repair in bar in front of keg coolers and floor/wall juncture; tiles have become loose or were not installed at all. Bar floor littered with trash behind equipment. Fluorescent lights above prep area in kitchen are missing end caps for plastic sheaths. Plastic lens broken over light fixture in dough room. Exhaust fan at grill area needs to be cleaned inside and cover needs to be cleaned to prevent dust from blowing in on prep table and insects/rodents being attracted to food/grease accumulating inside fan. Shelving in walk-in cooler needs cleaning. Inside makeline cooler needs cleaning due to accumulation of water/food spills.
Inspector: Wentworth
Nov. 13
Chestatee High School
3005 Sardis Road, Gainesville
Score: 99, Grade: A
Floor needs better cleaning at floor/wall juncture and corners, especially under thaw sink and prep tables at front of kitchen. Dirt/food has accumulated around drain/floor juncture under thaw sink, also.
Inspector: Wentworth
Sardis Elementary
2805 Sardis Road, Gainesville
Score: 98, Grade: A
Floor needs a good cleaning under crates used to store items under clean dish table in dishwashing area. Floors need sweeping under shelving in dry storage. Walls with peeling paint at hand sink, under sprayer faucet, and behind dish machine. Drawers need to be lined with a more durable, cleanable material than foil.
Inspector: Wentworth
Megan Gill