The following are among the food service establishments inspected from Sept. 14-22 by the Hall County Environmental Health Department. 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. Copies of the rules are available at the Hall County Environmental health Office. The rules and regulations are also available online .
To register a complaint against a food service establishment, contact the Hall County Environmental Health Department at 770-531-3973.
Sept. 14
La Parilla Mexican
Restaurant
3446 Winder Highway, Suite O, Flowery Branch
Score: 96, Grade: A
Food employees (cooks and food handlers) with bracelets. Backpack stored on top of make line prep surface.
Inspector: Donna Black
Domino’s Pizza
4012 Mundy Mill Road, Oakwood
Score: 97, Grade: A
Laminate peeling off side of prep counter showing wood underneath; stainless steel separating from back wall. Hot water at hand sink being turned off due to leak.
Inspector: Black
Sept. 15
Green Gables Event Venue & Catering
4930 Cleveland Highway, Gainesville
Score: 89, Grade: B
No sanitizer being dispensed in low temperature chemical sanitizing dish machine. Attempted to prime the machine but still could not get any sanitizer dispensed. Prep tables greasy, food debris around items stored on prep tables. Inside food processor container and knife on rack with food residue. Shelving throughout kitchen — under prep tables, wire rolling rack, painted wood shelving at cook line — all with accumulation of grease, food debris. Table under portable fryers, flat top grill and grill with accumulation of grease and food debris. Grease extractors (hood vents) with heavy accumulation of grease. Shades on window next to cook line with heavy accumulation of food debris (grease). Floors need a good cleaning under all equipment — especially at floor/wall juncture and in corners where food debris has been accumulating. Cobwebs noted under most equipment indicating cleaning has not been done in some time. Evidence of rodent activity in cabintry under hand sink and vegetable prep sink in kitchen. Numerous roaches seen in kitchen on prep tables and dishwasher. Back screen door needs a door sweep; when main door is open and screen door is protection the gap underneath can allow for insect, rodent entry.
Inspector: Laurie Wentworth
Red Sky
Neighborhood Grill
890 Dawsonville Highway, Suite F, Gainesville
Score: 92, Grade: A
Foods uncovered in coolers and freezers. Pans, tongs and slicer with food residue. Foods without seven-day expiration date.
Inspector: Black
Sardis Elementary
2805 Sardis Road, Gainesville
Score: 91, Grade: A
Final rinse pressure for hot water sanitizing dish machine running over the 15-25 psi (required pressure). Running at 40 psi. Chicken salad in container of one cooler with proper preparation date and seven-day discard date made into “salads” and stored in second cooler with preparation date of “salads” different from preparation date of chicken salad and different seven-day discard date. Ceiling (panels) very dust around most diffusers in kitchen. Diffusers also dusty.
Inspector: Wentworth
Oakwood’s Arrow Auto Auction
4712 Flat Creek Road, Oakwood
Score: 90, Grade: A
No CFSM (certified food safety manager) on staff — CFSM required on staff since Dec. 1, 2009 — CFSM left some time after January of 2010. Splatters in microwave. Gaskets on make line cooler have mold, mildew. Floors need detailed cleaning, especially under, behind equipment and at floor/wall juncture.
Inspector: Kathleen McDuffie
La Flor de Jalisco
1299 Industrial Blvd., Gainesville
Score: 92, Grade: A
Shrimp dated Aug. 23, 2011, beans dated Aug. 31, 2011, Aug. 24, 2011, queso quesadilla dated Aug. 30, 2011, and several food items in coolers not date labeled such as ceviche, pork, chicken and sauces. Chicken being thawed in standing water in meat sink and three-compartment sink. Light shields all throughout kitchen heavily cracked, damaged.
Inspector: Shelby Finch
Jus’ Caterin’ Baby!
5370 Friendship Road, Suite 1, Buford
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Finch
Zaxby’s
3724 Mundy Mill Road, Oakwood
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: McDuffie
Kentucky Fried Chicken
3711 Mundy Mill Road, Oakwood
Score: 90, Grade: A
Ice maker has mold, mildew. Microwaves have food splatters on interior surfaces. Grease and food debris on exterior surfaces of most equipment; many boxes with grease being used for storage; hood system need to be scheduled for service to prevent dripping onto food and food contact surfaces. Both Dumpsters open. Cove in some areas no longer sealed, floor at grease recycling containers has eroded away and some cove in this area completely gone; floor must be entire throughout; floors throughout, especially under/behind equipment need detailed cleaning; ceiling tiles have grease, etc.; walls need detailed cleaning throughout kitchen.
Inspector: McDuffie
Sept. 16
Burger King 1026
403 Pearl Nix Parkway, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Finch
Waffle House No. 1178
1240 Candler Road, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Finch
Fuji Hibachi Express
229 E.E. Butler Parkway, Suite 500, Gainesville
Score: 94, Grade: A
Knives and peelers with food residue.
Inspector: Black
Happy Chef
4009 Winder Highway, Suite 290, Flowery Branch
Score: 96, Grade: A
Slicer had some food debris on blade.
Inspector: Finch
La Hacienda at La Villita Flea Market
1714 Atlanta Highway, Unit A and B, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: McDuffie
Subway
2310 C Old Cornelia Highway, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Finch
Friendship Auction
981 Atlanta Highway, Buford
Score: 84, Grade: B
Hands rinsed in three-compartment sink between filling orders. Cornbread put on plates with bare hands. No paper towels available in either restroom. Rinsing hands in three-compartment sink. Forks and knives just laying in bins at self-serve station in “dining area.” Painted wood ceiling damaged over prep sink, three-compartment sink; water damage, no longer smooth and easily cleanable. Ceiling/wall juncture along back of kitchen needs to be sealed; can see daylight at this juncture. Floors need cleaning at floor/wall juncture throughout kitchen and especially under stove. Baseboards need to be sealed where quarter round is fastened to wood baseboard.
Inspector: Wentworth
Salsa Grill
4251 Winder Highway, Flowery Branch
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Finch
Sweet Magnolias
118 Main St. SW, Suite 10, Gainesville
Score: 70, Grade: C
Hand sink blocked and no paper towels. Slicer and can opener with food debris. Soda nozzles with accumulations. Reach-in and make line coolers both struggling to maintain required temperatures. Chicken on counter at 91 F. No date-marking system in place. Employee working with food without hair restraint. Cloths on counters, equipment, etc. Several gaskets badly damaged. Food debris on shelves and cooler interiors and also on equipment exteriors. Floors need detailed cleaning under, behind equipment, etc., to prevent contamination and insect, rodent attraction.
Inspector: McDuffie
Sept. 19
Starbuck’s Coffee Co.
821 Dawsonville Highway, Suite 210, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Finch
Sylvester Jones Elementary
Sixth Street-Chicopee, Gainesville
Score: 97, Grade: A
Large buildup of ice underneath catch can of evaporator unit in walk-in freezer. Dumpster area, specifically around Dumpster No. 1 (cardboard Dumpster) needs to be cleaned; trash, leaf litter and vegetative growth.
Inspector: Wentworth
C.W. Davis Middle School
4450 Hog Mountain Road, Flowery Branch
Score: 95, Grade: A
Slicer stored with dried food debris on knife ring (blade holder). Edge of blade greasy (food residue). Robocoupe blades (several) stored with sticky residue. Cold pass-thru with condensate drip (to right of kitchen entrance, middle); could be keeping temperature elevated, but no potentially hazardous food items stored in this pass-thru. Left evaporator unit in walk-in freezer with buildup of ice.
Inspector: Wentworth
Sept. 20
Patty’s Monarca’s
150 Pearl Nix Parkway, Suite G1, Gainesville
Score: 83, Grade: B
Georgia law required a CFSM to be on staff by Dec. 1, 2009. Pans of strawberries with mold, mildew. Wall near restroom damaged.
Inspector: Finch
China Wok
1015 Jesse Jewell Parkway, Gainesville
Score: 97, Grade: A
Gaskets on make line and walk-in cooler need replacing to provide a smooth, durable easily cleanable surface. Exteriors of equipment need detailed cleaning. Hood system with grease. Dumpster open.
Inspector: McDuffie
Captain D’s
410 Pearl Nix Parkway, Gainesville
Score: 90, Grade: A
Interiors of microwaves with food splatters. Gasket on make lines torn. Soda dispenser has a “submerged” pump under counter; area is wet, with mold, mildew. Dumpster plug missing on cardboard Dumpster. Cove that was recently replaced coming away from walls; tiles missing on wall of dry storage.
Inspector: McDuffie
Burger King 3800
806 Athens St., Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Finch
Morningside Assisted Living Facility
2435 Limestone Parkway, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Finch
South Hall Middle School
4335 Atlanta Highway, Flowery Branch
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Wentworth
Subway
984 Riverside Drive, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Finch
Wendys No. 19
587 South Enota Drive, Gainesville
Score: 98, Grade: A
Cove tiles in walk-in cooler loose and need resealing. Floor tile near fryers need replacing, in middle of floor.
Inspector: Finch
Sept. 21
Subway
3875 Mundy Mill Road, Oakwood
Score: 87, Grade: B
Employee drinks in a can and coffee cup. Dispenser nozzles on icee machine have mold, mildew. Mop sink still not attached to wall. Floors throughout need better cleaning, especially at floor/wall juncture under equipment, etc.
Inspector: McDuffie
Sweet House BBQ
5340 Cornelia Highway, Building 3, Alto
Score: 99, Grade: A
Personal items stored inside chip box with chips and next to and on top of single-service items.
Inspector: Black
The Coffee Shop at Lawrence Pharmacy
631 Broad St., Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Black
Peachtree Plantation
4251 Hudson Drive, Oakwood
Score: 98, Grade: A
Food debris, etc., in cabinets and drawers. Dumpster open. Cove molding not complete.
Inspector: McDuffie
Sonny’s Real Pit BBQ
3445 Mundy Mill Road, Flowery Branch
Score: 88, Grade: B
One hand sink blocked by rugs, one by mops and brooms and one with scouring pads. One hand sink had no paper towels. Accumulation of mold, mildew in ice maker. Warewasher has deposits on interior surfaces. Surfaces of equipment, tables, shelves, etc., need detailed cleaning. Dumpsters open. Grease container has grease on outer surfaces and has dripped into enclosure. Trash and debris in enclosure. Walls have food splatters; floors need detailed cleaning, especially under, behind equipment; grout is missing from most of the floor tiles in dishwashing area.
Inspector: McDuffie
Sept. 22
Waffle House No. 885
2507 Pentee Drive, Gainesville
Score: 97, Grade: A
Some gaskets damaged. Mold, mildew, water and food debris on gaskets. Dumpster open. Grease container has grease on most exterior surfaces and has dripped off pad.
Inspector: McDuffie
Megan Gill