The following are among the food service establishments inspected from March 28-April 10 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.

March 28

1872 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville

Score: 97, Grade: A

Cups being used in bulk foods to dispense. Golf bags and disc golf game being stored in prep sink area.

Inspector: Donna Black

850 Century Place, Gainesville

Score: 94, Grade: A

Bulk food items (flour, sugar, etc.) not being labeled. Drain pipe leaking underneath three-compartment sink. Clean up leak litter and small amount of trash around Dumpster. Several ceiling tiles damaged throughout kitchen and over dish machine needs replacing. Walls in walk-in cooler peeling paint.

Inspector: Black

March 31

839 Jesse Jewell Parkway,
Gainesville

Score: 88, Grade: B

No paper towels at hand sink in prep area (towel dispenser broken) or in men’s restroom. Both magnetic knife holders in kitchen holding knives with dried food residue. Open bags of rice and beans stored on floor in dry storage. Chemical sanitizer level in containers for storing cloths in use for wiping counters and other equipment with no detectable sanitizer. All wooden supports for grill and bar need to be sealed/painted. Bag in a box leaking all over storage shelf.

Inspector: Laurie Wentworth

2888 Browns Bridge Road,
Gainesville

Score: 97, Grade: A

Chicken being stored in plastic to-go bags. Bags of onions stored on floor in dry storage. Cloths used to wipe food contact surfaces not being stored in sanitizer between uses.

Inspector: Black

Courtyard Restaurant

400 E.E. Butler Parkway,
Gainesville

Score: 91, Grade: A

Prep area being wiped down with apron with food residue. Cloths used to wipe food contact surfaces not being stored in sanitizer between uses. Splash guard at prep sink damaged and unsealed. Water in bottom of makeline cooler. Grease accumulation on sides of hot box. Floors with food residue in walk-in freezer, dry storage and behind grill area. Walls in dry storage area peeling paint.

Inspector: Black

April 1

2275 Browns Bridge Road, Gainesville

Score: 100, Grade: A

Inspector: Wentworth

2275 Browns Bridge Road,
Gainesville

Score: 99, Grade: A

Floor tiles buckled around floor sink at three-compartment sink. "New" wall lacking small piece of coved baseboard behind freezer and shelving.

Inspector: Wentworth

2275 Browns Bridge Road,
Gainesville

Score: 100, Grade: A

Inspector: Wentworth

1870 Atlanta Highway, Gainesville

Score: 90, Grade: A

Cook with bottle of soda in kitchen on shelf above steam line. Employees washing dishes at start of inspection without sanitizing items before storage. Knives and back of blade guard of slicer stored with food debris on them. Spoon missing most of handle that is used to serve rice from rice cooker. Makeline cooler leaking condensate into bottom of cooler.

Inspector: Wentworth

1435 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville

Score: 90, Grade: A

No paper towels at hand sink in kitchen at start of inspection. Chicken in too deep a container and lid on too tight to allow for very rapid cooling. Cook talking on phone then going back to work handling food wearing same gloves he had been wearing. Shelving lined with foil is not considered a durable, cleanable surface. Shelving dusty over chip/dip/condiment station on cook line. Floor needs better cleaning along wall with dishwasher, three-compartment sink and hot water heater.

Inspector: Wentworth

6602 Gigi Drive, Flowery Branch

Score: 100, Grade: A

Inspector: Kathleen McDuffie

6168 Gaines Ferry Road,
Flowery Branch

Score: 93, Grade: A

Paper towels missing at handsink in kitchen. Current inspection report not posted. Test strips used to monitor sanitizer levels missing. Insides of coolers and freezers and floor mixer with food residue. Floors in walk-in coolers, walls near prep table and underneath hood need to be cleaned.

Inspector: Black

1705 Cleveland Highway,
Gainesville

Score: 66, Grade: U (failing inspection)

Raw meats, shrimp and eggs stored over ready-to-eat foods in various coolers. Dish machine out of sanitizer. Ceiling dripping water onto pans, utensils and prep table below. Beef sitting on counter with temperature 117. Rice sitting on counter for extra stock for steam table with temperature of 122. Bulk food items (flour, sugar, etc.) not labeled. Several coolers and freezers need missing thermometers replaced. Foods in freezer being stored in plastic to-go bags. Knives stored in between prep table and makeline cooler. Door seal to three-door, reach-in cooler damaged and temperature struggling to maintain 41 degrees or below. Test strips missing that check levels of sanitizer. Coved baseboard needs replacing in kitchen and dry storage. Clean floor around hot water heater.

Inspector: Black

April 2

6986 McEver Road, Buford

Score: 100, Grade: A

Inspector: Wentworth

April 3

1002 Jesse Jewell, Gainesville

Score: 80, Grade: B

Food handler eating in kitchen with gloves, finished eating then went back to handling food without changing gloves and washing hands. Employee eating in kitchen. Ice scoop stored in cup with mold and hair in bottom of cup that was touching ice scoop. Knives being stored in crack in between tables. Shelving underneath front counter peeling and flaking paint. Heavy grease/trash accumulation in Dumpster area. Top of grease container open and grease accumulated. Floors need better cleaning in walk-in cooler and freezer.

Inspector:

April 4

1511 Browns Bridge Road,
Gainesville

Score: 100, Grade: A

Inspector: Black

2310C Old Cornelia Highway, Gainesville

Score: 93, Grade: A

Coke nozzles and tea spouts with mold and mildew. No sanitizer in cloth storage buckets. Cloths lying in hand sink and on chip rack in back of kitchen. Food residue in cloth storage bucket.

Inspector: Black

April 7

3640 Mundy Mill Road, Gainesville

Score: 90, Grade: A

Knife rinsed off in sink then dried with cloth and put back on table to use. Chip basket with dried food residue. Bulk spices not labeled. Gloves being worn outside and when coming back inside, not being taken off. Bottom of reach-in cooler with water pooled. Shelves near three-compartment sink with dust accumulation. Sides of coolers with dust. Wall peeling paint over prep table near knife magnet. Resurface wall.

Inspector: Black

5205 Cleveland Highway, Clermont

Score: 91, Grade: A

Several utensils in drawer with food residue. Plates near makeline cooler with residue. Food handlers with no hats. Long fingernails with rings and bracelets on hands. Cloths used to wipe food contact surfaces not being stored in sanitizer. Ceiling in walk-in cooler is pulling away from seams causing ceiling to sag and show insulation. Floors need a detailed cleaning, especially at three-compartment sink and at floor and wall junctures. Heavy dust accumulation inside hood unit over pizza oven.

Inspector: Black

April 8

1705 Cleveland Highway,
Gainesville

Score: 96, Grade: A

Frozen shrimp being stored in plastic to-go bags. Coved baseboard damaged in kitchen area and dry storage. Holes in walls in restroom. Ceiling tiles damaged in dry storage.

Inspector: Black

April 9

3820 Mundy Mill Road, Oakwood

Score: 100, Grade: A

Inspector: Black

150 Pearl Nix Parkway, Gainesville

Score: 91, Grade: A

Tea pitchers and container of lemons and creamer sitting in ice bin that is used for customers. Cloths used to wipe food contact surfaces not being stored in sanitizer between uses. Rice utensils stored in container of water. Condensate leaks in walk-in freezer and reach-in coolers. All shelves need to be cleaned and sides of fryers. Floors with food accumulation and water pooled. Back door being left open and several flies in kitchen.

Inspector: Black

April 10

996 Athens Street , Gainesville

Score: 100, Grade: A

Inspector: Wentworth

4930 Cleveland Highway, Gainesville

Score: 100, Grade: A

Inspector: Wentworth

7000 Grand Reunion Drive, Hoschton

Score: 79, Grade: C

Hands not being washed between glove changes or between service and restocking from inside snack bar where hand sink is located. No way to wash hands on front porch where cooking and service is taking place. Reach-in cooler inside snack bar is leaking condensate into bottom of cooler. Grilling and service outside without adequate protection from wind, dust and insects. Coved baseboard has come unglued from wall behind cook line and freezer and wood baseboards in restrooms need to be sealed at floor/wall juncture. No thermometer available to monitor temperatures of cooked and hot- and cold-held foods.

Inspector: Wentworth

Bianca Bruno