The following are among the food service establishments inspected from Jan. 24-30 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.
Jan. 24
Philly Connection
3446 Winder Highway, Flowery Branch
Score: 99, Grade: A
Coved baseboard missing in back of kitchen.
Inspector: Donna Black
Jan. 25
El Maguey Mexican
Restaurant
2458 Limestone Parkway, Gainesville
Score: 90, Grade: A
Dishes being washed, rinsed and put back on shelf without being sanitized. Lettuce being washed and prepped in the three-compartment sink. Cloths used to wipe food contact surfaces not being stored in sanitizer between uses. Salsa being ground by using glass; only use utensils that are properly designed for food prep, as the glass could break and contaminate foods. Heavy leak at faucet at three-compartment sink.
Inspector: Black
Papa’s Pizza To Go
6483 Cleveland Highway, Clermont
Score: 83, Grade: B
Cutting boards have accumulated mold and mildew. Foods on salad bar out of temperature. Vegetable soup prepared today in deep, two-gallon containers. Make-line cooler gaskets have an accumulation of dried food, etc., and some gaskets are split or torn.
Inspector: Kathleen McDuffie
Chili’s No. 558
669 Dawsonville Highway,
Gainesville
Score: 86, Grade: B
Cook changed gloves without washing hands. Food stored uncovered in coolers. Drink nozzles with mold and mildew. Plastic pans with ice in bags directly on top of raw foods. Floors under equipment have food debris, trash, etc.
Inspector: McDuffie
Papa’s Pizza To Go
2703 Dawsonville Highway, Gainesville
Score: 99, Grade: A
Dry storage area has thick, pink Styrofoam. Gaskets on make-line cooler have dried food debris and mold and mildew in sections where gasket is split or torn.
Inspector: McDuffie
Jan. 28
C&P Deli, LLC
5360 Friendship Road, Buford
Score: 92, Grade: A
Slicer stored with dried food debris on back of blade and cradle after cleaning and sanitizing. Food handlers without hair restraint. Cloths used to wipe food contact surfaces not stored in chemical sanitizer between uses. Knives stored under cutting board on sandwich board (make-line cooler).
Inspector: Laurie Wentworth
Wrap Express
150 Pearl Nix Parkway, Gainesville
Score: 81, Grade: B
Cooked foods held on steam table not held at 135 degrees or above. No soap at handsink in kitchen. Food handler with cough and runny nose. Rice scoop stored in container of standing water. Floor needs cleaning under back shelving/storage and behind cook line. Vegetable peelers, can opener and prep areas with food debris.
Inspector: Wentworth
Monarco’s
730 Pearl Nix Parkway, Gainesville
Score: 95, Grade: A
Tamales and corn on the cob cooling in large, deep pans in walk-in cooler. Pieces or cardboard on the shelves of the make-line cooler. Trash and garbage outside of back door.
Inspector: McDuffie
McDonald’s
3183 Frontage Road, Gainesville
Score: 97, Grade: A
Single serve items stored on dirty cardboard under customer drink counter. Cooler/freezer gaskets have food debris. Coolers/freezers have crumbs on the bottom. Dumpsters are not closed. Floor throughout kitchen have cracked tiles and broken and missing grout in the joints between tiles.
Inspector: McDuffie
Dogwood Forest Assisted Living
3315 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville
Score: 86, Grade: B
Personal breakfast items on the make-line cooler being eaten in kitchen. Paper towels missing at handsink. Large roast in walk-in cooler that had been cooked and cooling down with top covered on roast and internal temperature of 106 degrees. Cloths used to wipe food contact surfaces not being stored in sanitizer between uses. Teflon coated pans flaking Teflon off. Faucet at handsink is not a proper faucet used for sink. Floors and walls need to be cleaned on a more frequent basis.
Inspector: Black
Biba’s Italian Restaurant
833 Dawsonville Highway,
Gainesville
Score: 92, Grade: A
Dish machine not dispensing sanitizer. Kitchenware with food residue underneath prep table. Pans with food and grease residue. Floor mixer with food residue. Cutting boards with residue. Pans of pasta and salad bowl being stored on top of uncovered foods. Cloths used to wipe food contact surfaces not being stored in sanitizer between uses. Ceiling with food splatter and heavy dust accumulation.
Inspector: Black
Dairy Queen
3156 Frontage Road, Gainesville
Score: 96, Grade: A
Gaskets on coolers are cracked and have food debris. Handsink is not sealed to the wall. Floors and cove tiles are cracked and missing grout throughout kitchen. The ceiling tiles in the kitchen are not designed for food service establishments and have dusty build up. Grease accumulation on vents in hood.
Inspector: McDuffie
Taqueria La Fogata
5120 Thompson Bridge Road,
Murrayville
Score: 85, Grade: B
Container of prepared lettuce, prepped meat and sauces (guacamole), all stored in two door cooler uncovered. There are no paper towels available in employees’ restroom. Provided stem thermometer reading 0 degrees at room temperature. Employees’ restroom missing a covered trash container. Floor tiles damaged or missing in restroom/mop room and under freezer. Coved baseboard separating from wall behind cook line and between hand sink and prep sink. Fluorescent light in restroom/mop room barely illuminates room. Dry goods in containers in dry storage without labels.
Inspector: Wentworth
Jan. 28
McDonald’s
965 Dawsonville Highway,
Gainesville
Score: 96, Grade: A
Syrup and box of food stored on floor in kitchen/walk-in freezer. Hamburger patties loose on top of cardboard box and on bottom of freezer. Personal items (jackets, food) being stored on shelves and prep tables next to items for customers. Cloths used to wipe food contact surfaces not being stored in sanitizer between uses. Tongs being stored hanging on handle on side of fryer. Tea urns stored on floor near ice machine. Boxes of singles service items stored on floor in kitchen and in back storage area.
Inspector: Black
Napoli’s Pizza
5900 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch
Score: 93, Grade: A
Dish machine not dispensing sanitizer as dishes are being washed. Apron being used as a chute to channel cheese into container as it is being shredded. Container of cheese on top of trash can.
Inspector: Black
Barberito’s
3418 Mundy Mill Road, Gainesville
Score: 95, Grade: A
Cloths used to wipe food contact surfaces not being stored in sanitizer between uses. Food debris on shelves, inside coolers and on carts. Food, grease and dust residue on floors, walls and ceiling tiles.
Inspector: Black
The Grill at Chicopee Woods
2515 Atlanta Highway, Gainesville
Score: 89, Grade: B
Soft drink dispensers and ice machine baffle have mold and mildew. Whole milk dated Jan. 27, 2008. Make-line cooler struggling to maintain temperatures. Gaskets on make-line cooler have dried food debris.
Inspector: McDuffie
Catering By Our House
5190 Browns Bridge Road,
Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: McDuffie
Jan. 30
Hall County Correctional Institution
1685 Barber Road, Gainesville
Score: 93, Grade: A
Drinks in kitchen without lids and straws. No thermometer available to monitor cold temperatures.
Inspector: Wentworth
Domino’s Pizza
3606 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville
Score: 97, Grade: A
Boxes of delivered foods sitting inside clean bread trays. Walk-in cooler allowing bottom of box to touch clean side of trays.
Inspector: Black
Peachtree Doors
and Windows
2744 Ramsey Road, Gainesville
Score: 91, Grade: A
Ice machine with mold and mildew on baffle and inside back of bin. Floors need a good cleaning, especially under and behind equipment (under dry storage room shelving, under serving line and behind ice machine in dining area). Hole in wall next to ice machine in room with three-compartment sink. Roaches seen in dry storage and inside the ice machine that is no longer in use in the room with the three-compartment sink. Particle board shelving inside cabinet under soda dispenser that is no longer used, but where tea urn and coffee dispenser are located is not a durable, cleanable and nonabsorbent surface.
Inspector: Wentworth
Bianca Bruno