The following are among the food service establishments inspected from June 25-29 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 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. Establishments with drive-thru 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 at dph.georgia.gov/environmental-health-inspections.
To register a complaint against a food service establishment, contact the Hall County Environmental Health Department at 770-531-3973.
June 25
Burger King No. 1026
403 Pearl Nix Parkway, Gainesville
Score: 95, Grade: A
Employee at food prep area serving French fries with long hair and no hair restraint. Back flow device on faucet of mop sink lose and leaking water.
Inspector: Adetayo Adewolu
Hall County Jail
1700 Barber Road, Gainesville
Score: 95, Grade: A
Mold accumulation on ice scoop by ice machine. Sanitizer bucket with QAC sanitizer that was below ppm used for sanitization. Broken ventilation vents inside both men’s and women’s restrooms.
Inspector: Alex Reid
The Georgia Mountain Food Bank Inc.
1642 Calvary Industrial Drive, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Adetayo Adewolu
Uncle Maddio’s Pizza Joint
658 Dawsonville Highway, Gainesville
Score: 90, Grade: A
Garlic aioli and ricotta cheese placed in a condiment bottle being cold held above required 41 F or lower. Container of garlic aioli with a scoop handle in contact with the food.
Inspector: Chelsea Lewis
June 26
El Griton Mexican Grill
415 Atlanta Highway, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Chelsea Lewis
Gainesville Bowling Center
2317 Browns Bridge Road, Gainesville
Score: 96, Grade: A
Buttermilk in walk-in refrigeration unit with a sell-by expiration date of June 17.
Inspector: Adetayo Adewolu
Jeannie’s Weenies
4725 Martin’s Crossing West Drive, Flowery Branch
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Adetayo Adewolu
La Mejor De Michoacan No. 4
730 Pearl Nix Parkway, Gainesville
Score: 93, Grade: A
No soap or paper towels located at hand washing sink. Facility had no QAC sanitizer test strips to test sanitizing buckets being used to sanitize tables.
Inspector: Alex Reid
Papa’s Pizza to Go
6483 Cleveland Highway, Clermont
Score: 71, Grade: C
Person in charge not performing duties to ensure that: the establishment is maintained in a clean condition and in good repair, proper date marking and disposition; utensils are effectively rid of food debris and residues before sanitizing; correct WRS procedures are practiced every four hours for in-use utensils, broken or damaged equipment and utensils are being discarded and replaced as needed; and cleanliness of establishment, condition of back door and covering of foods is being practiced as part of an integrated pest control program. Certified Food Safety Manager certification expired Nov. 2, 2016. Lid left open on bulk sugar container stored on shelf. Date label tape and food debris, residues on clean utensils stored on wire shelves beside hand sink. Dried food debris on blades of clean knives stored on magnetic strip. Accumulated food debris along crevices of cutting board at make line coolers. Bags of turkey, ham and salami in make line cooler without date labels. Prep dates for prepared foods in walk-in cooler and make line coolers exceeding seven days from date of preparation. Cutting board at make line cooler has deep crack down center and harboring food debris. Shelving, racks, prep table legs and lower shelves, handles of equipment, interiors and exteriors of coolers, pizza oven, mixing equipment and floor and floor/wall junctures of walk-in cooler and freezer with heavy buildup of dust, grease, food debris and residues.
Inspector: Lydia Hoffhines
Starbucks Coffee Shop
No. 27260
1429 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Alex Reid
Taqueria Silao
1710 Atlanta Highway, Gainesville
Score: 84, Grade: B
Employee washed hands without using soap. Employee handled cut fruit and place in blender with their bare hands. Employee’s open canned beverages stored on preptops and prep cooler. No soap available at kitchen hand washing sink. Employee washing gloved hands at hand washing sink.
Inspector: Lydia Hoffhines
June 27
Buffalo’s Cafe
3446 Winder Highway,
Flowery Branch
Score: 93, Grade: A
Observed final rinse cycle sanitizer (chlorine) concentration of dish machine at 10 ppm. Quaternary ammonia sanitizer in sanitizer bucket at concentration below 150 ppm. Back flow device on faucet of mop sink leaking water. Gasket on door of reach in cooler at bar area damaged with heavy mold accumulation.
Inspector: Adetayo Adewolu
Jersey Mike’s Subs
No. 5063
1134 Dawsonville Highway, Gainesville
Score: 94, Grade: A
Various wiping cloths stored outside of buckets around food prep areas. Excessive ants and trash buildup, debris around dumpster area.
Inspector: Alex Reid
Las Palomas
3050 Athens Highway, Gainesville
Score: 93, Grade: A
Shredded cabbage in the reach-in cooler that had been prepared the day prior without a date label. Risers to the grease trap and septic tanks without all necessary screws intact to secure the lid. Top to dumpster open.
Inspector: Chelsea Lewis
Sherry’s Bait & Barbecue-Mobile
2807 Dawsonville Highway, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Adetayo Adewolu
The Guest Lodge
520 Queen City Parkway, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Lydia Hoffhines
Waffle House No. 2120
2555 Limestone Parkway NE, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Chelsea Lewis
June 28
Barkin’ Brews
1612 Skelton Road, Gainesville
Score: 96, Grade: A
Whipped cream with expiration sell by date of June 17, inside the reach in cooler.
Inspector: Adetayo Adewolu
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store No. 641
4758 Friendship Road, Buford
Score: 82, Grade: B
Employee (server) touching cooked sweet potato in a plate with her bare hands cutting it with a knife.
Cut lettuce cold holding inside the prep top cooler above required 41 F or below.
Inspector: Adetayo Adewolu
Johnny’s Pizza No. 105
7363 Spout Springs Road,
Flowery Branch
Score: 95, Grade: A
Employee drink with no lid and straw located on a shelf. Dumpster side door open.
Inspector: Alex Reid
Mac’s Pit Stop Grill Llc.
4251 Winder Highway,
Flowery Branch
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Alex Reid
McDonald’s No. 35656
2010 Limestone Parkway NE, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Chelsea Lewis
McDonald’s Restaurant
No. 5672
3183 Frontage Road, Gainesville
Score: 95, Grade: A
Observed small fragments of mold accumulation located inside of drink dispenser by the drive through window; 2 separate leaks located in lobby.
Inspector: Alex Reid
Poor Richards
1702 Park Hill Drive, Gainesville
Score: 89, Grade: B
Person in charge unaware of required temperatures for reheating, hot-holding, cold-holding and time-temperature parameters for cooling foods. No temperature record keeping is being practiced to monitor temperatures of hot- and cold-holding equipment or ensure that cooling and reheating practices meet requirements. PIC unable to demonstrate food safety training and education being provided to food prep staff according to their assigned duties. Consumer advisory on menu has disclosures for all cooked foods regardless of whether or not the menu item contains animal food that is offered undercooked. Reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing labels that instruct food handler to remove fish from its package prior to thawing stored at 34 F in lowboy refrigerator. No food probe thermometers available to take internal food temperatures.
Inspector: Lydia Hoffhines
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