The following are among the food service establishments inspected from Sept. 20-26 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.
SEPT. 20
Chestatee High School
3005 Sardis Road, Gainesville
Score: 91, Grade: A
Two dented cans in the dry food storage area.
Inspector: Kyle Hriczo
Culver’s
1260 Dawsonville Highway, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Kyle Hriczo
Pupuseria El Guanaquito
1228 Industrial Blvd., Gainesville
Score: 86, Grade: B
Sanitizer in three-compartment sink not registering any sanitizer. Cheese in two-door standing cooler above 41 F after being stored overnight. Fried yucca left out for display at room temperature with no procedures or verification for time as public health control. Soiled dishes stored on the floor by the three-compartment sink.
Inspector: Chelsea Lewis
SEPT. 21
Fair Street Elementary School
695 Fair St. SE, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Alex Reid
Hotdog Ninja-Mobile
3543 Poplar Springs Road, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Kyle Hriczo
Senor Fiesta
4110 Cleveland Highway, Gainesville
Score: 81, Grade: B
Person in charge has not trained employees on foodborne illnesses and symptoms and their responsibility to report them prior to handling food. No record or procedure on file for appropriate cleanup and disinfection of vomit/fecal event. Containers of food in reach-in cooler being stored uncovered. Dish machine not registering adequate amount of sanitizer. Sanitizing buckets not reading adequate concentration of sanitizer. Queso in bain-marie hot holding below required 135 F. Access lids to septic system not completely intact allowing lids to come off partially or completely.
Inspector: Chelsea Lewis
Taco Bell No. 4317
1409 Browns Bridge Road, Gainesville
Score: 99, Grade: A
Heavy ice and frost buildup around the pipes of the condenser piping in walk-in freezer.
Inspector: Alex Reid
Wasabi
3446 Winder Highway, Flowery Branch
Score: 88, Grade: B
Raw shrimp stored next to cooked lo mein noodles in the walk in cooler. Reduced oxygen fish was observed thawed in the reach-in cooler still in the reduced oxygen environment.
Inspector: Kyle Hriczo
SEPT. 24
Chestatee Academy of Inquiry and Talent Development
2740 Fran Mar Drive, Gainesville
Score: 99, Grade: A
Inspector: Alex Reid
Lanier Village Estates Inc.
4000 Village View Drive, Gainesville
Score: 96, Grade: A
Inspector: Adetayo Adewolu
Lyman Hall Elementary School
2150 Memorial Park Road, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Adetayo Adewolu
McDonald’s Restaurant No. 27164
2105 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Alex Reid
Pizza Hut No. 4810
7330 Spout Springs Road, Suite A-4, Flowery Branch
Score: 91, Grade: A
Inspector: Chelsea Lewis
Yellowfin
120 Bradford St. NE, Gainesville
Score: 74, Grade: C
Makeline cooler at end of service line with ambient temperature of 54 degrees F in bottom compartment. Foods in top compartment internally temped: goat cheese 59-60 degrees F, bleu cheese dressing 51 degrees F and Caesar dressing 46 degrees. Containers of pastas, sauces, dips and dressings in walk-in cooler and small reach-in at cookline stored without date labels.
Inspector: Lydia Hoffhines
SEPT. 25
Cook Out No. 173
3626 Mundy Mill Road, Oakwood
Score: 96, Grade: A
Inspector: Chelsea Lewis
Dickey’s Barbecue Pit
4005 Winder Highway, Suite 160, Flowery Branch
Score: 92, Grade: A
Inspector: Alex Reid
El Ranchito Mexican Restaurant
1830 Atlanta Highway, Gainesville
Score: 96, Grade: A
Inspector: Chelsea Lewis
Gainesville Exploration Academy
1145 McEver Road, Gainesville
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Alex Reid
White Sulphur Elementary
2480 Old Cornelia Highway, Gainesville
Score: 87, Grade: B
Observed accumulated mold debris inside the mini ice machine unit located at the front customer service area. Observed grated cheddar cheese on the front cash register in a metal pan at 51 degrees.
Inspector: Adetayo Adewolu
SEPT. 26
Sopranos Grill
5783 Old Winder Highway, Suite 211, Braselton
Score: 100, Grade: A
Inspector: Alex Reid