Whitfield Restaurant Reports for June 1: Grocery bags being used to store food in freezer; fast food restaurant told to call pest control because of flies; and other health violations

Published 4:51 pm Saturday, June 1, 2019

Whitfield County Environmental Health conducts inspections of restaurants and other food establishments. The inspectors may require a re-inspection. Restaurants and other food establishments are required by law to post their most recent inspection permit. The Daily Citizen-News lists areas where the establishments are out of compliance with the regulations. Recent scores for all six counties within the North Georgia Health District are available at www.nghd.org.

Dalton Golf & Country Club Snack Bar

333 Country Club Way

Current score: 98

Previous score: 98

Current grade: A

Previous grade: A

Comments: Floor tiles torn. Replace tiles.

Dalton High School

1500 Manley St.

Current score: 98

Previous score: 99

Current grade: A

Previous grade: A

Comments: Ceiling tiles in storage room are perforated. Tiles must be smooth and vinyl-coated.

Subway

142 Carbondale Road

Current score: 97

Previous score: 97

Current grade: A

Previous grade: A

Comments: Three-compartment sink and prep sink in back kitchen must have approved air gaps. If kitchen plumbing ultimately flows through grease trap for building, then remove grease box on floor and plumb in approved air gaps.

Dunkin’ Donuts

300 Smith Industrial Blvd.

Current score: 96

Previous score: 95

Current grade: A

Previous grade: A

Comments: Employee with nail polish and not wearing gloves. Employee with ring with setting. Rings with settings are not permitted; only smooth, plain wedding band. Invert all single-service items once unwrapped.

Jittery Joe’s Coffee Shop

1506 N. Thornton Ave.

Current score: 96

Previous score: 96

Current grade: A

Previous grade: A

Comments: Sanitizer bucket did not have any sanitizer. Maintain 200-300 parts per million. Changed out. Corrected on site. Deadline for Certified Food Service Manager is July 17. (Current CFSM is only at store a couple times a week.)

Arby’s

2101 E. Walnut Ave.

Current score: 95

Previous score: 93

Current grade: A

Previous grade: A

Comments: Food stored under leaking line in walk-in freezer. Do not store food under sources of contamination. Clean ceiling air vents.

McDonald’s

142 Carbondale Road

Current score: 93

Previous score: 91

Current grade: A

Previous grade: A

Comments: Observed pans stacked while wet. Air dry items prior to stacking. Observed single-service articles face up and open to contamination. Store single-service articles covered/inverted. Observed cracked containers stored in usable stock. Throw away cracked items and do not reuse. Observed fans in kitchen and fan covers in walk-in cooler with dust/debris accumulations. Keep fans and covers clean. Observed ceiling at drive-up window in disrepair. Repair ceiling. Observed light shield in walk-in cooler broken. Replace shield. Observed many flies in kitchen. Call pest control and treat more frequently.

Pizza Hut

1505 W. Walnut Ave.

Current score: 93

Previous score: 92

Current grade: A

Previous grade: A

Comments: Establishment doesn’t have signed health agreements for employees. All food employees must read and sign health agreement. Will recheck on May 21. Employee eating and drinking — bottle in kitchen. Eating is not permitted in kitchen. Drinks must be in single-service cup with lid and straw. Discarded. Corrected on site. Invert single-service items once unwrapped.

Shaw Cafe

616 E. Walnut Ave.

Current score: 93

Previous score: 90

Current grade: A

Previous grade: A

Comments: Sanitizing bucket did not have any sanitizers in it. Maintain between 200 and 300 parts per million. Changed out. Corrected on site. Ready-to-eat (sliced turkey) being thawed out in three-compartment sink. Use food sink for all ready-to-eat foods. Moved. Corrected on site.

City Park School

405 School St.

Current score: 91

Previous score: 100

Current grade: A

Previous grade: A

Comments: Skim milk at 48 degrees. Hold temperature controlled foods at 41 degrees or below. Put in walk-in cooler. Corrected on site.

Tacos y Guisados-Mary’s

100 W. Walnut Ave., suite 19

Current score: 89

Previous score: 80

Current grade: B

Previous grade: B

Comments: Strength of sanitizer in cloth bucket greater than 200 ppm. Should be 100 ppm maximum. Changed out. Corrected on site. Using plastic grocery bags for storing foods in freezer. Use food grade freezer bags. Ansul out of date. Service Ansul. Hood not on while food is cooking. Any time you are using cooking equipment under hood, hood, must be on. Corrected on site. Gap under back hall door. Seal gap so there are no outer openings.

Cici’s Pizza

1345 W. Walnut Ave.

Current score: 86

Previous score: 88

Current grade: B

Previous grade: B

Comments: Pasta at 51 degrees. Hold temperature controlled food at 41 degrees or lower. Corrected on site. Deep dish pizza at 104.5 degrees, thin crust at 95 degrees. Hold temperature controlled food at 135 degrees or higher. Discarded. Corrected on site. Employee with fingernails past fingertips. Keep nails trimmed to tips of fingers. Wearing polish while making pizza without gloves. Gloves must be worn if nails have polish.

Waffle House

1515 Cleveland Highway

Current score: 84

Previous score: 89

Current grade: B

Previous grade: B

Comments: Approximately 10 employee health agreements “missing.” All agreements must be available for view. Will re-check on May 31. Diced ham at 54 degrees, sliced tomato at 51.3 degrees. Hold temperature controlled food at 41 degrees or lower. Discarded. Corrected on site. White gravy at 115 degrees. Hold temperature controlled food at 135 degrees or higher. Discarded. Corrected on site. Ansul system out of date. Service system. Broken floor tiles; replace tiles.

Waffle House

2505 E. Walnut Ave.

Current score: 79

Previous score: 91

Current grade: C

Previous grade: A

Comments: Observed employee crack eggs and then touch clean plate ware without washing hands in-between. Corrected on site. Diced ham at 58.3 degrees, sliced tomato at 53 degrees, sliced ham at 48 degrees. Hold temperature controlled foods at 41 degrees or lower. Flies.

Fiesta Mexicana Restaurant

1525 Cleveland Highway

Current score: 73

Previous score: 94

Current grade: C

Previous grade: A

Comments: Raw eggs stored over vegetables. Store raw original products under ready-to-eat foods. Moved. Corrected on site. Raw beef at 51 degrees, chicken at 45 degrees, refried beans at 51.6 degrees, shrimp at 51 degrees. Hold temperature controlled foods at 41 degrees or lower. Discarded/moved. Corrected on site. Ice in contact with shrimp. Undrained ice may not be in direct contact with food. Changed out. Corrected on site. Leak at base of three-compartment sink faucet. Seal cracks between walk/floors. Seal gaps at doors to outside.