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Whitfield County Environmental Health conducts inspections of restaurants every three months. The inspectors may require a re-inspection. Restaurants are required by law to post their most recent inspection permit.
The Daily Citizen lists areas where the establishments are out of compliance with the regulations.
Arby’s, 1247 Glenwood Ave.
Current score: 97
Current grade: A
Previous score: 90
Previous grade: A
Comments: The fan vent in the walk-in cooler must be cleaned to remove an extreme amount of dust and what appears to be mold. Repair wall beside the three-compartment sink. Repair missing tile beside drink station.
Subway, 1281 Glenwood Ave.
Current score: 94
Current grade: A
Previous score: 91
Previous grade: A
Comments: Utensils and gloves stored under exposed plumbing at hand wash sink. Move items to prevent contamination from leakage. No air gap at three-compartment sink. Install as soon as possible. The back door should be adjusted to be fully self-closing.
Burger King, 310 Northgate Drive
Current score: 93
Current grade: A
Previous score: 95
Previous grade: A
Comments: Observed employee drying utensils by hand. All utensils and equipment must be air dried. Seal hand sink to wall. Light on soft serve machine must be shielded. Window and back door propped open/flies. Keep all doors and windows closed.
Bojangles’, 1253 Glenwood Ave.
Current score: 90
Current grade: A
Previous score: 90
Previous grade: A
Comments: Prepared potentially hazardous food date marked for 10-day holding. Date marking must be a maximum of seven days with day one being the prep date. Vents in walk-in cooler must be cleaned to remove dust and what appears to be mold. The three-compartment sink must have air gap. Regrout tiles in kitchen at grill and steam table and replace missing tiles at service line. Repair holes. Three compartment at 300 ppm.
Mr. Biscuit, 1904 Chattanooga Road
Current score: 87
Current grade: B
Previous score: 89
Previous grade: B
Comments: Beverage dispensing nozzles had a buildup of what appears to be mold. Clean the nozzles more frequently. Wipe cloth sanitizer cannot be coffee maker cleaner. If allergic to chlorine, use quaternary ammonia and get necessary test strips. Repair missing tiles in three-compartment sink. To-go window not self-closing. Backdoor must have self-closer and seal cracks around door.
New York Style Pizza, 900 Glenwood Ave.
Current score: 86
Current grade: B
Previous score: 83
Previous grade: B
Comments: Observed employee slicing ham with bare hands. Bare hand contact is not allowed with ready-to-eat food. Use gloves when slicing ham. Repair floor in several areas where the wood is exposed. Repair the back door to be self-closing and sealed. All other food was in freezer. Prep coolers were not in use.
Waffle House, 1515 Cleveland Highway
Current score: 85
Current grade: B
Previous score: 83
Previous grade: B
Comments: Potentially hazardous food in the top cooler at 48-49 degrees. Must be at 41 degrees or lower. Ice was used to rapidly cool the ham, cooked mushrooms, cut tomatoes and cheese until the unit can be repaired. Also bring walk-in down to 41 degrees or below. Potentially hazardous food was at 44 degrees. Grits in back at 109 degrees. The steam unit was low on water and there was a compartment without lid. The grits were discarded. Person in charge must ensure that the steam unit is used correctly. Clean food debris from under the dish machine. Observed several flies in the facility.
Taqueria Villa Juarez, 1103 Morris St.
Current score: 85
Current grade: B
Previous score: 95
Previous grade: A
Comments: Ham at 56.1 degrees, pupuseria meat filling at 63 degrees. Hold potentially hazardous food at 41 degrees or lower. Ansul system is way out of date. Service Ansul. Door propped open/flies. Doors to the outside must be kept closed to avoid the entry of flies and other insects.
Mo Mo Ya Restaurant, 1277 Glenwood Ave.
Current score: 82
Current grade: B
Previous score: 87
Previous grade: B
Comments: No paper towels located at hand wash sink. Paper towels must always be available for proper hand washing. A bucket was also in the hand wash sink. The hand wash sink must be accessible at all times. Prep cooler potentially hazardous food at 48-49 degrees. The unit was adjusted down. Sushi display potentially hazardous food at 47-48 degrees on ice blocks and could not be adjusted. The potentially hazardous food was placed in another cooler holding at 40 degrees. Plastic trays were used on the ice blocks. Ceramic plates may help to hold at correct temperature of 41 degrees or below. Dry goods stored on floor. All food storage must be six inches off floor. Employee preparing food without hair restraint. Corrected on-site. Wet wipe cloths not in sanitizing solution. Also sanitizer was at 0 ppm. Corrected on-site. The inside and handles on most of the cooling units should be cleaned. Clean floor in walk-in cooler.
