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February 5, 2012

Restaurant report card — Whitfield County

Dalton Daily Citizen

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.



Fort Hill School, 104 Fort Hill Drive

Current score: 99

Current grade: A

Previous score: 91

Previous grade: A

Comments: Fill in all holes and cracks.



Checkers, 1300 Glenwood Ave.

Current score: 97

Current grade: A

Previous score: 95

Previous grade: A

Comments: Sanitizer at 50 ppm. Maintain at 100 ppm.



Big Mack’s Pig Shack, 124 Old LaFayette Road

Current score: 96

Current grade: A

Previous score: 96

Previous grade: A

Comments: Keep ready-to-eat items/prepared food/raw items stored in covered walk-in. Awesome job!



Dalton High School Culinary Arts, 1500 Manly St.

Current score: 96

Current grade: A

Previous score: 97

Previous grade: A

Comments: Several opened milk cartons not date marked. Put “use-by” date on all potentially hazardous food when opened/prepped (seven-day maximum).



Shaw Cafe 72, 616 E. Walnut Ave.

Current score: 96

Current grade: A

Previous score: 98

Previous grade: A

Comments: Employee drink in bottle. Drinks must be in single-service containers with lid and straw in all parts of food service area.



Valley Point Elementary School, 3798 S. Dixie Highway

Current score: 96

Current grade: A

Previous score: 98

Previous grade: A

Comments: Hand sink out of order. Sink should be replaced with a manual sink. Establishment needs a larger vegetable prep sink.



Dalton State College,

213 College Drive

Current score: 95

Current grade: A

Previous score: 97

Previous grade: A

Comments: Foods marked with too many days. Day one is day you open or prep (seven-day maximum). Invert single-service items when unwrapped.



Valley Point Middle School, 3796 S. Dixie Highway

Current score: 95

Current grade: A

Previous score: 97

Previous grade: A

Comments: Food on floor in walk-in freezer. Store all food six inches off floor. Dumpster leaks. Get a new Dumpster.



Wendy’s, 2600

Martin Luther King Blvd.

Current score: 94

Current grade: A

Previous score: 87

Previous grade: B

Comments: Chemical in improperly labeled bottle. Label bottle with common name of contents. Do not switch bottles. Replace broken floor tiles.



Kem’s, 879 College Drive

Current score: 93

Current grade: A

Previous score: 91

Previous grade: A

Comments: Items kept over 24 hours not date marked. Several date-marked items with too many days. All potentially hazardous food kept over 24 hours must be date marked with seven-day discard with day one as prep/open/cook. No Certified Food Safety Manager on staff. Must have a CFSM on staff within 30 days.



El Pollo Alegre,

323 Grimes St.

Current score: 90

Current grade: A

Previous score: 83

Previous grade: B

Comments: Employee drinks in prep areas in cans. Employees eating in kitchen. All employee drinks must be in throwaway cup with lid and straw. Employees cannot eat in food/prep cooking area. Hand wash sink broken in outside cook area. Keep sinks for hand washing fully stocked with soap and paper towels with running water. Dumpster must be kept on solid surface. Repair tiles and floors where damaged to allow smooth, easy cleaning surface. Light shields with end caps needed in kitchen. Light shield required in walk-in cooler bulb. Keep all exterior doors closed. All exterior doors are to be self-closing and fully sealing.



Los Caporales Mexican Cuisine, 603 Fleming St.

Current score: 89

Current grade: B

Previous score: 89

Previous grade: B

Comments: Several containers of unapproved insecticide found in establishment. Use only those insecticides that are approved for use in commercial food service. Food on floor (onions, apples, etc.). Store food six inches off floor. Employee observed chewing gum. Employees are not permitted to chew gum in food handling areas. Do not refrigerate opened cans. Clean and repaint walls.



IHOP,

1510 W. Walnut Ave.

Current score: 87

Current grade: B

Previous score: 86

Previous grade: B

Comments: Handles of hand sinks very soiled. Keep handles cleaned and sanitized. Several “cleaned” containers have visible food buildup. Clean and sanitize all food containers thoroughly. Cover foods when not in use. Wet stacking. Air dry all containers properly. Store clean utensils with handles one way. Store clean utensils with handles up.



Alondra’s,

314 Glenwood Ave.

Suite 101

Current score: 87

Current grade: B

Previous score: 93

Previous grade: A

Comments: Rice is 51 degrees. Hold potentially hazardous food at 41 degrees or lower. Cover foods in prep cooler when not in use.



Tijuana’s Restaurant,

328 S. Hamilton St.

Current score: 85

Current grade: B

Previous score: 87

Previous grade: B

Comments: Vegetable mix in reach-in at 99 degrees after more than three hours. Discarded. Must cool to 70 degrees in two hours then to 41 degrees in six hours total. Do not cover hot foods you are trying to cool. Use shallow pans, stir, ice bath, etc. Hand sink to be installed in back area by May 20, 2012.



McDonald’s,

142 Carbondale Road

Current score: 82

Current grade: B

Previous score: 88

Previous grade: B

Comments: Observed employee change gloves without washing hands. Hands are required to be washed before donning gloves and when changing gloves. Cleaner stored over tortillas. Do not store chemicals over food. Store wiping cloths in sanitizer when not in hand. Do not set on countertop. Do not hang coats and jackets everywhere. Lockers required to be used.



New China,

2113 E. Walnut Ave.

Current score: 78

Current grade: C

Previous score: 86

Previous grade: B

Comments: Shrimp at 50.2 degrees, honeydew at 56 degrees, garlic and oil at 77 degrees, egg mix is at 60.1 degrees, chicken at 46 degrees. Hold potentially hazardous food cold at 41 degrees or lower. Sweet and sour chicken at 115 degrees, brown rice at 129 degrees, egg rolls at 122.1 degrees, fried chicken at 120 degrees, 125 degrees. Hold potentially hazardous food hot at 135 degrees or higher. Several prepared ready-to-eat foods in walk-in were not date marked with “use-by” date. Put “use-by” date on all ready-to-eat foods that are potentially hazardous. Label all chemical bottles properly. Do not use wooden boards for food contact. Replace broken floor tiles. Repair holes in ceilings. Sign at buffet informing diners to get a new plate is required.

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