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Restaurant report card — Whitfield
Dug Gap Elementary, 2132 Dug Gap Road
Current score: 99
Current grade: A
Previous score: 94
Previous grade: A
Comments: Clean fans. Great job.
Willie’s Burger Shack, 301 W. Emery St.
Current score: 98
Current grade: A
Previous score: 98
Previous grade: A
Comments: Do not stick knives between sink and wall. Dumpster must be on sealed concrete pad or machine-laid asphalt.
Pleasant Grove Elementary, 2725 Cleveland Highway
Current score: 97
Current grade: A
Previous score: 91
Previous grade: A
Comments: Segregate dented or distressed cans from good.
Southeast High School, 1954 Riverbend Road
Current score: 95
Current grade: A
Previous score: 95
Previous grade: A
Comments: Date change marks on food taken from freezer and put in coolers as required. Dumpster lid broken; door open. Dumpsters required to have tight fitting lids; keep doors closed.
Momo Ya, 1277 Cleveland Highway
Current score: 93
Current grade: A
Previous score: 86
Previous grade: B
Comments: Take-out menus required to have updated disclosure and advisory. Do not stack containers up wet; must air dry first. Do not put soiled items in three-compartment sink. Discard cracked or broken containers and lids. Clean or replace ceiling tiles.
KFC, 1519 W. Walnut Ave.
Current score: 92
Current grade: A
Previous score: 90
Previous grade: A
Comments: Sanitizer buckets must be 6 inches off floor. Store in-use utensils in container with cover. Freezer door doesn’t seal. Clean microwave.
Dalton Middle School, 1250 Cross Plains Trail
Current score: 92
Current grade: A
Previous score: 98
Previous grade: A
Comments: Sanitizer too strong; must be around 200 ppm.
Taqueria Paisanos, 1113 E. Walnut Ave.
Current score: 92
Current grade: A
Previous score: 91
Previous grade: A
Comments: All potentially hazardous ready-to-eat food required to have date prepped and use by date on it. Store single-service utensils with handles up. Torn gaskets. Seal hand sink to wall. Replace damaged ceiling tiles.
J&A; Taqueria, 1607 Murray Ave.
Current score: 91
Current grade: A
Previous score: 70
Previous grade: C
Comments: Put date prepped or opened and use by date on all potentially hazardous ready-to-eat foods. Keep inspection sheet posted for public view. Invert single-service articles. Dumpster needs plug; must be on asphalt. Much better.
The Farm Golf Club, 187 S. Goose Hill Road, Rocky Face
Current score: 90
Current grade: A
Previous score: 95
Previous grade: A
Comments: Food must be cooled to 70 degrees within two hours and 41 degrees or below within six hours. All utensils must be stored covered with handles in same direction.
Shoney’s, 1302 W. Walnut Ave.
Current score: 86
Current grade: B
Previous score: 83
Previous grade: B
Comments: Cantaloupe, honeydew, rice and tomatoes out of temperature; must hold cold at 41 degrees or below. Sausage out of temperature; must hold hot at 135 degrees or above. Food items kept out that are not in immediate use must be stored covered. Store wiping cloths in sanitizer.
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