Albany Region Kitchen Inspections: Jan. 29-Feb. 11, 2018
Inspections of restaurants and other eating establishments in Lee, Worth, Baker, Terrell, Mitchell and Calhoun counties
By Jim Hendricks
These establishments were inspected Jan. 29-Feb. 11 by the Environmental Health offices in Lee, Baker, Terrell, Worth, Mitchell and Calhoun counties. To contact the health office, call (229) 438-3943.
LEE
Feb. 1
Dot’s Country Kitchen, 113 Main St., Smithville
Score: 100 Grade: A
Sonja’s Kitchen, 127 Stanton Drive, Smithville
Score: 100 Grade: A
Feb. 6
Sonic Drive In, 2833 Ledo Road, Albany
Score: 96 Grade: A
Violation: Observed employee drink cup stored on prep table next to grill. Manager corrected violation by discarding cup in trash. Corrected on-site, new violation.
Remarks: Discussed proper use and storage of employee drink cups.
International House of Pancakes, 125 Cartmell Road, Albany
Score: 100 Grade: A
Feb. 8
Lee County Health Care and Rehabilitation, 214 Main St., Leesburg
Score: 100 Grade: A
McDonald’s, 274 U.S. Highway 19 South, Leesburg
Score: 100 Grade: A
WORTH
Jan. 31
Huff’s Chicken Coop, 609 W. Franklin St., Sylvester
Score: 100 Grade: A
BAKER
No inspections for period.
TERRELL
Feb. 1
My Kitchen, 8109 Albany Highway, Sasser
Score: 100 Grade: A
Feb. 5
No. 1 Chinese Restaurant, 147 N. Main St., Dawson
Score: 96 Grade: A
Violation: Observed several bags of frozen foods not stored covered in reach-in freezers. Manager corrected violation by covering all items in freezers. Corrected on-site, new violation.
Remarks: Discussed requirements for covering foods in storage.
Feb. 8
Carter’s Fried Chicken, 288 N. Main St., Dawson
Score: 91 Grade: A
Violation: Observed containers of raw chicken stored next to tomatoes in walk-in cooler. PIC corrected violation by moving chicken away from tomatoes and other produce. Corrected on-site, new violation.
Remarks: Discussed proper storage and use of employee personal beverage cups and cleaning out freezer
Hardees No. 1505693, 699 Forrester Drive, Dawson
Score: 97 Grade: A
Violation: Thermometer in reach-in coolers not available and accessible to determine internal temperature of units. Manager corrected violation by installing new thermometers in units. Corrected on-site, new violation.
Remarks: Discussed requirement for thermometers in each refrigerator unit, Time as a Public Health Control (TPHC).
McDonald’s, 460 Roundtree Drive, Dawson
Score: 100 Grade: A
MITCHELL
Jan. 30
North Mitchell County Elementary School, 15815 Highway 93, Baconton
Score: 95 Grade: A
Violations: Observed ready-to-eat carrots in the WIC out of date. New violation. Observed mildew inside of ice machine and mold growth in employee coffee machine. New violation.
Feb. 1
Corndog Wagon, 4614 Bowles Road, Baconton
Score: 99 Grade: A
Violation: Food Service Inspection Report, hand washing sign, and choking poster not displayed. New violation.
CALHOUN
Jan. 31
Wayback Wagon, 1136 Wayback Road, Edison
Score: 100 Grade: A
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