Albany Area Kitchen Inspections — Sept. 19-24

Inspections of restaurants and other eating establishments in Dougherty, Lee and Worth counties

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From Staff Reports

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These establishments were inspected by the Dougherty, Lee and Worth county Environmental Health offices Sept. 19-24. To contact the health office, call (229) 438-3943.

DOUGHERTY

SEPT. 19

Darton College Student Center/Sodexo Operations, LLC, 2400 Gillionville Road

Score: 96

Notes: Observed wiping cloth that was not stored in chemical sanitizer solution during a period of non-use. Employee placed wiping cloth in sanitizer solution; corrected on-site, repeat violation.

Dougherty High School, 1800 Pearce Drive

Score: 100

Flint River/George Ort Clubhouse, 2000 McAdams Road

Score: 90

Notes: Observed holding potentially hazardous foods above 41 degrees Fahrenheit. PIC discarded the food items; corrected on-site, new violation. Observed floor and wall near the fryer soiled with grease. PIC will have the area cleaned; new violation.

Sherwood Acres Elementary, 2201 Doncaster Drive

Score: 100

Subway, 1637 Liberty Expressway SE, Suite 1

Score: 96

Notes: Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Solution discarded and made at proper strength by person in charge. QAC must be 200-400 ppm; corrected on-site, new violation. Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried. Observed utensils stacked wet. Discussed stacking utensils in single layer or pyramid to allow proper air drying; corrected on-site, new violation.

SEPT. 20

Blackbeard’s, 2209 N. Slappey Blvd.

Score: 91

Notes: Observed no working thermometer for walk-in coolers. PIC will provide a thermometer for coolers; new violation. Observed hot water at two-compartment prep sink and three-compartment prep sink needs repairing to prevent leaking faucet. PIC will have faucets repaired; new violation. Observed covering needs replacing in missing areas. PIC will have covering replaced; new violation. Observed floor tile needs repairing near ware-washing and in front of fryers. PIC will have tile repaired; new violation. Observed wall in storage room in need of repair (hole observed). PIC will have wall repaired; new violation. Observed pest activity. PIC will have pest control company come and spray; new violation.

Little Jamaican Restaurant/Anne is the Caterer, 239 E. Oglethorpe Blvd.

Score: 88

Notes: Observed potentially hazardous food (rice) above 41 degrees Fahrenheit. PIC discarded the rice; corrected on-site, new violation. Observed no thermometer in refrigerator. PIC will purchase a thermometer for the refrigerator; new violation.

Mt. Olive Community Outreach Center Inc., 302 Adkins St.

Score: 96

Notes: No splash guard provided to separate three-compartment sink and vegetable sink. Must be corrected by 9/29/16; new violation. No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees. Hand washing sign placed at employee hand sink; corrected on-site, new violation.

Waffle House, 722 N. Westover Blvd.

Score: 93

Notes: Observed employee’s personal beverage being held in the dry storage area that was not in a single-service cup secured with a lid and straw. PIC discarded the beverage; corrected on-site, new violation. Observed the handsink in the prep area was not maintained so that it was accessible for use at all times by employees due to a soiled utensil being stored in the sink after use. PIC removed the utensil; corrected on-site, new violation. Observed no written procedure available for employees to follow when responding to vomiting or diarrheal events that involve the discharge of vomitus or fecal matter onto surfaces in the food service establishment; new violation. Observed cloths in-use for wiping counter and other equipment that were not held between uses in a chemical sanitizer solution. Employee placed cloths in chemical sanitizer; corrected on-site, new violation.

SEPT. 21

Bowles Golf Inc., 801 River Pointe Drive

Score: 99

Notes: Observed garbage around Dumpster area. PIC will have the area cleaned; new violation.

Cavalier Cafe @ Darton College, 2400 Gillionville Road

Score: 97

Notes: Observed a reach-in cooler that did not have a temperature measuring device to measure the ambient air temperature. PIC will have a thermometer placed in the cooler; new violation.

CRK Child Development Center, 2103 E. Broad Ave.

Score: 92

Notes: Observed unlabeled spray bottle of chemical. Person in charge labeled chemical spray bottle; corrected on-site, new violation. Observed opened personal bottled drink stored in freezer on top of food for service. Personal food items/drinks must be stored separately from food for service. Bottled drink removed from freezer; corrected on-site, new violation. Observed peaches and chicken soup stored in raisin bread bags. Must use approved food grade containers to store food items. Person in charge removed items and stored in approved containers; corrected on-site, new violation.

Pizza Hut, 2108 E. Oglethorpe Blvd.

Score: 93

Notes: Observed interior of ice machine needs cleaning; PIC will have ice machine cleaned; repeat violation. Observed bottom interior of reach-in cooler near drink machine needs cleaning. Employee cleaned bottom of reach-in cooler with wiping cloth; corrected on-site; new violation.

TCBY, 2416 Dawson Road

Score: 100

Waffle House, 1702 E. Oglethorpe Blvd.

Score: 95

Notes: Observed interior of the ice machine with black buildup. PIC will have the ice machine cleaned; new violation. Observed an accumulation of dust on the fan in the walk-in cooler. PIC will have the fan cleaned; new violation.

SEPT. 22

Marco’s Pizza, 2818 Old Dawson Road, Suite 9

Score: 99

Notes: Observed no lid on trash can in restroom. PIC will have a lid replaced on trash can; new violation.

Shabazz Fish Supreme, 241 E. Oglethorpe Blvd.

Score: 92

Notes: Observed fume hood needs to be cleaned. Discussed frequency of cleaning the fume hood; repeat violation. Observed fryers need to be cleaned. PIC will clean fryers; new violation. Observed restroom not equipped with self-closing door. PIC will fix the bathroom door; new violation. Observed no lid on Dumpster. PIC will have the lid replaced; new violation. Observed Dumpster missing drain plug. PIC will have the drain plug replaced; new violation. Observed no shielding on light bulbs in the main kitchen. PIC will place covers on the light bulbs; new violation.

Whitney Child Development Center, 1129 W. Whitney Ave.

Score: 100

SEPT. 23

Charlie & Pearl’s Country Fried Chicken, 1610 S. Jefferson St.

Score: 100

Fish Fillet, 1700 E. Oglethorpe Blvd.

Score: 90

Notes: Observed food not stored in packages, covered containers or wrappings to protect from cross contamination. PIC covered food stored in reach in cooler; corrected on-site, new violation. Observed ice machine not clean to sight and touch. PIC will have ice machine washed, rinsed and sanitized; new violation. Observed the most recent inspection report not posted in the drive-through window. PIC will place top third section of inspection report in drive-through window; repeat violation. Observed scoop in ice machine with a broken handle. PIC replaced scooped; corrected on-site, new violation. Observed pests in walk-in cooler that is used for storage. PIC will contact pest control operator; new violation.

Morningside Elementary School, 120 Sunset Lane

Score: 100

Sherwood Baptist Church/Main Kitchen, 2201 Whispering Pines Road

Score: 100

Wingate Inn/Food Service, 2735 Dawson Road

Score: 89

Notes: Observed that the establishment does not have in its employ a Certified Food Safety Manager to ensure food safety is being managed due to the previous CFSM no longer being employed with the facility. The establishment will have 60 days to obtain a new CFSM; new violation. Observed the handsink in the kitchen was not provided with individual disposable towels for hand drying. The employee placed hand towels near the sink; corrected on-site, new violation. Observed apples, oranges and grits in the dry storage closet that were not stored at least 6 inches above the floor. The PIC moved items so that they were stored 6 inches from the floor; corrected on-site, new violation.

SEPT. 24

U.S. 19 Dragway, 1304 Williamsburg Road

Score: 97

Notes: Observed equipment/utensil storage shelf not designed to store the equipment/utensils 6 inches off of floor; new violation. Observed no sanitizer test strip available to monitor the chemical sanitizer concentration of the sanitizing sink. Person in charge notified to obtain within three days or send Environmental Health a proposed schedule of correction; new violation. Observed leaks on food preparation hand-washing sink and restroom hand-washing sink in need of repair. Person in charge notified to repair. Tentative repair in three days to two weeks; new violation.

LEE

SEPT. 19

Lee County Elementary, 314 Lovers Lane Road

Score: 100

Lee County High School, 1 Trojan Way

Score: 97

Notes: Observed soapy water from kettle pan dumped in vegetable prep sink. Manager corrected violation by having employee wash, rinse and sanitize vegetable prep sink; corrected on-site, new violation.

SEPT. 20

Lee County Middle School-East, 185 Firetower Road

Score: 100

SEPT. 21

International House of Pancakes, 125 Cartmell Road

Score: 91

Notes: Observed raw chicken not properly separated from raw steak in reach-in cooler next to grill station. Observed raw hamburgers not properly separated from a container of fully cooked roast beef in walk-in cooler. Manager corrected violation by moving steak above chicken and roast beef above hamburgers on separate shelf to prevent the risk of cross-contamination between each type of food; corrected on-site, new violation.

WORTH

SEPT. 19

Parker’s Chicken, 212 S. Main St.

Score: 100

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