Flies in Restaurant, 'Grimy' Floors and Other Violations

The Northeast Health District is tasked with ensuring restaurant compliance with applicable health and safety regulations. The following are the most recent scores available for Walton County restaurants.

Each kitchen is given a score, and any violations are listed on-line.  The restaurant or cafeteria is categorized as low risk if there are no critical violations and a score of 90 or more is achieved.  For a food establishment to be categorized as high risk, one or more critical violations must be found.

Any restaurant with a failing grade -- a score of 70 or less -- receives a follow-up inspection within 10 days.

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Date: Aug. 12, 2013   Score: 94

Low Risk - No critical violations

Non-critical violations:

• Violation of : 4-2B. Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitize. Can opener unclean with food debris.  Advised to clean and sanitize after each use.
• Violation of : 15A. Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, and used. Multiple plates were cracked and broken. Advised to discard. 
• Violation of : 17C. Physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean. Floor under fryer unclean with grease.  Advised to clean.

Date: Aug. 13, 2013   Score: 87

Between Low Risk and High Risk - No critical violations, but a score of 90 not achieved.

• Violation of : 9-2. Compliance with variance, specialized process and HACCP plan process and HACCP.  No written hand washing policy in establishment for Bar Hand variance. Provide a copy in restaurant.
• Violation of : 12B. Personal cleanliness - Employee observed preparing pizza with rings with stones on fingers.
• Violation of : 12C. Wiping cloths: properly used and stored 
• Violation of : 15A. Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, and used - Cutting board in back stained or marked.
• Violation of : 15B. Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained, used; test strips
• Violation of : 17B. Garbage/refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained - Dumpster lid open.
• Violation of : 17C. Physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean - Floor drains under  3 compartment sink and prep sink not cleaned often enough.                             
• Violation of : 18. Insects, rodents, and animals not present - Flies in restaurant, ants in back door.

Date: Aug. 14, 2013   Score: 86

High Risk - One critical violation noted. Violation of : 6-1A. Proper cold holding temperatures.

Non-critical violations:

• Violation of : 14A. In-use utensils: properly stored-Tong and serving spoon not stored in food at steam table. Handle in bulk corn meal - Plates above steam table not inverted.
• Violation of : 14B. Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried, handled - Prep coolers ambient temperate at 60F. 
  
• Violation of : 15A. Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, and used - Floors grimy under equipment and greasy under grill area. Floor tiles missing under fryers. 
• Violation of : 17C. Physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean - 
• Violation of : 17D. Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used - Employees purses stored with food.