Restaurant Inspections: Workers Eat While Preparing Food, Slice Tomatoes With Bare Hands

The Bartow County Environmental Health Department conducted food service inspections Feb. 24-March 2 at the following establishments:

CARTERSVILLE CITY SCHOOLS KIDS & COMPANY (Food Service Inspections)
323 S ERWIN ST CARTERSVILLE, GA 30120
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March 1, 2016 Score: 100, Grade: A

COUNTRYSIDE CAFÉ (Food Service Inspections)*
30 ROAD #2 SOUTH CARTERSVILLE, GA 30120
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February 25, 2016 Score: 84, Grade: B

• Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Sliced tomatoes at 45 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Time/Temperature Controlled for Safety (TCS) food items that are labeled as (?????)
• Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. Prep top cooler not holding temperature. Discussed with manager having maintenance done asap. Asked for receipt or invoice on work done.
• Discussed maintaining equipment and checking commercially packaged dates. CA, called maintenance and threw out expired food.

EXCEL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Food Service Inspections)
325 OLD MILL RD CARTERSVILLE, GA 30120
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March 1, 2016 Score: 100, Grade: A

LITTLE CAESARS (Food Service Inspections)*
509 N TENNESSEE ST STE 111 CARTERSVILLE, GA 30120
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February 29, 2016 Score: 86, Grade: B

• Person in charge failed to insure employees are properly sanitizing equipment. No sanitizer available for use during operating hours.
• Observed table-tops and/or dining counters not being cleaned and sanitized routinely by using an approved method.
• Observed food container not properly labeled. Sauce bottles with no label.
• Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
• Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried.
• Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Observed food debris accumulated on kitchen floor.

MCDONALD’S (Cass White Rd) 03864 (Food Service Inspections)
968 CASS WHITE RD CARTERSVILLE, GA 30120
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February 25, 2016 Score: 92, Grade: A

PAPA JOHN’S PIZZA (Food Service Inspections)
7 S DIXIE AVE CARTERSVILLE, GA 30120
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February 29, 2016 Score: 95, Grade: A

RANCHO ALEGRE (Food Service Inspections)*
518 N TENNESSEE ST CARTERSVILLE, GA 30120
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February 29, 2016 Score: 80, Grade: B

• Observed expired Food Manager Certification. Discussed with the PIC who voiced that he would notify the manager about obtaining a Food Safety Certification.
• Worker seen handling and slicing tomatoes, that would be served raw on a salad, with bare hands when glove or utensil use is required. PIC was notified and tomatoes were thrown out. The PIC told employee put on gloves.
• Observed employee eating while preparing food. PIC was notified, and discussed the need to have a designated area for eating and drinking that is away from food prep area.
• Observed Wiping cloth not air-dried in a manner to prevent contamination of food equipment, utensils, linens, single-serve and single-use articles. Discussed with PIC the proper way to dry wiping cloths.

SUBWAY (Hwy 20) (Food Service Inspections)
5698 HWY 20 UNIT D CARTERSVILLE, GA 30121
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February 29, 2016 Score: 100, Grade: A

SUBWAY (Main St) (Food Service Inspections)
1338 E MAIN ST CARTERSVILLE, GA 30120
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February 29, 2016 Score: 92, Grade: A

WAFFLE HOUSE (Hwy 411) 1622 (Food Service Inspections)
2310 HWY 411 CARTERSVILLE, GA 30120
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March 1, 2016 Score: 95, Grade: A