Wendy's Fails Inspection, But Scores 77, or C, On Follow-Up

The Bartow County Environmental Health Department visited the following establishments to conduct food service scores June 17-24:

BURGER KING (Dixie Ave) 3914 (Food Service Inspections)*
4 N DIXIE AVE CARTERSVILLE, GA 30120
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June 18, 2015 Score: 80, Grade: B

• Observed tea nozzles not properly cleaned and sanitized. CA: Discussed with PIC to take nozzles apart and clean/sanitize everyday
• Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit in walk in freezer. See temperatures. COS by PIC, food was discarded if over 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Food over 32 degrees Fahrenheit was moved into walk in cooler
• Observed potentially harzardous food held using time as a public health control with time marking exceeding the 4 hour limit. CA: Discussed time control with PIC, offered training, COS by PIC
• Observed coke products expired: 02/09/15, 02/09/15, 02/14/15, 04/17/15, 05/02/15, 05/05/15. COS by PIC, food discarded.
• Observed containers of food stored on walk in freezer floor. CA: Discussed with PIC to keep all food six inches off the floor throughout the establishment including the walk-in freezer
• Observed no handwashing signage in the men’s or women’s restrooms. CA: Discussed with PIC to have handwashing signs at all handwashing sinks in establishment.

Johnboy’s Home Cooking (Food Service Inspections)*
904 JOE FRANK HARRIS PKWY CARTERSVILLE, GA 30120
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June 17, 2015 Score: 96, Grade: A

• This inspection was a follow-up to the previous inspection the restaurant failed.

PASTABILITIES ITALIAN RESTAURANT (Food Service Inspections)
2810 HWY 113 TAYLORSVILLE, GA 30178
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June 17, 2015 Score: 91, Grade: A

SUBWAY (Hwy 20) (Food Service Inspections)
5698 HWY 20 UNIT D CARTERSVILLE, GA 30121
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June 17, 2015 Score: 92, Grade: A

TCBY (Food Service Inspections)
807 WEST AVE STE B CARTERSVILLE, GA 30120
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June 18, 2015 Score: 99, Grade: A

Wendy’s (Food Service Inspections)*
254 N DIXIE AVENUE CARTERSVILLE, GA 30120
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June 17, 2015 Score: 63, Grade: U

• Observed employee not washing hands before changing tasks and re-gloving. CA: Discussed with PIC about handwashing procedures and offered training.
• Observed handwashing sink being used to thaw marinara sauce. HW sink was inaccessible to wash hands. COS by PIC, food product was removed from sink. CA: Discussed proper handwashing sink station procedures with PIC.
• Observed tea nozzles not properly cleaned and sanitized. CA: Discussed with PIC to take nozzles apart and clean/sanitize everyday.
• Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. COS by PIC, Food discarded. See temperatures.
• Observed toxic chemicals stored next to, and over food. COS by PIC. CA: Discussed with PIC about keeping chemicals separated from food
• Observed expired food (commercial) stored past disposal date. COS by PIC, food discarded. Coke products expired from 05/03/15; 05/31/15; 06/07/15; 06/08/15
• Observed food stored less than six inches from the floor; Observed containers of food stored on walk in cooler floor. CA: Discussed with PIC to keep all food six inches off the floor throughout the establishment including the walk-in freezer.
• Observed wet sanitizing cloth outside of sanitization bucket. CA: Discussed with PIC about proper storage of wet sanitization cloths when not in use.
• Observed employees not changing gloves or washing hands in between glove changes after changing tasks, and leaving kitchen.CA: Discussed with PIC about gloving procedures and when to wash, offered training.

June 23, 2015 Score: 77, Grade: C

• Observed coffee pot and slicer not properly cleaned and sanitized. CA: Discussed with PIC to properly clean/sanitize equipment everyday.
• Observed potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. COS by PIC, food reheated to proper hot holding temperature. See temperatures.
• As noted on previous inspection…Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. COS by PIC, Food switched to time control until unit is repaired.
• Observed no food safety certification posted or inspection report posted in drive thru. CA: Discussed with PIC to have a food safety certificate posted in restaurant and the newest score posted in the drive thru window.

WENDY’S (Adairsville) (Food Service Inspections)
957 HWY 140 ADAIRSVILLE, GA 30103
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June 18, 2015 Score: 91, Grade: A