Gwinnett, Newton & Rockdale County Health Departments inspected various restaurants on February 26. Among the restaurants inspected, one failed after it was unable to score the minimum required 70 points. Riverside Pizza at Grayson was the restaurant that was slammed with a “U” grade. The restaurant was inspected on Wednesday, and it scored only 61 points.
Highlights
- The GNR County Health Department failed one restaurant in Grayson after several cases of food risk factor safety violations were reported.
- Among the various violations reported, there were three cases of repeated violations concerning labeling on the food items and others.
- The restaurant will face a follow-up inspection and an additional required inspection in the coming weeks and months as a result of the recent failure.
Riverside Pizza Fails to Comply with Food Code
Located at 1845 Grayson Hwy, #1400, Riverside Pizza was inspected between 11:20 AM and 2:30 PM on Wednesday. Inspectors observed several violations of the food code at the restaurants, which were recorded in the inspection report.
While most of the issues mentioned above were resolved on the spot, the remaining ones will have to be solved in the coming days before the follow-up inspection.
The report begins by placing the lack of managerial control by the Person in charge as a primary cause of the failure of the restaurant to comply with the food code.
Three large food cans placed on the rack had dents on the sides or top seam. Those cans of food were discarded.
The temperature inside the open-top prep cooler was measured and was determined to be not in compliance, as it was higher than 41°F. Hence, all the food items that were placed inside it for more than 4 hours were deemed to be unfit for use and were discarded. One item that was only prepared one hour before was moved to another freezer.
In a case of the second consecutive violation of the same food code provision, food items were found without date marking on the containers or packaging. Those items were also discarded.
Another case of repeated violation was recorded as the squeeze bottle containers that were missing common name labels. Yet another repeated violation was reported after various equipment and surrounding areas were seen to have an accumulation of food debris.
If a third consecutive violation of the same food code provision is observed, the restaurant’s license will be suspended.
An employee was seen wearing bracelets while working with food on the pizza line. They were made to remove the bracelet and rewash their hands.
Inspectors also noted that the choking poster for public display was missing at the restaurant and was later placed appropriately. They also saw employees’ clothes and food items kept in improper places.
There was a hoodie placed on top of the pizza boxes, drinks stored above the food cooler, and open drinks stored with food in the coolers. The hoodie was moved to the coat rack, and the drinks were discarded.
The report also instructed that the restaurant ensure that sanitizer buckets are used, a full general cleaning is performed, the bathroom is cleaned, and food is not stored on the floor in the walk-in cooler.
Next Inspection in 10 Days
The restaurants will face a follow-up inspection in 10 days, before which all the issues will have to be resolved. If the restaurants fail to score the minimum required points, they may face permit suspension.
There will also be an additional required inspection that will be conducted within 12 months.
The total number of restaurants inspected on February 26 was 27. Among them, 6 scored a perfect 200, and 8 restaurants scored between 90 and 99, securing A grades. Securing B grade were 8 restaurants, after they scored between 80 and 89 B, and there was one restaurant with C grade, scoring between 70 and 79.
