ICYMI: Cherokee County Restaurant Inspections

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How did your favorite restaurants perform on their food service inspections?

Here are some recent food service inspections conducted by the Cherokee County Environmental Health Department:

Century House Tavern (Food Service Inspections)
125 E MAIN ST WOODSTOCK, GA 30188
View inspections: November 8, 2018 Score: 97, Grade: A

Comfort Inn & Suites (Tourist Accommodation Inspections)
713 TRANSIT AVE CANTON, GA 30114
View inspections: November 15, 2018 Score: 99, Grade: A

Country Inn And Suites (Tourist Accommodation Inspections)
705 TRANSIT AVE CANTON, GA 30114
View inspections: November 16, 2018 Score: 100, Grade: A

Days Inn (Tourist Accommodation Inspections)
101 JUNIPER ST CANTON, GA 30114
View inspections: November 16, 2018 Score: 100, Grade: A

Hampton Inn (Tourist Accommodation Inspections)
710 TRANSIT AVE CANTON, GA 30114
View inspections: November 15, 2018 Score: 100, Grade: A

Homestead Inn (Tourist Accommodation Inspections)
1615 BALL GROUND HWY CANTON, GA 30114
View inspections: November 16, 2018 Score: 100, Grade: A

Johnny's Cherokee Ranch (Food Service Inspections)*
14071 CUMMING HWY CANTON, GA 30115
View inspections: November 19, 2018 Score: 87, Grade: B

  • No Certified Food Safety Manager on staff. Person-in-Charge (PIC) has a certificate posted with an expiration date of 2012. At least one staff member with food supervisory role must complete a CFSM course within 30 days and provide proof of certification.

  • Time/Temp Control for Safety (TCS) foods prepared in house, frozen and later thawed for use not date marked. TCS food prepared in house must be dated with prep and freeze date(if applicable) and thaw date(if applicable). Maximum time limit is 7 days minus the freezing time. Discussed proper date marking guidelines with PIC, who stated she would correctly date items.

  • Shelving throughout kitchen; fans in kitchen have excess food and dust buildup and must be cleaned.

  • Grease buildup on bulk grease bins outside must be cleaned.

  • Floors, walls, ceilings in poor condition in several areas. Small room off back kitchen being used for equipment storage is not approved. Do not store equipment or food in this room. Make needed repairs to kitchen areas.

Madlife Stage and Studio (Food Service Inspections)
8722 MAIN ST WOODSTOCK, GA 30188
View inspections: November 8, 2018 Score: 98, Grade: A

McDonald's (Food Service Inspections)*
3240 RIDGE RD CANTON, GA 30114
View inspections: November 7, 2018 Score: 88, Grade: B

  • Wipe cloths must be stored in sanitizing solution between uses. If using sanitizer out of a spray bottle you must wipe down with paper towel and dispose after each use.

  • Must post food service permit.

  • Replace missing hand washing signage in both restrooms.

  • Do not wet stack containers.

  • Invert/cover single service articles.

  • Repair hot water at hand sink next to three compartment sink.

  • Must have proper test strips for sanitizer.

  • Storage closet at tea station packed with unused items. Clean items and relocate chemicals to this closet.

  • Repair drive-up window so that it's fully self-closing.

Moose Family Center 2129 (Food Service Inspections)
278 MOOSE LOOP CANTON, GA 30114
View inspections: November 7, 2018 Score: 97, Grade: A

Motel 6 (Tourist Accommodation Inspections)
114 RIVER POINTE PKWY CANTON, GA 30114
View inspections: November 16, 2018 Score: 95, Grade: A

Venti (Food Service Inspections)*
14260 CUMMING HWY CUMMING, GA 30040
View inspections: November 19, 2018 Score: 87, Grade: B

  • Walk-in cooler unit at ~46F ambient. Several Time/Temp Control for Safety(TCS) items at temperatures of 45°F. Person-in-charge(PIC) adjusted unit temperature. After time period, unit air temp had dropped to 41°F. Ensure cold, TCS foods are held at 41° or below(prep unit across from oven also had TCS items at temps of 44-56°F. Many items had been transferred from walk-in cooler. Ensure unit is maintaining items at 41°F or below. Lids were closed on unit to lower temperature).

  • Cooked meatballs, sausage, lasagna in walk-in from previous day at 45-48°F. Items were discarded. Cooked items in prep top unit (transferred from walk-in) also discarded. TCS foods must be cooled from 135-70 in 2 hours and 70-41 in additional 4 hours).

  • Walk-in cooler and reach-in prep units do not have working thermometers. Ensure all coolers have working thermometers.

Woodstock Elementary School (Food Service Inspections)
230 ROPE MILL RD WOODSTOCK, GA 30188
View inspections: November 14, 2018 Score: 100, Grade: A

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