Downtown Winder Restaurant Scores 75 on Recent Health Inspection

The Northeast Health District reports the following health inspection scores for Barrow County. View additional details regarding the inspections on the Northeast Health District website.

Locos, 35 N. Broad St., Suite 150, Winder

Score: 75

Inspection date: July 31, 2013

Critical violations: 

• Violation of: 2-1B. Hands clean and properly washed — An employee was observed changing gloves without washing hands.
• Violation of: 2-1C. No bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods — An employee was observed touching RTE (ready to eat) foods with bare hands. COS (corrected on site). 
• Violation of: 6-1B. Proper hot holding temperatures — Baked potatoes hot held less than 135 degrees. COS by discarding. 

Non-critical violations: 

• Violation of: 12A. Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display — Drink syrup box stored on top of trash can and on floor under handsink in bar area. 
• Violation of: 12C. Wiping cloths: properly used and stored — Multiple wiping cloths stored on numerous surfaces in kitchen not stored in sanitizer solution. 
• Violation of: 14A. In-use utensils: properly stored — Cup was being used as a scoop in bulk sugar. 
• Violation of: 15C. Nonfood-contact surfaces clean Water, Plumbing and Waste — Shelving throughout kitchen with food debris buildup. 
• Violation of: 17C. Physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean — Floor surfaces in kitchen area in poor repair with exposed sub-floor. *REPEAT VIOLATION 

Chateau Elan Winery, Ga. Highway 211, Braselton 

Score: 92

Inspection date: July 30, 2013 

No critical violations

Non-critical violations: 

• Violation of: 4-2A. Food stored covered — Food in freezer, ice cream chest, spiced not stored covered.
• Violation of: 4-2B. Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized — Ice machine deflector soiled with brown mold. 
• Violation of: 10D. Properly labeled; original container; required records: shellstock tags — White powders removed from bucket not labeled. 
• Violation of: 14A. In-use utensils: properly stored — Scoops without handles in bulk products. Corrected on site by person in charge removing. 

Pizza Hut, 47 E. May St., Winder

Score: 82

Inspection date: July 29, 2013 

No critical violations

Non-critical violations: 

• Violation of: 1-2. Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge and performs duties — Original Certified Food Safety Manager certificate not posted. *REPEAT VIOLATION 
• Violation of: 4-2B. Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized — Deflector shield inside ice machine with excessive slime mold build-up. Ice machine must be emptied, washed, rinsed and sanitized. 
• Violation of: 8-2B. Toxic substances properly identified, stored, used — Insect poison placed in sauce cups on three window sills in dining room beside dining table tops. Corrected on site by instructing manager to discard poison and sanitize table tops and window sills. 
• Violation of: 14A. In-use utensils: properly stored — In use scoops at prep table with handles touching food product, i.e. cheese and hamburger. Corrected on site by placing scoops with handles out of food product. 
• Violation of: 15A. Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, and used — Glass door reach-in cooler at wait station with water pooling in bottom and running out onto floor surface. 
• Violation of: 17C. Physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean — HVAC return grate missing. Excessive dust exposed in duct work. Additional vent grates in kitchen and walk-in cooler with excessive dust build-up. *REPEAT VIOLATION 
• Violation of: 17D. Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used — Multiple lights in kitchen with shields missing/damaged with bulbs exposed.