Home Grown Gets A '51' On Health Inspection

The June 20 inspection is a sharp drop from the '100' it received May 15.

Eighteen of the 20 violations cited were new infractions, according to the inspector's report, including failure to maintain potentially hazardous foods, failure to utilize clean and sanitize food contact surfaces and failure to unthaw frozen foods properly.

Here's the full list of violations:

OBSERVATIONS AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS 1-2 Violation of Code: [.03(1)(a)-(c)] Failure of Person in Charge/ Staff to demonstrate and articulate proper food handling procedures.  New Violation. 2-2B Violation of Code: [.03(5)(j)1&2] Failure of employees to refrain from drinking within restaurant kitchen facilities.  New Violation. 4-1A Violation of Code: [.04(4)(c)1(i)-(iii),(v),(viii)] Failure to separate and store potentially hazardous foods according to the required minimum cooking temperature and bacterial load. Observed frozen raw fish above packages of cooked hot dogs.  New Violation. 4-2A Violation of Code: [.04(4)(c)1(iv)] Failure to store food items not in their original packaging in a container with a closed lid.  New Violation. 4-2B Violation of Code: [.05(7)(a)1] Failure to utilize clean and sanitize food contact surfaces.  New Violation. 6-1A Violation of Code: [.04(6)(f)] Failure to maintain potentially hazardous foods (i.e. poultry) at 41 degrees Fahrenheit while stored in cooler.  New Violation. 6-1B Violation of Code: [.04(6)(f)] Failure to maintain potentially hazardous foods (i.e. poultry) at 135 degrees Fahrenheit while stored in higher.  New Violation. 6-2 Violation of Code: [.04(6)(g)] Failure to discard products (i.e. soda syrup, etc.) that have expired. Fanta Orange dated 8/11/11  New Violation. 10D Violation of Code: [.04(7)(c)] Failure to label food items not in their original packaging with name and date.  New Violation. 11C Violation of Code: [.04(6)(c)] Failure to unthaw potentially hazardous foods properly.  New Violation. 11D Violation of Code: [.05(3)(g)] Failure to provide internal thermometers inside all coolers, freezers and hot holding units if equipment does not come with one.  New Violation. 12A Violation of Code: [.04(4)(r)] Failure to store food at least 6 inches above the floor.  New Violation. 12B Violation of Code: [.03(5)(i)] Observed employee with no hair restraint.  Repeat Violation. 12C Violation of Code: [.04(4)(m)] Failure to store wiping clothes in sanitization solution (50-200 ppm concentration)
Failure to replace soiled wiping clothes  New Violation. 13A Violation of Code: [.07(3)(d)] Failure to post hand washing signage at hand sink.  New Violation. 14A Violation of Code: [.04(4)(k)] Failure to store dispense utensils in food item with handle extended away; hot water 135 Fahrenheitor higher; or within a container with a closed lid. Observed in use utensils stored in stagnant water.  Repeat Violation. 14D Violation of Code: [.04(4)(n)] Failure to utilize gloves for only one task.  New Violation. 15A Violation of Code: [.05(1)(i)] Failure to clean gaskets of coolers, equipments, shelves, etc.  New Violation. 17C Violation of Code: [.07(2)(c)] Failure to repair floors and paint untreated wood on floors.  New Violation. 17D Violation of Code: [.07(2)(i)] Failure to install missing light shields.  New Violation.

Here are other recent restaurant health inspection scores performed by the DeKalb County Board of Health and the Fulton County Department of Health and Wellness for establishments in our community:

529 Flat Shoals Avenue
Date: 6/19/12
Score: 96

488 Flat Shoals Avenue
Date: 6/4/12
Score: 98