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DARAK BUFORD GRILL received an A, scoring 95 out of 100, in a Gwinnett County food-service inspection on Nov 5, 2026. The official report lists three findings. [1]
Inspection purpose: Routine
The inspector observed an employee clean tables with sanitizer from spray bottle but the sanitizer concentration was below 50ppm. [2]
The inspector also observed prep drawers lined with aluminum foil and a cardboard piece being used as a mat. [3]
A separate finding described build up of prep cooler handles and on the side of the freezer by the fryer. [4]
Showing 3 of 3 findings
Observed employee clean tables with sanitizer from spray bottle but the sanitizer concentration was below 50ppm. There was another bottle of sanitizer and sanitizer bucket (with rags) with no observable concentration of chlorine. A chemical sanitizer used in a sanitizing solution for a manual or mechanical operations must meet a specified minimum concentration (for chlorine sanitizer it must be 50-100 ppm; for quat ammonia, it must be used according to the manufacturer's specifications). (P) Corrective Actions: PIC (person in charge) added chlorine to correct concentration.
Code .05(6)(n)
Observed employee clean tables with sanitizer from spray bottle but the sanitizer concentration was below 50ppm. There was another bottle of sanitizer and sanitizer bucket (with rags) with no observable concentration of chlorine. A chemical sanitizer used in a sanitizing solution for a manual or mechanical operations must meet a specified minimum concentration (for chlorine sanitizer it must be 50-100 ppm; for quat ammonia, it must be used according to the manufacturer's specifications). (P) Corrective Actions: PIC (person in charge) added chlorine to correct concentration.Official report · Item 4-2B ↗
Observed prep drawers lined with aluminum foil and a cardboard piece being used as a mat. Utensils and food-contact surfaces of equipment shall be made of materials that do not allow the migration of deleterious substances or impart colors, odors, or tastes to food and under normal use conditions, and shall be: (P) safe (P), durable, corrosion-resistant, and nonabsorbent. In addition, materials shall be sufficient in weight and thickness to withstand repeated warewashing and shall be finished to have a smooth, easily cleanable surface. Materials shall be resistant to pitting, chipping, crazing, scratching, scoring, distortion and decomposition. (C) Corrective Actions: PIC removed…
Code .05(1)(a)
Observed prep drawers lined with aluminum foil and a cardboard piece being used as a mat. Utensils and food-contact surfaces of equipment shall be made of materials that do not allow the migration of deleterious substances or impart colors, odors, or tastes to food and under normal use conditions, and shall be: (P) safe (P), durable, corrosion-resistant, and nonabsorbent. In addition, materials shall be sufficient in weight and thickness to withstand repeated warewashing and shall be finished to have a smooth, easily cleanable surface. Materials shall be resistant to pitting, chipping, crazing, scratching, scoring, distortion and decomposition. (C) Corrective Actions: PIC removed non-durable material.Official report · Item 15A ↗
Observed build up of prep cooler handles and on the side of the freezer by the fryer. Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris. (C) Corrective Actions: Could not correct on-site. Please correct by 11/13/26.
Code .05(7)(a)2,3
Observed build up of prep cooler handles and on the side of the freezer by the fryer. Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris. (C) Corrective Actions: Could not correct on-site. Please correct by 11/13/26.Official report · Item 15C ↗
Correction and repeat labels quote the report. An absent label leaves correction status unknown; a deadline does not confirm a correction.
Gwinnett County · Nov 5, 2026
02 / Same facility ↗Official inspection historyAvailable records for this official facility
03 / How scoring works ↗Georgia’s food-service rulesScores and findings describe the dated inspection, not current operating conditions. A correction deadline does not establish whether an issue remained unresolved afterward.
Findings quote the official report captured . “Corrected on site” and “repeat” reflect explicit report markers. “COS” and “CA” in the inspector’s notes refer to corrections and corrective actions; an instruction to act is not proof that it was completed.
History links the same official facility ID within the issuing authority and may omit intervening inspections. Same-day results have no inferred sequence. Report excerpts follow source order, not a severity ranking.
This report comes from Gwinnett County. History includes only this authority’s exact facility ID.
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