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FRIENDS BUFORD GRILL received an A, scoring 94 out of 100, in a Gwinnett County food-service inspection on Oct 30, 2026. The official report lists two findings. [1]
Inspection purpose: Routine
The inspector observed a wet wiping clothing sitting on a prep surface. [2]
The inspector also observed cleaned metal food containers and beverage cups that were stacked wet. [3]
16 points higher than the previous inspection in our records: 78/100 on Oct 20, 2026. Intervening inspections may be missing.
Showing 2 of 2 findings
Observed a wet wiping clothing sitting on a prep surface. Cloths in-use for wiping counters and other equipment surfaces shall be stored in sanitizer of the appropriate concentration in-between uses and laundered daily. (C) Corrective Actions: Cloth removed from use.
Code .04(4)(m)
Observed a wet wiping clothing sitting on a prep surface. Cloths in-use for wiping counters and other equipment surfaces shall be stored in sanitizer of the appropriate concentration in-between uses and laundered daily. (C) Corrective Actions: Cloth removed from use.Official report · Item 12C ↗
Observed cleaned metal food containers and beverage cups that were stacked wet. After cleaning and sanitizing, equipment and utensils: 1. Shall be air-dried or used after adequate draining before contact with food; (C) and 2. May not be cloth dried except that utensils that have been air-dried may be polished with cloths that are maintained clean and dry. (C) Corrective Actions: Cups and containers moved to warewashing for re-cleaning.
Code .05(10)(a)
Observed cleaned metal food containers and beverage cups that were stacked wet. After cleaning and sanitizing, equipment and utensils: 1. Shall be air-dried or used after adequate draining before contact with food; (C) and 2. May not be cloth dried except that utensils that have been air-dried may be polished with cloths that are maintained clean and dry. (C) Corrective Actions: Cups and containers moved to warewashing for re-cleaning.Official report · Item 14B ↗
Correction and repeat labels quote the report. An absent label leaves correction status unknown; a deadline does not confirm a correction.
Gwinnett County · Oct 30, 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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