Buford · Health score & inspection history
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2828 Buford Dr Ste 800 Buford, GA 30519
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Gwinnett CountyWhat the inspector found
All 7 findings ↗7 findings recorded on Aug 17, 2026.
Inspector observationItem 2-1B ↗
Handwashing
Observed an employee enter the kitchen after returning from the restroom, don gloves and begin working with food. Employees must wash hands and exposed portions of arms immediately before engaging in food preparation including working with exposed food, clean equipment and utensils, and unwrapped single-service articles, and: 1) after touching exposed body parts; 2) after using the toilet room; 3) After caring for or handling service animals or aquatic animals; 4)after coughing, sneezing, using tobacco, eating, or drinking; 5) after handling soiled equipment or utensils; 6) during food preparation, as often as needed to remove soil and contamination and to prevent cross contamination when…
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Inspection item: Inspection item 2-1B
Code .03(5)(c)
Observed an employee enter the kitchen after returning from the restroom, don gloves and begin working with food. Employees must wash hands and exposed portions of arms immediately before engaging in food preparation including working with exposed food, clean equipment and utensils, and unwrapped single-service articles, and: 1) after touching exposed body parts; 2) after using the toilet room; 3) After caring for or handling service animals or aquatic animals; 4)after coughing, sneezing, using tobacco, eating, or drinking; 5) after handling soiled equipment or utensils; 6) during food preparation, as often as needed to remove soil and contamination and to prevent cross contamination when changing tasks; 7) when switching between working with raw food and working with ready-to-eat food; 8) before putting on gloves; 9) after engaging in other activities that contaminate hands; 10) a second time when entering the kitchen from using the restroom. (P) Corrective Actions: The employee was instructed to wash his hands by the person-in-charge (PIC). The employee removed his gloves and washed his hands.
Official report · Item 2-1B ↗Correction status not recorded
Inspector observationItem 12B ↗
Personal cleanliness
Observed a male employee with a beard longer than 1/2" that was working with food without a hair restraints or a beard net. Employees preparing or handling food shall use effective and clean, disposable or easily cleanable nets or other hair restraints approved by the Health Authority, worn properly to restrain loose hair including beards and mustaches longer than one half inch (1/2"). (C) Corrective Actions: Employee donned a hat, but there was no beard net available. Facility should acquire beard nets for employees.
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Inspection item: Inspection item 12B
Code .03(5)(j)
Observed a male employee with a beard longer than 1/2" that was working with food without a hair restraints or a beard net. Employees preparing or handling food shall use effective and clean, disposable or easily cleanable nets or other hair restraints approved by the Health Authority, worn properly to restrain loose hair including beards and mustaches longer than one half inch (1/2"). (C) Corrective Actions: Employee donned a hat, but there was no beard net available. Facility should acquire beard nets for employees.
Official report · Item 12B ↗Correction status not recorded
Inspector observationItem 13A ↗
Required permits and notices
Observed that there was not handwashing sign at one sink in a restroom used by employees. A sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands shall be provided at all handwashing sinks used by food employees and shall be clearly visible to food employees. (C) Corrective Actions: Add a handwashing sign near the sink in the restroom.
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Inspection item: Inspection item 13A
Code .07(3)(d)
Observed that there was not handwashing sign at one sink in a restroom used by employees. A sign or poster that notifies food employees to wash their hands shall be provided at all handwashing sinks used by food employees and shall be clearly visible to food employees. (C) Corrective Actions: Add a handwashing sign near the sink in the restroom.
Official report · Item 13A ↗Correction status not recorded
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Inspector observationItem 14B ↗
Utensil, equipment and linen storage
Observed that cleaned metal and plastic food containers were stacked wet in warewashing. 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: Containers rewashed.
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Inspection item: Inspection item 14B
Code .05(10)(a)
Observed that cleaned metal and plastic food containers were stacked wet in warewashing. 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: Containers rewashed.
Official report · Item 14B ↗Correction status not recorded
Inspector observationItem 15C ↗
Equipment cleanliness
****SECOND CONSECUTIVE VIOLATION OF CODE PROVISION******Observed several cleaned, metal food containers in warewashing that had sticker residue. Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris. (C) Corrective Actions: Remove sticker residue from pans and re-clean.
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Inspection item: Inspection item 15C
Code .05(7)(a)2,3
****SECOND CONSECUTIVE VIOLATION OF CODE PROVISION******Observed several cleaned, metal food containers in warewashing that had sticker residue. Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris. (C) Corrective Actions: Remove sticker residue from pans and re-clean.
Official report · Item 15C ↗Correction status not recorded
Inspector observationItem 17A ↗
Toilet facilities
Observed that one bathroom used by employees did not have a covered receptacle. A toilet room used by females shall be provided with a covered receptacle for sanitary napkins. (C) Corrective Actions: Place a covered receptacle in the restroom.
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Inspection item: Inspection item 17A
Code .06(5)(h)
Observed that one bathroom used by employees did not have a covered receptacle. A toilet room used by females shall be provided with a covered receptacle for sanitary napkins. (C) Corrective Actions: Place a covered receptacle in the restroom.
Official report · Item 17A ↗Correction status not recorded
Inspector observationItem 17B ↗
Garbage disposal
Observed an accumulation of trash and debris around the dumpsters. Refuse, recyclables, and returnables shall be removed from the premises at a frequency that will minimize the development of objectionable odors and other conditions that attract or harbor insects and rodents. (C) Corrective Actions: Removed debris and trash from around dumpsters.
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Inspection item: Inspection item 17B
Code .06(5)(r),(s)
Observed an accumulation of trash and debris around the dumpsters. Refuse, recyclables, and returnables shall be removed from the premises at a frequency that will minimize the development of objectionable odors and other conditions that attract or harbor insects and rodents. (C) Corrective Actions: Removed debris and trash from around dumpsters.
Official report · Item 17B ↗Correction status not recorded
Correction status comes from the dated report. Later changes may not be recorded here.
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This page follows facility BC260BEC-FFD6-4A30-A215-F7D21A78A4C3 within Gwinnett County. Names and addresses remain as recorded at each inspection. Different official facility IDs remain separate. Intervening inspections may be missing.
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