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Cartersville Country Club, located at 1310 Joe Frank Harris Pkwy SE, Cartersville, GA 30120, received a score of 49 points out of a possible 100 points during their 08/10/2026 inspection by the Georgia Department of Public Health.
The violations noted by the inspector were:
Violation #1:
1-2A – pic present, demonstrates knowledge, performs duties
511-6-1.03(2)(a)-(n)(p),(q) – responsibility of pic (pf)
Points: 4
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed PIC unable to perform duties due to risk factor violations. CA: PIC must ensure compliance with all risk factors.
Violation #2:
1-2B – certified food protection manager
511-6-1-.03(3)(d) – certified food safety manager responsibility
Points: 4
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed CFSM is unable to assess training needs of employees based on risk factor violations. CA: CFSM must assess training needs of employees and request formal training as needed.
Violation #3:
2-2B – proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use
511-6-1.03(5)(k)1&2 – eating, drinking, or using tobacco (c)
Points: 4
Corrected during inspection?: Yes
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed employee drinking in the server prep area from a reusable tumbler and not a single use cup with lid and straw. Observed an employee personal drink stored on the clean dish shelving above the 3 compartment sink and on a food prep counter. CA: Employee personal drinks shall be in a single-use cup with lid and straw and stored/handled to prevent contamination. COS: PIC relocated cups.
Violation #4:
3-1C – food in good condition, safe, and unadulterated
511-6-1.04(1) – safe, unadulterated and honestly presented (p)
Points: 9
Corrected during inspection?: Yes
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed carton of strawberries and raspberries that had white, fuzzy mold-like growth. CA: Food shall be safe, unadulterated and honestly presented. COS: PIC discarded cartons of berries and the shelf they were stored on will be sanitized since the berries had leaked.
Violation #5:
4-1A – food separated and protected
511-6-1.04(4)(c)1(i)(ii)(iii)(v)(vi)(vii)(viii) – packaged & unpackaged food separation, packaging, and segregation (p, c)
Points: 9
Corrected during inspection?: Yes
Repeat: Yes
Inspector Notes: Observed raw bacon stored above hot dogs and raw ground beef stored above raw pork chops. CA: Raw animal foods shall be stored separately from ready-to-eat/fully cooked foods and based on their minimum internal cook temps. COS: PIC rearranged foods so they were stored separately based on their cook temps.
Violation #6:
4-2A – food stored covered
511-6-1.04(4)(c)1(iv) – packaged & unpackaged food, food stored covered(c)
Points: 4
Corrected during inspection?: Yes
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed several pans of stored food in multiple reach-in coolers and the walk-in cooler that did not have lids or covers. CA: Stored food shall be kept covered to prevent contamination. COS: PIC covered pans.
Violation #7:
4-2B – food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
511-6-1.05(7)(a)1 – equipment, food-contact surfaces,& utensils (pf)
Points: 4
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed can opener and dicer stored with old food debris on the food contact portion of the equipment. CA: Food contact surfaces shall be kept clean to sight and touch. Equipment must be properly washed prior to use.
Violation #8:
6-1A – proper cold holding temperatures
511-6-1.04(6)(f) – time/temperature control for safety; cold holding (p)
Points: 9
Corrected during inspection?: Yes
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed improper cold holding of potentially hazardous TCS foods stored on the counter top and the prep top cooler (honey mustard 85F, bacon fat 80F, ranch 44F, jalapeno lime crema 44F, raw burger patties 44F. COS: PIC discarded.
Violation #9:
6-2 – proper date marking and disposition
511-6-1.04(6)(g) – ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food, date marking (pf)
Points: 4
Corrected during inspection?: Yes
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed a large number of containers of food that require date marking that were not marked to indicate their 7 day expiration date. CA: Foods requiring date marking shall be marked to indicate their expiration (7 days total including day of prep/opening). COS: PIC discarded.
Violation #10:
6-2 – proper date marking and disposition
511-6-1.04(6)(h) – ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food, disposition (p)
Points: 4
Corrected during inspection?: Yes
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed foods requiring date marking that were held past their 7 day expiration (jalapeno lime crema prepped 8/1, sliced cheese opened 7/31, cooked chorizo 8/3, horsey sauce 7/25, queso 7/30, sauteed onions 8/2, milk unknown when it was opened, chili 8/1). CA: Foods requiring date marking shall be discarded if not used within 7 days. COS: PIC discarded foods.
Violation #11:
12A – contamination prevented during food preparation, storage, display
511-6-1.04(4)(q) – food storage (c)
Points: 3
Corrected during inspection?: Yes
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed several boxes of food and large bag of onions stored directly on the floor in the dry storage room, and several packages of food stored directly on the floor in the walk-in cooler. CA: Food shall be stored in a clean, dry location at least 6″ of the ground. COS: PIC moved food in dry storage and will move the food off the floor in the walk-in freezer.
Violation #12:
18 – insects, rodents, and animals not present
511-6-1.07(5)(k) – controlling pests (pf, c)
Points: 3
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed live flying insects in the kitchen landing on food and numerous live crawling insects in the dishwashing area. CA: The presence of insects and pests shall be controlled to minimize their presence.
Additional remarks:
Discussed with PIC:
-Facility must immediately discontinue using their vacuum sealer. Submit proposed procedure to health dept for review. All food onsite that has been vacuumed sealed must be used or discarded within 24 hours
-Outdoor cooking requirements (smoker must be in an enclosure. Submit plans to health dept)
-Buffet requirements: sneeze guard. Signage. Monitor use
-No sanitizer connected to the chemical sanitizing dish machine nor is there a replacement available in the facility. 3 comp sink must be used for sanitizing
-Chemical storage
-Clean dish machine
-Update menu to include consumer advisory
-Allergen statement
-Submit procedure for par-cooked wings
-Employee health policies
-Scoop storage
-Label spices and sauces/oils
-display permit and CFSM cert
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