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Great Wall, located at 1131 N Tenn St in Cartersville, received a score of 44 points out of a possible 100 points during their 04/22/2026 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
Points: 4
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: PIC unable to demonstrate knowledge to have active managerial control and train employees on food safety not met due to the violations observed during this inspection. CA: PIC is responsible for upholding compliance of the state food service regulations
Violation #2:
1-2B – certified food protection manager
Points: 4
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed certified food safety manager not fulfilling duties; unable to assess training needs of employees. CA: The responsibility of the CFSM shall include the safety of food preparation and service by ensuring that all employees who handle, or have responsibility for handling, unpackaged foods of any kind, have sufficient knowledge of safe preparation and service of the food. The nature and extent of the knowledge that each employee is required to have may be tailored, as appropriate, to the employee’s duties related to food safety issues.
Violation #3:
2-1C – no bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods or approved alternate method properly followed
511-6-1.04(4)(a)1,2,3,4(i) – preventing contamination from hands (p), (pf), (c)
Points: 9
Corrected during inspection?: Yes
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed employee on cook line placing bean sprouts on a plates about to be served to customer with bare hands. CA: Food employees shall not contact exposed, ready-to-eat food with their bare hands and shall use suitable utensils such as deli tissue, spatulas, tongs, single-use gloves, or dispensing equipment. COS: PIC discarded plates and had employee wash hands and put on gloves.
Violation #4:
2-2D – adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible
511-6-1.07(3)(a) – handwashing cleanser, availability (pf)
Points: 4
Corrected during inspection?: Yes
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed front hand wash sink in the kitchen with no soap available. CA: Each handwashing sink or group of two adjacent handwashing sinks shall be provided with a supply of hand cleaning liquid, powder, or bar soap. COS: PIC stocked soap.
Violation #5:
2-2D – adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible
511-6-1.07(3)(b) – hand drying provision (pf)
Points: 4
Corrected during inspection?: Yes
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed back hand wash sink with no paper towels available. CA: Each handwashing sink or group of adjacent handwashing sinks shall be provided with paper towels for hand drying. COS: PIC stocked paper towels.
Violation #6:
2-2E – response procedures for vomiting & diarrheal events
511-6-1.03(6) – clean-up of vomiting and diarrheal events(pf)
Points: 4
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed no bodily fluid clean up kit for facility. CA: A food establishment shall have written procedures for employees to follow and an EPA registered disinfectant effective against Norovirus available on-site at the food service establishment when responding to vomiting or diarrheal events in the food service establishment. EHS will verify purchase of spill kit on reinspection.
Violation #7:
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 improper separation of raw animal foods and ready-to-eat/fully cooked foods throughout facility; raw beef stored above house made sauces in cookline reach-in, raw fish and shell eggs stored above tofu in back reach-in, etc. CA: Food shall be protected from cross contamination by separating raw animal foods during storage, prep, holding and display from other raw animal foods and cooked ready-to-eat foods. COS: PIC relocated all foods so they were stored according to their minimum internal cook temps.
Violation #8:
4-2A – food stored covered
Points: 4
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed containers of food/spices throughout the facility (on counters, within coolers) stored uncovered while not in use. CA: Food shall be stored covered to prevent overheard contamination. COS: PIC placed lids on some items. Some still need a lid/wrapping.
Violation #9:
6-1B – proper hot holding temperatures
511-6-1.04(6)(f) – time/temperature control for safety; hot holding (p)
Points: 9
Corrected during inspection?: Yes
Repeat: Yes
Inspector Notes: Observed improper hot holding of potentially hazardous TCS food (fried rice at 96F) stored on the countertop. CA: Hot held TCS foods shall maintain an internal temperature of at least 135F or above. COS: Employee moved the rice to the stove to rapidly reheat to at least 165F.
Violation #10:
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: Yes
Inspector Notes: Observed almost no foods at all bearing date markings throughout facility. CA: TCS food items that require date marking shall bear a label that indicates its expiration, not to exceed a total of 7 days since it was prepped (day of prep = day 1). COS: PIC stated that most foods were prepped today and discarded all items that were not. PIC had employees start labeling all foods prepped today.
Violation #11:
8-2B – toxic substances properly identified, stored, used
511-6-1.07(6)(c) – storage, separation (p)
Points: 4
Corrected during inspection?: Yes
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed cleaning chemicals stored above clean dishes in back dry storage area. CA: Poisonous or toxic materials shall be stored so they cannot contaminate food, equipment, utensils, linens, and single-service and single-use articles. COS: PIC had dishes relocated.
Violation #12:
12A – contamination prevented during food preparation, storage, display
511-6-1.04(4)(q) – food storage (c)
Points: 3
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed large metal pot containing cooked meat stored directly on floor in the walk in cooler. CA: Food shall be protected from contamination by storing the food at least 6″ off the ground.
Additional remarks:
Discussed employee health form.
EHS will return to preform reinspection within 10 days.
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