J. Buffalo Wings, located at 196 Alps Road Unit 4 in Athens, received a score of 73 points out of a possible 100 points during their 11/03/2022 inspection by the Georgia Department of Public Health.
Inspector Notes: Observed bowl and brushed stored in kitchen hand sink. CA: Person in charge (PIC) advised hand sink can be used for no other purpose than handwashing and cannot be used for storage. Items relocated – COS.
Violation #2
4-1A – food separated and protected
Points: 9
Corrected during inspection?: Yes
Repeat: Yes
Inspector Notes: Observed container of raw chicken stored on shelf in walk-in cooler next to cooked ready-to-eat (RTE) chicken and over raw fish. CA: PIC advised raw chicken must be stored below and separate from RTE and other raw items, following correct storage order. Chicken moved to bottom shelf – COS. REPEAT.
Violation #3
6-2 – proper date marking and disposition
Points: 4
Corrected during inspection?: Yes
Repeat: Yes
Inspector Notes: Prepared food items in walk-in cooler of white rice not marked with date of preparation. Prepared food items in make table bottom and prep cooler: cooked shrimp, lo mien noodles, and hushpuppies not marked with date of preparation. Verified prepped within 7 days and items marked with prep date – COS. REPEAT.
Violation #4
12A – contamination prevented during food preparation, storage, display
Points: 3
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: Yes
Inspector Notes: Boxes of lo mien noodles stored on floor in walk-in freezer. Boxes of dressing and red pepper paste stored on floor in back hallway. REPEAT.
Violation #5
12A – contamination prevented during food preparation, storage, display
Points: 3
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Boxes of dressing, spices, bulk rice, etc. stored in hallway used by customers to access restrooms.
Violation #6
14A – in-use utensils: properly stored
Points: 1
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Scoop handle touching sugar in bulk container. Bowl used as scoop in bulk MSG, salt, and beef extract containers.
Violation #7
14C – single-use/single-service articles: properly stored, used
Points: 1
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Boxes of single-service cups and lids stored on floor in hallway.
Violation #8
14C – single-use/single-service articles: properly stored, used
Points: 1
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: Yes
Inspector Notes: Mayo containers being re-used to hold salt. Hot sauce containers being re-used to hold soy sauce. Bulk spice containers being used to store various dry items. PIC instructed to purchase reusable containers and to not reuse single-use containers. REPEAT.
