Pointers Bar and Lounge in Waynesboro receives a 68% on their recent health inspection

Pointers Bar and Lounge, located at 2056 Hancock Landing Rd in Waynesboro, received a score of 68 points out of a possible 100 points during their 08/25/2025 inspection by the Georgia Department of Public Health.

The violations noted by the inspector were:

Violation #1:
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 moldy cheese block and rotten potatoes growing sprouts in facility. COS-thrown out at time of inspection.

Violation #2:
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: No
Inspector Notes: observed raw chicken sitting in containers above uncooked fries. CA-follow storage guidelines based on temperature cooking requirements. COS-owner stated he would dispose of the fries just to be safe.

Violation #3:
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?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: observed bag of brown sugar in dry food storage area open, and cheeses in reach in cooler with no lids on containers. CA-cover cheeses and, once opened, place sugar in a NSF approved container for storage, clearly labelled.

Violation #4:
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?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: observed raw chicken in reach in cooler labelled as “coleslaw” with a date of 08/04. observed no date marking on prepped ham and turkey in reach in cooler. CA-remove and for all prepped food place the date of prep on the container, use or dispose within 7 days of prepping or removing from original packaging.

Violation #5:
8-2B – toxic substances properly identified, stored, used
511-6-1.07(6)(b) – working containers, common name (pf)
Points: 4
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: observed several chemicals sitting on top of dishwasher that were unlabeled, CA-remove from area that could allow chemicals to come into contact with food contact surfaces/utensils and clearly label the chemicals on the bottles used.

Violation #6:
16B – plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
511-6-1.06(2)(r) – system maintained in good repair (p, c)
Points: 2
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: observed front handwashing sink leaking, CA-repair asap

Additional remarks:
ownership in the process of changing over, will need to follow up within 10 days of the inspection date. new owner is currently filling out application.

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