Wow Pho and Grill in Woodstock receives a 56% on their recent health inspection

Wow Pho and Grill, located at 6424 Bells Ferry Rd Ste 118 in Woodstock, received a score of 56 points out of a possible 100 points during their 01/06/2025 inspection by the Georgia Department of Public Health.

The violations noted by the inspector were:

Violation #1:
2-1B – hands clean and properly washed
511-6-1.03(5)(c) – when to wash (p)
Points: 9
Corrected during inspection?: Yes
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed employee not washing hands in between tasks. Must wash hands when entering the kitchen, handling raw and ready to eat foods, after touching the body. COS by washing hands.

Violation #2:
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 paper towels not provided at the hand sinks. COS by providing paper towels. Observed no soap provided at the hand sink in the bar area. COS by providing by soap.

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?: Yes
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed several food containers in the kitchen and refrigerator left uncovered. Must cover the foods when not in use. COS by covering with lids.

Violation #4:
4-2B – food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
511-6-1.05(6)(l) – mechanical warewashing, hot water sanitization temperatures(p)
Points: 4
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: Yes
Inspector Notes: Observed dish washer not working. Observed no chemicals not provided for the dish washer and using the dish washer. Must clean and sanitize the dishes in the dish sink until the dish washer gets fixed.. Observed food debris on the plates and slicer, can opener. Observed mold like substance in the ice machine.

Violation #5:
4-2B – food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
511-6-1.05(7)(b) – food contact surfaces and utensils – cleaning frequency (p, c)
Points: 4
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed food debris on the plates and slicer, can opener. Must clean and sanitize the dishes.

Violation #6:
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 mold like substance in the ice machine. Must clean and sanitize by the end of the day.

Violation #7:
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 garlic in oil not cold held below 41 degrees. COS by placing in the cooler.

Violation #8:
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: No
Inspector Notes: Observed spring rolls and soups not hot held above 135 degrees. COS by reheating to 165 degrees.

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 foods prepared onsite stored more than 24 hours not date marked. Must date the foods and use within 7 days of preparation. COS by writing dates.

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 several foods stored past disposal date. COS by discarding.

Violation #11:
10D – food properly labeled; original container
Points: 3
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed foods that are not easily identifiable such as oil, salt, water, etc must be labeled when transferred from the original container.

Violation #12:
11A – proper cooling methods used: adequate equipment for temperature control
511-6-1.04(6)(e) – cooling methods (pf, c)
Points: 3
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed several containers of soup being cooled in deep dishes. Must use either ice wand or divide into small portions and cool in the ice bath or walk in cooler. COS by placing in the walk in cooler.

Violation #13:
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 food and drinks stored on floor in bar area (not operational) and in hallway by back door. All items must be stored at least 6 inches off the floor. Observed food stored on the floor in the kitchen.

Violation #14:
15B – warewashing facilities: installed, maintained, used; test strips
511-6-1.05(3)(h),(i) – temperature measuring device, manual warewashing; sanitizing solutions, testing device (pf)
Points: 1
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: Yes
Inspector Notes: Observed no quat test strips for sanitizer. Must purchase and keep in warewash areas.

Violation #15:
15C – nonfood-contact surfaces clean
511-6-1.05(7)(a)2,3 – equipment, food/nonfood-contact surfaces, and utensils, food-contact surfaces of cooking equipment & nonfood-contact surfaces free of accumulations (c)
Points: 1
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed black residue on the gaskets of the coolers.

Violation #16:
17C – physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean
511-6-1.07(2)(b) – floor, walls, & ceiling, cleanability; utility lines (c)
Points: 1
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed mop sink dirty . Observed food stains on the walls next to the tea machine.

Violation #17:
17D – adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
511-6-1.07(4)(b) – designated areas for employee activity, located to prevent contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, & single service articles (c)
Points: 1
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed employee food mixed with customer food in expo cooler. Employee food must be stored in a designated area in bottom of cooler. Should be labeled “employee food”.

Additional remarks:
Employee health reporting agreement forms in place.
Must not store any food and food equipment in the bathrooms and in the office. Remove any unused equipment either yours or from the previous land lord.

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