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Achasta Grille, located at 639 Birch River Dr in Dahlonega, received a score of 63 points out of a possible 100 points during their 06/03/2025 inspection by the Georgia Department of Public Health.
The violations noted by the inspector were:
Violation #1:
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 prepared salads, cooked bacon, and other uncovered food items stored throughout the kitchen in coolers. Observed a hot dog rotisserie machine in use at the bar without any front door or protective barrier to prevent outside contamination.
Violation #2:
4-2A – food stored covered
511-6-1.04(4)(y) – outdoor cooking(p,pf)
Points: 4
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed a grill and smoker on the outdoor patio. Equipment was not actively in use, but Manager explained smoker and grill used for holiday weekends such as Memorial Day. Outdoor cooking areas must meet the provisions of -.04(4)(y).
Violation #3:
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 and physical debris on the can opener in the main kitchen, ready-to-use plates and bowls, ready-to-use wine glasses at the bar, the bar soda dispensing gun, the gun holster, two tea urn nozzles, the soda machine nozzles, the bowl of the mixer, the cutting edge of the deli slicer, on several ready-to-use utensils and in the containers storing ready-to-use utensils. Observed an above AC unit leak to be dripping nonpotable water on plates and bowls stored beneath. All food contact surfaces must be cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary to prevent debris accumulation.
Violation #4:
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 growth on the interior walls and baffle of both ice machines and the microwave in the server area. Ice is a food item, and the interior of ice machines must be cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary to prevent debris accumulation.
Violation #5:
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?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed multiple food items held in the main kitchen cooler drawers and reach-in-cooler at temperatures above 41 degrees. Observed multiple juice containers held in the bar reach-in-cooler above 41 degrees. All TCS food items must be held at or below 41 degrees. COS items voluntarily discarded.
Violation #6:
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: Yes
Inspector Notes: Observed food items in various coolers throughout the kitchen and dry storage area kept for longer than 24hrs without a date mark or label. Items made in-house or removed from original packaging kept for longer than 24hrs must be labeled and date marked to ensure proper disposition of food.
Violation #7:
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: Yes
Inspector Notes: Observed multiple items house-made and commercially purchased items in coolers and dry storage area kept past expiration date or best by date. Items made in-house must be used or discarded within 7 days, and commercially purchased items must be used before their manufacturing expiration dates. COS All items were voluntarily discarded.
Violation #8:
9-2 – compliance with variance, specialized process and haccp plan
511-6-1.02(5)(a)(b) – when a haccp plan is required (c)
Points: 4
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed vacuum sealed cooked pork in a reach-in-cooler. Kitchen staff explained pork was cooked “last week”, cooled, frozen, and begun thawing yesterday for service Thursday. No date marks were observed on the package. Facility does not have preapproved HACCP. COS pork voluntarily discarded
Violation #9:
11D – thermometers provided and accurate
511-6-1.05(2)(x) – tmd, located in refrigerators/ hot holding (pf, c)
Points: 3
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed two reach-in-coolers in the bar area holding TCS foods that did not have interior thermometers. Thermometers must be present in the warmest part of each cooler/freezer unit as a reference for staff. Temperature violations were observed in these coolers.
Violation #10:
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 pita and sliced bread in two reach-in-freezers stored directly on the shelves of the unit with no wrapping or protection from contamination. COS bread discarded. breadBread stored on freezer shelf
Violation #11:
12B – personal cleanliness
511-6-1.03(5)(i) – hair restraints (c)
Points: 3
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed two kitchen staff members with facial hair longer than 1/2 inch without proper facial hair restraints. Head or facial hair in excess of 1/2 inch must be restrained.
Violation #12:
12C – wiping cloths: properly used and stored
511-6-1.04(4)(m) – wiping cloths, use limitation (c)
Points: 3
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed several dirty wiping cloths around the main kitchen and in back pocket of staff member. Observed a wiping cloth on a stack of frying pans that staff reported use for wiping out egg pans on the line. In-use wiping cloths must be stored in sanitizer buckets.
Violation #13:
14B – utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried, handled
511-6-1.05(10)(a) – equipment & utensils, air-drying required (c)
Points: 1
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: Yes
Inspector Notes: Observed multiple metal and plastic storage containers and bar glasses stacked on storage shelves without being completely dry. All dishware must be air dried prior to stacking to prevent bacteria growth due to moisture.
Violation #14:
15A – food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, and used
511-6-1.05(1)(i) – nonfood-contact surfaces (c)
Points: 1
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Several gaskets torn and pulled off interiors of equipment doors. Observed the interior door face of the garage reach-in-freezer to be peeling off and leaving a non-easily cleanable surface of the door exposed.
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: Yes
Inspector Notes: Observed debris accumulation on equipment handles and outer surfaces, the outside of food storage containers, interior shelves and bottoms of equipment, gaskets within cold holding equipment, and the outside of the dishmachine. All nonfood contact surfaces must be sanitized as often as necessary to prevent debris build-up that can contaminate employee hands, food items, or in-use utensils.
Violation #16:
16B – plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
511-6-1.06(2)(i) – service sinks, numbers and capacities (c)
Points: 2
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed the facility mop sink filled with a garden hose, cleaning chemicals, and various other debris. Observed a mop bucket with dirty water stored nearby. The facility must have access to the mop sink at all times to discard the dirty mop water in a timely fashion.
Violation #17:
17B – garbage/refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
511-6-1.06(5)(c) – outdoor enclosure (c)
Points: 1
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: Yes
Inspector Notes: Observed the dumpster lids open within dumpster enclosure and one quarter of the dumpster to have a missing lid. Dumpsters must be kept shut when not actively in use to prevent pest incursion and limit the amount of excess liquid entering the dumpster from rain. Observed trash debris on the ground surrounding the dumpster and grease barrel within the enclosure. The dumpster enclosure must be kept clean to prevent pest harborage. Observed the dumpster to be missing a drain plug. A drain plug must be installed to prevent liquid waste from contaminating the enclosure and surrounding area when the dumpster is moved or emptied.
Violation #18:
17C – physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean
511-6-1.07(5)(a),(b) – good repair, physical facilities maintained; cleaning, frequency & restrictions, cleaned often enough to keep them clean (c)
Points: 1
Corrected during inspection?: No
Repeat: No
Inspector Notes: Observed a leak in the kitchen prep top cooler resulting in standing water in the bottom of the unit. Observed an AC unit installed above the prep top cooler to have a condensation leak resulting in dripping water pooling behind the unit.
Additional remarks:
CFSM expires 1/23/2029.
QUAT buckets 200-300 ppm
DIshmachine reached wash temperature of 150 degrees and final rinse of 180 degrees.
All items in freezers hard frozen
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