The health inspection world grades a score below 70 as failing, however, no restaurants, pools or hotels received a failing score from inspections conducted on Nov. 24–28.
Worst scores in this week’s health inspection
This week’s lowest health inspection score was an 81 earned by Jim Hudson Luxury Cars Inc., located at 3410 Washington Road, in Augusta.
During the inspection, the inspector noticed food was being improperly stored, and deducted nine points from the health score.
“Observed butter and sliced tomatoes sitting on prep table and counter top at room temperature,” the report stated. “All [temperature control safety] food should be cold held below 41 degrees Fahrenheit.
The inspector docked an additional four points for finding expired food items.
“Observed milk with an expiration date of 11/10 held in cooler. Observed slaw dressing, egg whites, pickles, and soups held past 7 days from prep date,” the report stated. “Discard food when it has reached its 7 day since prep date. Monitor expiration dates closely and discard appropriately.”
The inspector deducted another four points for noticing containers of food without dated labels.
“Observed several food containers held without prep date and discard date in cooler,” the report stated. “Date mark food when held over 24 hours.”
The inspector reduced the score by another three points for observing an employee drink stored near a food prepping surface.
“Observed employee’s drink stored on top of prep table,” the report stated. “Store personal items in a designated area.”
The second lowest score of the week was an 83 given to Miyako of Grovetown, located at 5148 Bluegrass Trail, in Grovetown.
The inspector deducted nine points for witnessing a lack of labeling on food.
“Observed sushi rice at sushi bar not time stamped using Time as Public Health Control,” the report stated. “Ensure sushi rice is properly marked with time when using TPHC.”
During the inspection, the inspector deducted three more points for finding additional items unlabeled.
“Observed bulk containers used for sauce not properly marked or labeled and metal cans used as storage containers for food product,” the report stated. “Ensure containers are properly labeled and food grade containers are only used for storage of food.”
The inspector deducted another three points finding food improperly stored.
“Observed several containers of food product stored on floor in [walk in cooler] and box of vegetables stored on floor on prep line during food preparation,” the report stated. “Ensure food items are always stored at least 6 inches above the ground.”
An additional three points was deducted for the inspector witnessing employees wearing jewlwery during food prepping.
“Observed employees working with food product while wearing watches and all employees did not have proper hair restraints,” the report stated. “Ensure no jewelry is worn by employees while working with food except for plain band and proper hair restraints are always used and worn.”
For employees eating while in a designated food prepping area, the establishment lost another point.
“Observed employee on cook line eating a bowl of food and another employee on dish line on his phone and drinking from a mug,” the report stated. “Ensure employees have designated areas to eat and drink and to store personal belongings.”
Following the restaurant’s inspection, the third lowest score of the week was an 88 given to a Carrabba’s Italian Grill, located at 2832 Washington Road, in Augusta.
In addition to subtracting a point for noticing a wet nesting of clean, staked dishes, the inspector deducted four points for finding kitchen equipment in need of a deep clean.
“Observed black build up and debris inside and outside of bulk ice machine,” the report stated. “Clean. Increase cleaning frequency.”
During the inspection, the inspector deducted four more points for noticing food used past designated usage dates.
“Observed several food (Italian dressing, broccoli, mushrooms, soup, and milk) held past use-by dates,” the report stated. “Monitor use-by dates. Discard when appropriate.”
Top of the class
These are the businesses in Richmond and Columbia counties that passed recent health inspections between Nov. 24–28 with scores of 100. There were no health violations for these businesses.
- Lily Coffee, Tea & Bread, 3626 Walton Way Extension, Suite 570, Augusta
- Brusters Ice Cream, 1115 Agerton Lane, Augusta
- Agaves Mexican Grill, 720 Point Bluff Parkway, Suite 1, Harlem
- Lights of the South, 633 Louisville Road, Grovetown
“A” scores
The following businesses received an “A” rating (99-90) on their recent inspections between Nov. 24–28.
- Habaneros, 235 Meridan Drive, Grovetown: 97
- Habaneros Mexican Grill, 200 East Milledgeville Road, Harlem: 95
Inspections by the Georgia Public Health Department are used to make residents and visitors safe. These were the health inspections performed between Nov. 24–28.
