Austell, Cobb County

EL GALAXY SPORTS BAR & GRILL

5055 AUSTELL RD STE 175 - 181 AUSTELL, GA 30106-2074

Food
Latest score
93
Sep 6, 2024
City
Austell
County
Cobb
Inspections
4

Score history

Inspection scores over time for this facility.

Inspection history

Georgia inspection history is score-based, with violations grouped under each recorded inspection.

Sep 6, 2024

Routine

Score: 932 violations

6-2 - proper date marking and disposition

Regulation: 511-6-1.04(6)(h) - ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food, disposition (p)

4 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

Observed 2- bottles of whipped cream held beyond manufacture's expiration dates (8/21/2024 and 1/13/2024) in left- glass RIC at bar.

C/A: A food that requires datemarking shall be discarded if it:

(i) Exceeds 7 days, not including the time that the product is frozen;

(ii) Is in a container or package that does not bear a date or day; or

(iii) Is appropriately marked with a date or day that exceeds 7 days .

COS: Items discarded.

18 - insects, rodents, and animals not present

Regulation: 511-6-1.07(5)(k) - controlling pests (pf, c)

3 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No
  1. Observed live and dead roaches along floor in main kitchen primarily near hand-wash station.
  2. Observed fruit flies/drain flies throughout main kitchen.

C/A: The presence of insects, rodents, and other pests shall be controlled to minimize their presence on the premises by:

  1. Routinely inspecting incoming shipments of food and supplies;

  2. Routinely inspecting the premises for evidence of pests;

  3. Using methods, if pests are found, such as trapping devices or other means of pest control as specified under subsections (6)(e), (6)(m), and (6)(n) of this Rule; Pf and

  4. Eliminating harborage conditions.

PIC informed facility is receiving pest control but will request for chemical changes to eliminate the pest issues.

Feb 29, 2024

Followup

Score: 943 violations

1-2A - pic present, demonstrates knowledge, performs duties

Regulation: 511-6-1.03(2)(a)-(n)(p),(q) - responsibility of pic (pf)

4 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

Observed food allergen training record for 1-employee (signed during previous inspection) no other persons acknowledged or provided record of food allergen training.

C/A: It is the responsibility of the PIC to ensure employees are properly trained in food safety, including food allergy awareness, as it relates to their assigned duties.

COS: Current employee signed document during today's inspection.

14A - in-use utensils: properly stored

Regulation: 511-6-1.04(4)(k) - in-use utensils, between-use storage (c)

1 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No
  1. Observed ice scoop stored on unclean table next near slush machine along front food service area.
  2. Observed scoop without handle stored in bulk salt container in main kitchen.

C/A: During pauses in food preparation or dispensing, food preparation and dispensing utensils shall be stored:

1.Except as specified under paragraph 2 of this subsection, in the food with their handles above the top of the food and the container;

2.In food that is not time/temperature control for safety food with their handles above the top of the food within containers or equipment that can be closed, such as bins of sugar, flour, or cinnamon;

3.On a clean portion of the food preparation table or cooking equipment only if the in-use utensil and the food-contact surface of the food preparation table or cooking equipment are cleaned and sanitized at a frequency specified under DPH Rule 511-6-1-.05(7)(b) and (8)(a);

4.In running water of sufficient velocity to flush particulates to the drain, if used with moist food such as ice cream or mashed potatoes;

  1. In a clean, protected location if the utensils, such as ice scoops, are used only with a food that is not time/temperature control for safety food; or

  2. In a container of water if the water is maintained at a temperature of at least 135°F (57°C) and the container is cleaned at a frequency specified under DPH Rule 511-6-1-.05(7)(b)3(vi).

15C - nonfood-contact surfaces clean

Regulation: 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)

1 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No

Observed black accumulations along gaskets and doors of Baine-Marie cooler in main kitchen.

C/A: Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris.

Jan 31, 2024

Routine

Score: 767 violations

3-1C - food in good condition, safe, and unadulterated

Regulation: 511-6-1.04(1) - safe, unadulterated and honestly presented (p)

9 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: Yes

Observed mold-like growths in cream cheese in RIC in main kitchen and mold-like growths throughout box of green peppers in WIC in main kitchen.

C/A: Maintain and ensure food is safe, unadulterated, and honestly presented.

COS: PIC discarded all food items

2-2A - management knowledge, responsibilities, reporting

Regulation: 511-6-1.03(4)(a)(b)(c)(e)(f) - responsibility of permit holder, pic, and conditional employees (p), (pf)

4 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

PIC unable to provide proof in verifiable form that employees are trained and aware of the employee health policy.

C/A: The permit holder shall require food employees and conditional employees to report to the CFSM and person in charge, information about their health and activities as they relate to diseases that are transmissible through food. A food employee or conditional employee shall report the information in a manner that allows the CFSM and person in charge to reduce the risk of foodborne disease transmission, including providing necessary additional information, such as the date of onset of symptoms and an illness, or of a diagnosis without symptoms, if the food employee or conditional employee:

  1. Has any of the following symptoms:

(i) Vomiting, P

(ii) Diarrhea, P

(iii) Jaundice, P

(iv) Sore throat with fever, P or

(v) A lesion containing pus such as a boil or infected wound that is open or draining and is:

(I) On the hands or wrists, unless an impermeable cover such as a finger cot or stall protects the lesion and a single-use glove is worn over the impermeable cover, P

(II) On exposed portions of the arms, unless the lesion is protected by an impermeable cover, P or

(III) On other parts of the body, unless the lesion is covered by a dry, durable, tight-fitting bandage; P

  1. Has an illness diagnosed by a health practitioner due to:

(i) Norovirus, P

(ii) Hepatitis A virus, P

(iii) Shigella spp., P

(iv) Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli, P

(v) Salmonella Typhi; P or

(vi) nontyphoidal Salmonella; P

  1. Had a previous illness, diagnosed by a health practitioner, within the past three months due to Salmonella Typhi, without having received antibiotic therapy, as determined by a health practitioner; P

  2. Had been exposed to, or is the suspected source of, a confirmed disease outbreak, because the food employee or conditional employee consumed or prepared food implicated in the outbreak, or consumed food at an event prepared by a person who is infected or ill with:

(i) Norovirus within the past 48 hours of the last exposure, P

(ii) Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli, or Shigella spp. within the past three days of the last exposure, P

(iii) Salmonella Typhi within the past 14 days of the last exposure, P or

(iv) Hepatitis A virus within the past 30 days of the last exposure; P or

  1. Has been exposed by attending or working in a setting where there is a confirmed disease outbreak, or living in the same household as, and has knowledge about, an individual who works or attends a setting where there is a confirmed disease outbreak, or living in the same household as, and has knowledge about, an individual diagnosed with an illness caused by:

(i) Norovirus within the past 48 hours of the last exposure, P

(ii) Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli, or Shigella spp. within the past three days of the last exposure, P

(iii) Salmonella Typhi within the past 14 days of the last exposure, P or

(iv) Hepatitis A virus within the past 30 days of the last exposure. P

(b) Responsibility of Person in Charge to Notify the Health Authority. The CFSM or person in charge shall notify the Health Authority when a food employee is:

  1. Jaundiced, Pf or

  2. Diagnosed with an illness due to Norovirus, Hepatitis A virus, Shigella spp., Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli, or Salmonella Typhi. P

(c) Person in Charge’s Responsibility to Prohibit a Symptomatic Conditional Employee. The person in charge shall ensure that a conditional employee:

  1. Who exhibits or reports a symptom, or who reports a diagnosed illness as specified under subsection (4)(a)1 - 3 of this Rule, is prohibited from becoming a food employee until the conditional employee meets the criteria for the specific symptoms or diagnosed illness as specified under subsection (4)(h) of this Rule; P and

  2. Who will work as a food employee in a food service establishment that serves as a highly susceptible population and reports a history of exposure as specified under subsections (4)(a)4 and 5 of this Rule, is prohibited from becoming a food employee until the conditional employee meets the criteria as specified under subsection (4)(h)10 of this Rule. P (e) Responsibility of Food Employee and Conditional Employee to Report. A food employee or conditional employee shall report to the person in charge the information as specified under subsection (4)(a) of this Rule. Pf

(f) Responsibility of Food Employee to Comply. A food employee shall comply with an exclusion or restriction and with a removal, adjustment or retention of an exclusion or restriction.

COS: EHS provided employee health documents and discussed policy with PIC; employees signed documents.

6-2 - proper date marking and disposition

Regulation: 511-6-1.04(6)(h) - ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food, disposition (p)

4 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

Observed several food items date marked to be discarded 2023 held past expiration in WIC (sauces) and prep top cooler (sauces) in front food service area.

C/A: A food that requires date marking shall be discarded if it:

(i) Exceeds 7 days, not including the time that the product is frozen;

(ii) Is in a container or package that does not bear a date or day; or

(iii) Is appropriately marked with a date or day that exceeds 7 days .

COS: All items discarded.

6-2 - proper date marking and disposition

Regulation: 511-6-1.04(6)(g) - ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food, date marking (pf)

4 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

Observed several food items held more than 24 hours not date marked with expiration in WIC (cooked pasta, beans, fish) and RIC (deli meat, cheese, bacon, hotdogs) in main kitchen.

C/A: refrigerated, ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared and held in a food establishment for more than 24 hours shall be clearly marked to indicate the date or day by which the food shall be consumed on the premises, sold, or discarded, when held at a temperature of 41°F (5°C) or below for a maximum of 7 days.

COS: All items discarded or date marked.

10D - food properly labeled; original container

Regulation: 511-6-1.04(4)(d) - food storage containers identified with common name of food (c)

3 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No

Observed several food items (oils, margarine, drink mix, vinegar, sauces, etc.) removed from original containers stored in food container, squeeze bottle, and spray bottle not labeled with common name.

C/A: Except for containers holding food that can be readily and unmistakably recognized, such as dry pasta, working containers holding food or food ingredients that are removed from their original packages for use in the food establishment, such as cooking oils, flour, herbs, potato flakes, salt, spices, and sugar shall be clearly and legibly identified, in English, with the common name of the food.

14A - in-use utensils: properly stored

Regulation: 511-6-1.04(4)(k) - in-use utensils, between-use storage (c)

1 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No
  1. Observed scoop handles in contact with food in dry storage bulk food container in dry storage area and along shelf in main kitchen.
  2. Observed ice scoop stored on unclean table next near slush machine along front food service area.

C/A: During pauses in food preparation or dispensing, food preparation and dispensing utensils shall be stored:

1.Except as specified under paragraph 2 of this subsection, in the food with their handles above the top of the food and the container;

2.In food that is not time/temperature control for safety food with their handles above the top of the food within containers or equipment that can be closed, such as bins of sugar, flour, or cinnamon;

3.On a clean portion of the food preparation table or cooking equipment only if the in-use utensil and the food-contact surface of the food preparation table or cooking equipment are cleaned and sanitized at a frequency specified under DPH Rule 511-6-1-.05(7)(b) and (8)(a);

4.In running water of sufficient velocity to flush particulates to the drain, if used with moist food such as ice cream or mashed potatoes;

  1. In a clean, protected location if the utensils, such as ice scoops, are used only with a food that is not time/temperature control for safety food; or

  2. In a container of water if the water is maintained at a temperature of at least 135°F (57°C) and the container is cleaned at a frequency specified under DPH Rule 511-6-1-.05(7)(b)3(vi).

15C - nonfood-contact surfaces clean

Regulation: 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)

1 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No

Observed doors, gaskets, and base of RIC in main kitchen soiled with food debris and dirt.

C/A: Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris.

May 17, 2023

Initial

Score: 903 violations

3-1C - food in good condition, safe, and unadulterated

Regulation: 511-6-1.04(1) - safe, unadulterated and honestly presented (p)

9 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

Observed mold-like cream cheese in RIC and mold-like growths on red onions on storage racks in main kitchen area. C/A: Maintain/ensure food is safe, unadulterated, and honestly presented. COS: PIC discarded all food items

15A - food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, and used

Regulation: 511-6-1.05(2)(o) - equipment openings, closures and deflectors (c)

1 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No

Observed no protective covering/lid on empty ice bin located in bar area used for customer beverages (no ice present at time of visit). C/A: Provide lid for ice bin. POC: Provide disposable covering/lid for unit within 2-weeks.

15B - warewashing facilities: installed, maintained, used; test strips

Regulation: 511-6-1.05(6)(d),(e) - warewashing equipment, cleaning frequency; warewashing machines, manufacturers' operating instructions (c)

1 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No

Observed chlorine measured above 100ppm in dish machine in main kitchen. C/A: Service dish machine to ensure that the equipment performs its intended function; chlorine concentration should be maintained within 50ppm-100ppm.