Ellijay, Gilmer County

ELLIJAY TAPZ AND PIZZERIA

24 N MAIN ST ELLIJAY, GA 30540

Food

Latest score

Mar 2, 2026

City

Ellijay

County

Gilmer

Inspections

Score history

Inspection scores over time for this facility.

Inspection history

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

Mar 2, 2026

Routine

Score: 952 violations

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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: NoRepeat: No

PIC does not currently hold employee health records in digital or physical form at the time of the inspection. Operators must show proof of employee health compliance forms if prompted by the inspector.

13A - posted: permit/inspection/choking poster/handwashing

Regulation: 511-6-1.02(1)(d) - displaying of the inspection report (c)

1 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

Observed incorrect inspection report posted. Discussed with PIC to ensure that the up-to date inspection report is posted within 15 feet of the front in public non-obstructed from view.

Sep 30, 2025

Followup

Score: 991 violation

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17C - physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean

Regulation: 511-6-1.07(5)(a),(b) - good repair, physical facilities maintained; cleaning, frequency & restrictions, cleaned often enough to keep them clean (c)

1 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No

Physical facilities shall be kept in good repair. Observed places in flooring where subflooring is visible. Observed small holes in the walls in dish pit area. Floors shall be sealed so that they are non absorbent and easily cleanable.

Sep 29, 2025

Routine

Score: 744 violations

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2-1B - hands clean and properly washed

Regulation: 511-6-1.03(5)(b) - cleaning procedure (p)

9 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

Observed no handwashing in main kitchen area. Observed no handwashing in bar area that also no had hot water turned. Must stop and wash hands between activities in designated hand washing stations. Instructed employee to wash hands between tasks

4-1A - food separated and protected

Regulation: 511-6-1.04(4)(c)1(i)(ii)(iii)(v)(vi)(vii)(viii) - packaged & unpackaged food separation, packaging, and segregation (p, c)

9 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

Observed raw lamb stored over ready to eat foods. Separate and store raw meat products away from ready-to eat foods. PIC moved raw lamb below ready to eat

2-2D - adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible

Regulation: 511-6-1.06(2)(g) - handwashing sinks, nos/capacities (pf)

4 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No

Observed nonfunctional inaccessible sink in main kitchen. Make sure hand sink in main kitchen remains accessible and that there is an adequate amount of hand sinks available for handwashing. Owner has contacted plumbing, will repair in 24 hours, follow up inspection in 24 hours.

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 ready to eat, container/packaged food not properly date marked. Date mark all opened container/ and ready to eat foods. PIC date marked all RTE TCS foods.

Dec 5, 2024

Routine

Score: 991 violation

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

Regulation: 511-6-1.05(3)(h),(i),(j) - temperature measuring device, manual warewashing; sanitizing solutions, testing device (pf)

1 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

Observed no test strips for QUAT or chlorine sanitizers. COS manager will obtain test strips.

May 30, 2024

Initial

Score: 1000 violations

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No violations recorded for this inspection.