Buford, Gwinnett County

WHATABURGER

2925 Buford Drive Building 100 Buford GA 30519

Food
Latest score
91
Jun 12, 2026
City
Buford
County
Gwinnett
Grade
A
Inspections
5

Score history

Inspection scores over time for this facility.

Inspection history

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

Jun 12, 2026

Routine

Score: 91Grade: A1 violation
Comments

NOTE: All cold holding and hot holding temperatures in compliance. NOTE: Ensure food handling employees with fingernails that are painted, artificial, or longer than the tips is the fingers wear single use gloves. Question? 770-963-5132 or www.gnrhealth.com

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Corrected: YesRepeat: No

6-1D: .04(6)(i)Observed employees using cut lettuce, cut tomatoes, and cheese that were stored on time control and held past their 4 hour discard time. Time control procedures were not provided. When using time without temperature control (Time Control, TPHC) for a maximum of 4 hours:

  1. hot foods shall start at 135°F (57°C) or above and cold foods shall start at 41°F (5°C) or below when removed from temperature control; (P)
  2. the food items shall be marked or otherwise identified to indicate the time that is 4 hours past the point in time the food was removed from temperature control; (Pf)
  3. foods not cooked and served or consumed within 4 hours of being removed from time control shall be discarded; (P)
  4. food in unmarked containers or packages, or marked to exceed a 4-hour limit shall be discarded; (P)
  5. written procedures for TPHC (including methods of compliance with cooling foods is prepared, cooked, and refrigerated) shall be created in advance, kept in the food service establishment, and made available upon the Health Authorities request. (Pf) Corrective Actions: Foods discarded. Time control procedures were provided and reviewed.

Oct 27, 2025

Routine

Score: 100Grade: A0 violations
Comments

NOTE: All cold holding and hot holding temperatures in compliance. NOTE: Ensure dishes are not stacked when wet. NOTE: Ensure the lip contact surface of single use cups stored in the dining room are protected. Questions? 770-963-5132 or www.gnrhealth.com

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Jun 30, 2025

Routine

Score: 100Grade: A0 violations
Comments

NOTE: All cold holding and hot holding temperatures in compliance. Questions? 770-963-5132 or www.gnrhealath.com

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Oct 23, 2024

Routine

Score: 91Grade: A1 violation
Comments

NOTE: All cold holding and hot holding temperatures in compliance. Questions? 770-073-5132 or www.gnrhealth.com

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Corrected: YesRepeat: No

4-1A: .04(4)(n)1Observed employee double glove (place pink glove on first and then blue glove on second). Employee then handled raw hamburger meat with gloved hands, remove the blue gloves, and continue handling seasoning and spatulas with the pink gloves without removing pink gloves and washing hands. If used, single-use gloves shall be used for only one task such as working with ready-to-eat food or with raw animal food, used for no other purpose, and discarded when damaged or soiled, or when interruptions occur in the operation. (P) Corrective Actions: Spatulas were taken to the dish area to be washed, rinsed, and sanitized. The exterior of the seasoning container was sanitized. Employee removed pink gloves and washed hands. Discussed with manager that facility cannot double glove and only remove the exterior glove after glove has been contaminated. Discussed with manager that after handling the raw meat, single gloves or double gloves must all be discarded and employee must wash hands before handling ready to eat foods and clean equipment.

Jun 24, 2024

Required Additional Routine

Score: 93Grade: A2 violations
Comments

NOTE: All cold holding and hot holding temperatures in compliance. NOTE: Facility uses flavored syrups for drinks. NOTE: Facility currently provides employees single use paper cones to drink from in the kitchen. Discussed with person in charge, that if single use paper cones are used, employees may only drink from them by the back/side door where no food, equipment, single use items, preparation, or cooking occurs or outside of the kitchen. Discussed with person in charge that employees may only drink from a single use cup with a lid and a straw (provided by the facility) in the kitchen and that cup must be stored in a designated area to prevent contamination of customer food or items. **Today's inspection is a required additional routine inspection. Facility will receive a routine inspection by 12/31/24.** **Food service permit SUSPENDED due to 3 consecutive REPEAT violations on a routine inspection for facility not being able to demonstrate in a verifiable manner that employee are knowledgeable in the employee health policy [2-2A Violation of Code: .03(2)(m)]. On site training provided. Food service permit REINSTATED.** Questions? 770-963-5132 or www.gnrhealth.com

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Corrected: YesRepeat: Yes

2-2A: .03(2)(m)Person in charge could not demonstrate in a verifiable manner that employees are knowledgeable in the employee health policy. Per person in charge, facility uses an online system but person in charge could not pull up the course for verification. Food employees and conditional employees shall be informed in a verifiable manner of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities as they relate to diseases that are transmissible through food. (Pf) 3rd CONSECUTIVE REPEAT VIOLATION ON A ROUTINE INSPECTION Corrective Actions: Employee health policy agreement provided. Employees reviewed and signed the employee health policy agreemebt. Recommended having a hard copy on site since online course cannot be verified.

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Corrected: YesRepeat: No

13A: .02(1)(d)The most current inspection report from 3/22/24 not on display (inspection report from 2/16/23 on display). The most current inspection report shall be prominently displayed in public view at all times, within fifteen feet of the front or primary public door and between five feet and seven feet from the floor and in an area where it can be read at a distance of one foot away. (C) Corrective Actions: Today's inspection report was posted on display.