Cornelia, Habersham County

SONIC DRIVE IN #6926

516 HISTORIC HWY 441 CORNELIA, GA 30531

Food
Latest score
90
Mar 21, 2025
City
Cornelia
County
Habersham
Inspections
2

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 21, 2025

Routine

Score: 903 violations

1-2B - certified food protection manager

Regulation: 511-6-1-.03(3)(d) - certified food safety manager responsibility

4 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No

Manager lacking proof of Food Manager Certification. No certification present nor any employee that is certified present. PIC has 30 days to submit a certificate for a Certified Food Safety Manager

4-2A - food stored covered

4 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: Yes

Observed uncovered food in cold holding units.observed utensils not in use inside food continer. Consulted with PIC on covering any equipment with lids or other methods of protection from contamination.

4-2B - food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized

Regulation: 511-6-1.05(6)(n) - manual and mechanical warewashing equipment, chemical sanitization-temperature, ph, concentration, hardness (p,pf)

4 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: Yes

Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils not sanitized, not adhering to establishment's clean up schedule. Build up of food debris on facility's food contact surfaces. PIC made a quaternary sanitizing solution and able to clean onsite while inspections was conducted.

Feb 20, 2024

Routine

Score: 799 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: NoRepeat: No

PIC not performing duties, (i) Proper Sanitizing. Employees are properly sanitizing cleaned multiuse equipment and utensils before they are reused, through routine monitoring of solution temperature and exposure time for hot water sanitizing, and chemical concentration, pH, temperature, and exposure time for chemical sanitizing; see violations outlines further in report.

Consulted with PIC on various food safety methods and unable to demonstrate knowledge and implementation on food safety. Recommended that all managers that a food safety course.

1-2B - certified food protection manager

Regulation: 511-6-1.03(3)(c) - certification documentation (pf)

4 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No

Manager lacking proof of Food Manager Certification. No certification present nor any employee that is certified present.

4-2A - food stored covered

Regulation: 511-6-1.04(4)(c)1(iv) - packaged & unpackaged food, food stored covered(c)

4 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

Observed uncovered food in cold holding unit/dry storage area. Consulted with PIC on covering any equipment with lids or other methods of protection from contamination.

4-2B - food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized

Regulation: 511-6-1.05(7)(b) - food contact surfaces and utensils - cleaning frequency (p, c)

4 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils not sanitized, not adhering to establishment's clean up schedule. PIC made a chlorine sanitizing solution and able to clean onsite while inspections was conducted.

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

511-6-1.04(6)(g) - Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food, Date Marking (Pf) (g) Ready-to-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food, Date Marking

  1. Except when packaging food using a reduced oxygen packaging method, and except as specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of this subsection, 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. The day of preparation shall be counted as Day 1. Pf

Observed various items in prep top, reach ins, freezer reach ins, with no date labeling methods applied. Consulted with the PIC on their methods. Items in questions were discarded and replaced.

8-2B - toxic substances properly identified, stored, used

Regulation: 511-6-1.07(6)(g) - chemical sanitizers, criteria (p)

4 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

511-6-1.07(6)(g) - Chemical Sanitizers, Criteria (P) (g) Chemical Sanitizers, Criteria. Chemical sanitizers, including chemical sanitizing solutions generated on-site, and other chemical antimicrobials applied to food-contact surfaces shall:

  1. Meet requirements specified in 40 CFR 180.940 Tolerance exemptions for active and inert ingredients for use in antimicrobial formulations (Food-contact surface sanitizing solutions) P, o

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: YesRepeat: No

Observed items placed in containers in the prep cooler, reach in freezer, lacking common name of food items coming from a bulk container. Consulted with PIC, corrected in site.

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

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

1 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

Facility did not have copy of latest inspection available to public, chocking sign, non smoking sign. PIC able to print and display missing signs.

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: YesRepeat: No

Observed ground with excess food debris on floor, observed lids wit syrup residue, observed actively containers with food debris, Consulted with PIC on implementing a cleaning schedule.