Unincorporated Buford’s Alcohol Compliance Rate is at 93.1%

Underage drinking is an important issue that continues to require our attention in Gwinnett County. One way that helps reduce the access our teens have to alcohol is through conducting compliance checks. During these checks, an underage decoy goes inside a restaurant or store and tries to purchase alcohol. If an employee sells to the decoy, he or she receives a citation. This serves as a clear reminder and expectation to check IDs and not sell alcohol to those under 21.

GUIDE would like to recognize and show appreciation to the Unincorporated Buford retailers that did not sell alcohol during compliance checks from April 2025 to September 2025. These stores help us to ensure the teens in our community stay safe.

• BP Food Mart, 4296 Old Suwanee Rd
• Chevron, 2475 S Waterworks Rd
• Circle K, 4081 S Bogan Rd
• Exxon Food Mart, 1955 Gravel Springs Rd
• Gas Plus, 4555 Thompson Mill Rd
• Lakeside Shell, 2380 Buford Dam Rd
• Longhorn Steakhouse, 1800 Mall of Georgia Blvd
• Marathon, 1643 Buford Hwy NE
• Marathon, 2380 Peachtree Industrial Blvd
• Marathon Buford Market, 2275 Buford Hwy NE
• Murphy USA (Walmart), 3853 Buford Dr
• Nalley's II, 5671 Shadburn Ferry Rd
• Publix, 4108 Hamilton Mill Rd
• QuikTrip, 4080 Buford Dr
• Shell Food Mart, 2625 Mall of Georgia Blvd
• Shell Food Mart, 3550 S Bogan Rd
• Shell Food Mart, 4430 Nelson Brogdon Blvd
• Taco Mac, 3250 Woodward Crossing Blvd
• Tote A Poke, 565 E Main St
• USA Food Mart – CITGO, 4131 Hamilton Mill Rd

GUIDE collaborates with the Gwinnett County Police Department in these prevention activities to help promote safe and healthy communities.

GUIDE’s mission is to improve community conditions by utilizing collaborations, promoting positive youth development, delivering specialized training and resources and preventing substance use and abuse. To find out more, please visit guideinc.org.