Oconee Restaurant Inspections

Here is a list of Oconee County restaurants that have undergone routine health inspections March 3-22.  All information was obtained from the Northeast Georgia Health District's health scores website.

Each kitchen is given a score, and any violations are listed on-line.  The restaurant or facility is categorized as low risk if there are no critical violations and a score of 90 or more is achieved.  For a food establishment to be categorized as high risk, one or more critical violations must be found. To read more details, visit the health scores website and scroll over the list of violations.

Any kitchen with a failing grade -- a score of 70 or less -- receives a follow-up inspection within 10 days.

1880 EPPS BRIDGE PKWY STE # 103

Date: March 7, 2012  Score: 80

High Risk -- Two critical violations noted. Violation of : 6-1A. Proper cold holding temperatures and Violation of : 6-1B. Proper hot holding temperatures

27 GREENSBORO HIGHWAY, WATKINSVILLE

Date: March 7, 2012   Score: 80

Low Risk

High Risk -- One critical violation noted. Violation of : 6-1D. Time as a public health control: procedures and records

1021 DOWDY ROAD ATHENS

Date: March 5, 2012  Score: 71

High Risk -- Three critical violations noted. Violation of : 2-1B. Hands clean and properly washed, Violation of : 6-1A. Proper cold holding temperatures, and Violation of : 6-1B. Proper hot holding temperatures

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