Mableton, Cobb County

THUMBS UP DINER

2615 EAST WEST CONNECTOR STE 100 AUSTELL, GA 30106

Food
Latest score
84
Mar 20, 2025
City
Mableton
County
Cobb
Inspections
4

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 20, 2025

Routine

Score: 843 violations

2-1B - hands clean and properly washed

Regulation: 511-6-1.03(5)(c) - when to wash (p)

9 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No
  1. Observed employee wearing gloves load soiled dishes into dishwasher and remove clean dished without washing hands in main kitchen.
  2. Observed employee touch body/clothing then grab clean dishes and transport to prep line in main kitchen without washing hands.

C/A: 1. Food employees shall clean their hands and exposed portions of their arms immediately before engaging in food preparation including working with exposed food, clean equipment and utensils, and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles P and:

(i) After touching bare human body parts other than clean hands and clean, exposed arms; P

(ii) After using the toilet room; P

(iii) After caring for or handling service animals or aquatic animals; P

(iv) After coughing, sneezing, using a handkerchief or disposable tissue, using tobacco products or electronic devices that simulate tobacco smoking, eating or drinking, except for drinking from a closed beverage container and the container is handled to prevent contamination of the hands;P

(v) After handling soiled equipment or utensils; P

(vi) During food preparation, as often as necessary to remove soil and contamination and to prevent cross contamination when changing tasks; P

(vii) When switching between working with raw food and working with ready-to-eat food; P

(viii) Before donning gloves to initiate a task that involves working with food; and

(ix) After engaging in other activities that contaminate the hands.

  1. All employees shall wash hands before leaving the restroom. All food employees leaving the restroom shall wash their hands again upon re-entering the food preparation area.

COS: Employees washed hands.

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

Regulation: 511-6-1.07(6)(c) - storage, separation (p)

4 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No
  1. Observed bleach spray bottle stored above baked potatoes in main kitchen.
  2. Observed chemical spray bottle stored amongst dry food items along shelving in main kitchen.

C/A: Poisonous or toxic materials shall be stored so they cannot contaminate food, equipment, utensils, linens, and single-service and single-use articles by:

  1. Separating the poisonous or toxic materials by spacing or partitioning; P and

  2. Locating the poisonous or toxic materials in an area that is not above food, equipment, utensils, linens, and single-service or single-use articles. This requirement does not apply to equipment and utensil cleaners and sanitizers that are stored in ware washing areas for availability and convenience if the materials are stored to prevent contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, and single-service and single-use articles.

COS: Chemicals stored properly.

12B - personal cleanliness

Regulation: 511-6-1.03(5)(j) - hair restraints (c)

3 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No
  1. Observed food employee preparing food without hair restraint in main kitchen.
  2. Observed food employee preparing food with beard longer than 1/2 inch in main kitchen.

C/A: Employees preparing or handling food shall use effective and clean, disposable or easily cleanable nets or other hair restraints approved by the Health Authority, worn properly to restrain loose hair including beards and mustaches longer than one half inch.

Sep 25, 2024

Routine

Score: 903 violations

6-1A - proper cold holding temperatures

Regulation: 511-6-1.04(6)(f) - time/temperature control for safety; cold holding (p)

9 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

Observed several TCS foods cold holding at above 41F in WIC in main kitchen (see asterisks).

C/A: All TCS foods which are cold held must be maintained at 41F and below.

COS: PIC advised that temperatures fluctuated due to morning prep. PIC adjusted thermostat in WIC to allow for high volumes of entry during prep. EHS observed unit at 38F at 9:40am. Food items re-tempted and observed decreased by 1 degree F at 9:40am.

15A - food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, and used

Regulation: 511-6-1.05(6)(a) - good repair & proper adjustment (c)

1 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No

Observed gaskets in disrepair along doors of several Baine-Marie coolers and prep top units in main kitchen and front food service area.

C/A: Repair/replace gaskets; Equipment components such as doors, seals, hinges, fasteners, and kick plates shall be kept intact, tight, and adjusted in accordance with manufacturer's specifications.

PIC has ordered gaskets; gaskets will be replaced upon arrival of ordered items.

15C - nonfood-contact surfaces clean

Regulation: 511-6-1.05(7)(d) - nonfood-contact surfaces (c)

1 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No

Observed soiled fan grates and shelving in WIC in main kitchen.

C/A: Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be cleaned at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil residues.

Mar 22, 2024

Routine

Score: 915 violations

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 several food items stored uncovered in Baine-Marie cooler #1 (chicken breast, chicken sausage, bacon, and burgers) and along grill area (butter, veggies, oil, potatoes, dry mixes) in main kitchen.

C/A: Unless cooling, all food items must be stored covered.

COS: All items covered.

12C - wiping cloths: properly used and stored

Regulation: 511-6-1.04(4)(m) - wiping cloths, use limitation (c)

3 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No
  1. Observed sanitizer buckets stored directly on the floor in main kitchen.
  2. Observed wiping cloths stored in chlorine sanitizer measuring 200ppm in main kitchen under prep sinks.

C/A: 1. Cloths in-use for wiping counters and other equipment surfaces shall be: (i) Held between uses in a chemical sanitizer solution at a concentration specified under DPH Rule 511-6-1-.05(6)(n) (Chlorine 50ppm-100ppm); and

(ii) Laundered daily.

  1. Containers of chemical sanitizing solutions in which wet wiping cloths are held between uses shall be stored off the floor and used in a manner that prevents contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles.

14A - in-use utensils: properly stored

Regulation: 511-6-1.04(4)(k) - in-use utensils, between-use storage (c)

1 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No
  1. Observed grit utensil stored in utensil water in main kitchen measuring 101F.
  2. Observed plastic bowls without handles stored in bulk containers of food in main kitchen.

C/A: During pauses in food preparation or dispensing, food preparation and dispensing utensils shall be stored:

1.Except as specified under paragraph 2 of this subsection, in the food with their handles above the top of the food and the container;

2.In food that is not time/temperature control for safety food with their handles above the top of the food within containers or equipment that can be closed, such as bins of sugar, flour, or cinnamon;

3.On a clean portion of the food preparation table or cooking equipment only if the in-use utensil and the food-contact surface of the food preparation table or cooking equipment are cleaned and sanitized at a frequency specified under DPH Rule 511-6-1-.05(7)(b) and (8)(a);

4.In running water of sufficient velocity to flush particulates to the drain, if used with moist food such as ice cream or mashed potatoes;

  1. In a clean, protected location if the utensils, such as ice scoops, are used only with a food that is not time/temperature control for safety food; or

  2. In a container of water if the water is maintained at a temperature of at least 135°F (57°C) and the container is cleaned at a frequency specified under DPH Rule 511-6-1-.05(7)(b)3(vi).

COS: Bowls removed from containers.

14B - utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried, handled

Regulation: 511-6-1.05(10)(a) - equipment & utensils, air-drying required (c)

1 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No

Observed several dishes wet nested and stacked along clean utensil storage rack in dish machine area of main kitchen.

C/A: After cleaning and sanitizing, equipment and utensils:

  1. Shall be air-dried or used after adequate draining before contact with food; and

  2. May not be cloth dried except that utensils that have been air-dried may be polished with cloths that are maintained clean and dry.

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

Observed floor of WIF soiled with food debris and dirt in main kitchen.

C/A: The physical facilities shall be cleaned as often as necessary to keep them clean and by methods that prevent contamination of food products.

Nov 30, 2023

Routine

Score: 803 violations

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 chicken stored above tomatoes and beef in the bottom of the prep-top cooler #2. C/A: Food shall be stored in order to prevent the possibility of contamination. COS: Raw chicken moved to the bottom shelf next to beef. Tomatoes moved to top shelf.

6-1A - proper cold holding temperatures

Regulation: 511-6-1.04(6)(f) - time/temperature control for safety; cold holding (p)

9 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: Yes

Observed cream cheese and spinach holding above 41F on the counter top in the main kitchen. Observed whipped butter packets holding above 41F on the counter top in the front food service area. C/A: TCS foods shall be maintained at 41F or below when cold holding. COS: Items discarded.

6-1C - proper cooling time and temperature

Regulation: 511-6-1.04(6)(d) - cooling (p)

9 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

Observed pan of grits not cooling rapidly in the walk-in cooler in the main kitchen. At 10:47 a.m the grits measured 50F. At 11:50 the grits measured 48F. C/A: Cooked time/temperature control for safety food shall be cooled:

(i) Within 2 hours from 135°F (57°C) to 70°F (21°C); P and

(ii) Within a total of 6 hours from 135°F (57°C) to 41°F (5°C) or less. COS: Discarded.