Cornelia, Habersham County

EL SOMBRERO #8

236 MERCHANT WAY CORNELIA, GA 30531

Food

Latest score

Mar 6, 2025

City

Cornelia

County

Habersham

Inspections

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 6, 2025

Routine

Score: 894 violations

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2-2D - adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible

Regulation: 511-6-1.06(2)(o) - using a handwashing sink- operation & maintenance (pf)

4 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No

No hot water readily available in any the facility's handwashing stations. Consulted with PIC on facility's hot water heater. PIC stated maintenance call was placed.

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

4 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

Dish machine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength; further investigation by inspector revealed the facility's solution unable to meet the minimum sanitizing requirements (50ppm); PIC stated that the solution had not been changed for some time; inspector unable to determine strength of solution after utilizing test strips; PIC was instructed to contact manufacturer for resupplies and maintenance to dish machine and to use dish machine only for washing dishes and equipment but shall sanitize utilizing 3-comp. sink.

SANITIZER BUCKETS USING CHLORINE SANITZER DID NOT MEET THE MINIMUM CONCCENTRATION. PIC CHANGED ALL OF SANITIZER BUCKETS.

16A - hot and cold water available; adequate pressure

Regulation: 511-6-1.06(1)(g),(h) - water supply, capacity; pressure (pf)

2 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No

Hot water supply not maintained during peak periods.

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

Equipment and/or utensils are not being air-dried or adequately drained after cleaning and sanitizing them before using them in contact with food.

Jun 22, 2023

Routine

Score: 905 violations

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

Regulation: 511-6-1.07(6)(a) - original container-id info (pf)

4 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

Observed several bottles labeled as quaternary sanitizer with different chemical in them, further investigation revealed it was a cleaner and a oven cleaner chemical. PIC COS

10D - food properly labeled; original container

Regulation: 511-6-1.07(4)(c) - segregation, distressed food segregated and properly located (pf)

3 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: Yes

Observed dented cans stored on shelf with food products in a facility prep area; Food products that are held for credit, redemption, or return purposes to the distributor such as damaged, spoiled, or recalled products were not segregated and held in a designated area that is separated from food, equipment, utensils, linens, and single service and single use articles.

PIC discarded items in question.

10D - food properly labeled; original container

Regulation: 511-6-1.04(7)(c) - food labels (pf, c)

3 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

Food items in storage containers were not identified with the common name of the food item .

13B - compliance with georgia smoke free air act

Regulation: O.C.G.A. 31-12A-1 to 31-12A-13 - ga smoke free air act of 2005

1 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

Smoking not permitted signs not found in facility.

15B - warewashing facilities: installed, maintained, used; test strips

Regulation: 511-6-1.05(3)(h),(i),(j) - temperature measuring device, manual warewashing; sanitizing solutions, testing device (pf)

1 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No

Lack of use of chemical test kit when using chemical sanitizer for sanitizing buckets.