Americus, Sumter County

WOK N WINGS

101 W JEFFERSON ST UNIT B AMERICUS, GA 31709

Food
Latest score
82
Jan 20, 2026
City
Americus
County
Sumter
Inspections
3

Score history

Inspection scores over time for this facility.

Inspection history

Georgia inspection history is score-based, with violations grouped under each recorded inspection.

Jan 20, 2026

Routine

Score: 823 violations

4-1A - food separated and protected

9 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: Yes

Observed raw chicken stored next to raw shrimp in the reach in cooler near the back entrance to the main kitchen. Observed raw chicken above raw fish located in the reach in cooler beside the hand sink. Except when combined as ingredients, separating types of raw animal foods from each other such as beef, fish, lamb, pork, and poultry during storage, preparation, holding, and display by:

(I) Using separate equipment for each type, P or

(II) Arranging each type of food in equipment so that cross contamination of one type with another is prevented. COS PIC rearanged the reach in cooler.

2-2A - management knowledge, responsibilities, reporting

4 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: Yes

Observed facility operating without employee health policies. Blank forms were provided for the PIC to help correct this issue. The permit holder shall require food employees and conditional employees to report to the CFSM and person in charge, information about their health and activities as they relate to diseases that are transmissible through food. A food employee or conditional employee shall report the information in a manner that allows the CFSM and person in charge to reduce the risk of foodborne disease transmission, including providing necessary additional information, such as the date of onset of symptoms and an illness, or of a diagnosis without symptoms, if the food employee or conditional employee:

  1. Has any of the following symptoms:

(i) Vomiting, P

(ii) Diarrhea, P

(iii) Jaundice, P

(iv) Sore throat with fever, P or

(v) A lesion containing pus such as a boil or infected wound that is open or draining and is:

(I) On the hands or wrists, unless an impermeable cover such as a finger cot or stall protects the lesion and a single-use glove is worn over the impermeable cover as specified under subsection(5)(g) of this Rule, P

(II) On exposed portions of the arms, unless the lesion is protected by an impermeable cover, P or

(III) On other parts of the body, unless the lesion is covered by a dry, durable, tight-fitting bandage; P

  1. Has an illness diagnosed by a health practitioner due to:

(i) Norovirus, P

(ii) Hepatitis A virus, P

(iii) Shigella spp., P

(iv) Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli, P

(v) Salmonella Typhi; P or

(vi) nontyphoidal Salmonella; COS health authority provided facility with a copy of the employee health policy.

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

Regulation: 511-6-1.05(3)(j) - sink for washing raw fruit and vegetables (p)

1 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No

Observed raw chicken in the sink designated as the fruit/vegetable sink. Sink for Washing Raw Fruits and Vegetables. At least one sink, plumbed with hot and cold water under pressure, shall be provided for the washing of fruits and vegetables as specified under DPH Rule 511-6-1-.04(4)(g)1. P

May 8, 2025

Routine

Score: 816 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 above raw fish located in the reach in cooler beside the hand sink. Except when combined as ingredients, separating types of raw animal foods from each other such as beef, fish, lamb, pork, and poultry during storage, preparation, holding, and display by:

(I) Using separate equipment for each type, P or

(II) Arranging each type of food in equipment so that cross contamination of one type with another is prevented. COS PIC rearanged the reach in cooler.

2-2A - management knowledge, responsibilities, reporting

Regulation: 511-6-1.03(4)(a)(b)(c)(e)(f) - responsibility of permit holder, pic, and conditional employees (p), (pf)

4 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: Yes

Observed facility operating without employee health policies. The permit holder shall require food employees and conditional employees to report to the CFSM and person in charge, information about their health and activities as they relate to diseases that are transmissible through food. A food employee or conditional employee shall report the information in a manner that allows the CFSM and person in charge to reduce the risk of foodborne disease transmission, including providing necessary additional information, such as the date of onset of symptoms and an illness, or of a diagnosis without symptoms, if the food employee or conditional employee:

  1. Has any of the following symptoms:

(i) Vomiting, P

(ii) Diarrhea, P

(iii) Jaundice, P

(iv) Sore throat with fever, P or

(v) A lesion containing pus such as a boil or infected wound that is open or draining and is:

(I) On the hands or wrists, unless an impermeable cover such as a finger cot or stall protects the lesion and a single-use glove is worn over the impermeable cover as specified under subsection(5)(g) of this Rule, P

(II) On exposed portions of the arms, unless the lesion is protected by an impermeable cover, P or

(III) On other parts of the body, unless the lesion is covered by a dry, durable, tight-fitting bandage; P

  1. Has an illness diagnosed by a health practitioner due to:

(i) Norovirus, P

(ii) Hepatitis A virus, P

(iii) Shigella spp., P

(iv) Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli, P

(v) Salmonella Typhi; P or

(vi) nontyphoidal Salmonella; COS health authority provided facility with a copy of the employee health policy.

2-2D - adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible

Regulation: 511-6-1.07(3)(a) - handwashing cleanser, availability (pf)

4 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

Observed both handwashing sinks lacking hand cleanser. Each handwashing sink or group of two adjacent handwashing sinks shall be provided with a supply of hand cleaning liquid, powder, or bar soap. COS PIC put hand soap at each hand sink.

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

Observed raw tub of gizards located in the handwashing sink. A handwashing sink shall be maintained so that it is accessible at all times for employee use. COS PIC removed the gizards from the handwashing sink.

11C - approved thawing methods used

Regulation: 511-6-1.04(6)(c) - thawing (c)

3 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

Observed a tub of raw gizzards thawing without the use of any of the approved thawing measures. Except as specified in paragraph 4 of this subsection, time/temperature control for safety food shall be thawed:

  1. Under refrigeration that maintains the food temperature at 41°F (5°C) or less; PF or

  2. Completely submerged under running water:

(i) At a water temperature of 70°F (21°C) or below, PF

(ii) With sufficient water velocity to agitate and float off loose particles in an overflow PF, and

(iii) For a period of time that does not allow thawed portions of ready-to-eat food to rise above 41°F (5°C), or

(iv) For a period of time that does not allow thawed portions of a raw animal food requiring cooking to be above 41°F (5°C), for more than 4 hours including:

(I) The time the food is exposed to the running water and the time needed for preparation for cooking PF, or

(II) The time it takes under refrigeration to lower the food temperature to 41°F (5°C) PF;

  1. As part of a cooking process if the food that is frozen is:

(i) Cooked as specified under subsections (5)(a)1 or 2 or (5)(b) or 5(e) of this Rule PF, or

(ii) Thawed in a microwave oven and immediately transferred to conventional cooking equipment, with no interruption in the process PF; or

  1. Using any procedure if a portion of frozen ready-to-eat food is thawed and prepared for immediate service in response to an individual consumer's order.

  2. Reduced oxygen packaged fish that bears a label indicating that it is to be kept frozen until time of use shall be removed from the reduced oxygen environment:

(i) Prior to its thawing under refrigeration that maintains the food temperature at 41°F (5°C) or less; or

(ii) Prior to, or immediately upon completion of its thawing, using procedures to completely submerge in running water as specified in paragraph 2 of this subsection. COS PIC put the gizards in the reach in cooler.

14C - single-use/single-service articles: properly stored, used

Regulation: 511-6-1.05(6)(r) - single-service/single-use articles, use limitations (c)

1 ptsCorrected: YesRepeat: No

Observed single use plastic accent seasoning tubs used to store various meats. Single-service and single-use articles may not be reused. COS PIC removed the meats from the single use tubs.

Jun 5, 2024

Routine

Score: 808 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 rice, chicken wings not cold holding below 41 degrees or below.

6-1B - proper hot holding temperatures

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

9 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No

Observed cabbage, chicken , chicken wings hot holding below 135 degrees Fahrenheit.

2-2A - management knowledge, responsibilities, reporting

Regulation: 511-6-1.03(2)(o) - person-in-charge duties (pf)

4 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No

Observed PIC not able to present verbal or written employee health policy.

10D - food properly labeled; original container

Regulation: 511-6-1.04(7)(b) - honestly presented (c)

3 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No

Observed swai fish is substituted for the menu listing of catfish.

12C - wiping cloths: properly used and stored

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

3 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No

Observed cloth wiping cloths not held in sanitizer solution or taken out of service after use.

12C - wiping cloths: properly used and stored

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

3 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No

Observed cloth wiping cloths not held in sanitizer solution or taken out of service after use.

17A - toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, cleaned

Regulation: 511-6-1.06(2)(h) - toilets and urinals, numbers and capacities (c)

1 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No

Observed toilet rooms, which have door handle doors, not supplied with paper toweels

17B - garbage/refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained

Regulation: 511-6-1.06(5)(k),(l) - storing refuse, recyclables & receptacles; areas, enclosures, & receptacles, good repair (c)

1 ptsCorrected: NoRepeat: No

Observed garbage dumpster's lid broken.