'Mold Like' Substance in Ice Machine, Damaged Fryer Baskets and More Violations in Barrow County Restaurant Inspections for March 6, 2013

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The Northeast Health District reports the following health inspection scores for Barrow County. 

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Sonic Drive-in, 7 S. Center St., Winder
Score: 94
Date of routine inspection: Feb. 26, 2013
No critical violations
Non-critical violations: 

• Violation of: 4-2B. Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized (The ice machine is unclean with a mold-like substance. Advised the person in charge to clean and sanitize the ice machine.) 
• Violation of: 17C. Physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean (The floor surface in the grill area is heavily damaged.) 

Apalachee High School, 940 Haymon Morris Road, Winder
Score: 96
Date of routine inspection: Feb. 20, 2013
No critical violations
Non-critical violations: 

• Violation of: 2-2B. Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use (Employee drink cup stored on shelf in dry storage without lid. Advised management that all drink cups must be single service cups with lid and straw and stored away from food prep or food storage area.) 
• Violation of: 2-2D. Adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible (No paper towels provided at hand sink at rear of kitchen area. Corrected on site by restocking dispenser.) 

McDonald's, 1667 Atlanta Highway, Auburn
Score: 96
Date of routine inspection: Feb. 27, 2013
No critical violations
Non-critical violation: 

• Violation of: 8-2B. Toxic substances properly identified, stored, used (Quat sanitizer concentration too high in buckets.) 

Bojangles, 268 N. Broad St., Winder
Score: 99
Date of routine inspection: Feb. 27, 2013
No critical violations
Non-critical violation:

• Violation of: 15A. Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, and used (Several fryer baskets were damaged with broken wires. Advised the person in charge to replace the damaged fryer baskets.) 

Country Inn & Suites, 925 Ga. Highway 124, Braselton
Score: 99
Date of routine inspection: Feb. 20, 2013
No critical violations
Non-critical violation:  

• Violation of: 14C. Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored, used (Boxes of single service articles were stored on the floor in the dry storage. Advised the person in charge to store all items at least 6 inches off the floor.) 

Barrow County Early Head Start, 55 Maynard St., Winder
Score: 100
Date of routine inspection: Feb. 21, 2013
No violations  

Barrow County Head Start, 75 Maynard St., Winder
Score: 100
Date of routine inspection: Feb. 21, 2013
No violations  

Russell Middle School, 84 W. Midland Ave., Winder
Score: 100
Date of routine inspection: Feb. 27, 2013
No violations  

Top Dawg Tavern, 656 Exchange Circle, Suite 100, Bethlehem 
Score: 100
Date of preliminary inspection: Feb. 22, 2013
No violations  

Winder-Barrow Middle School, 163 King St., Winder
Score: 100
Date of routine inspection: Feb. 22, 2013
No violations  

Yargo Elementary School, 1000 Haymon Morris Road, Winder
Score: 100
Date of routine inspection: Feb. 20, 2013
No violations  

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