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Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Restaurant Receives Violation for Jacket Hanging on Can Opener in Barrow County Inspections for April 10, 2013

Find out how Barrow restaurants and places that offer food services scored on recent health inspections.

Want more information on how restaurant inspection scores are calculated? Click here to view the form inspectors use.  The Northeast Health District reports the following health inspection scores for Barrow County.  Chick-fil-A, 850 Loganville Highway, Bethlehem Score: 94 Date of routine inspection: March 26, 2013 No critical violations Non-critical violations:   Popeyes, 126 May St., Winder  Score: 95 Date of routine inspection: March 29, 2013  No critical violations Non-critical violations:   Subway, 1922 Railroad St., Statham Score: 98 Date of routine inspection: March 26, 2013  No critical violations Non-critical violation:   McDonald's, 912 Loganville Highway, Winder Score: 99 Date of routine inspection: March 26, 2013  No critical …

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Recent Reviews Posted for Local Restaurants, Dentist and Nail Salon

Read what Barrow Patch users have to say about local businesses and share your own reviews.

Did you know you can rate and review hundreds of Barrow area businesses and restaurants in our directory? Businesses are rated on a scale of one to five, with five stars being excellent and one star indicating a poor rating. Recent reviews were posted for the following businesses:  Want to share your opinion about a local business? Visit the Barrow Patch Directory, search for the business you want to review and look for the "Rate this business" link directly beneath the company name. Subscribe to Barrow Patch’s newsletters, follow us on Twitter and “like” us on Facebook.

Monday, April 8, 2013

Own a Local Business? Claim and Manage Your Free Listing

Claim your free listing and add photos, menus, promotions, reach out to your customers and respond to ratings and reviews today.

When Patch launched in Barrow County in December 2010, contributors ventured to local businesses to collect information for the site's directory. The result: Barrow Patch's business directory. The directory is the place to find descriptions, hours, accepted payment methods and more for businesses around the county. You can even see what your neighbors think of a business before you visit or write your own review. But local businesses get extra bonuses when they claim their free listing. Owners or managers can sign in and search for their business. Underneath the photos, there is a box with the question: "Do you own or manage this location? Claim it!" Just click "Claim it!" and a form will pop up asking for contact information and …

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10:33 pm on Monday, March 25, 2013

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Friday, April 5, 2013

Winder Business Owner Arrested

Lixuan Guan, 39, of Watkinsville has been charged with disorderly conduct.

The owner of a Winder restaurant was arrested March 30 and is facing a disorderly conduct charge.  The owner of a jewelry store adjacent to Asia Cafe called police to report the cafe's owner was disrupting his store's operation. According to a Winder Police Department incident report, the complainant told police the cafe's owner parked a truck in a space in the front of his store’s entrance door and lowered the tailgate so his door could be opened just slightly. The cafe's owner reportedly unloaded bags of rice, one at a time, onto a cart for about an hour. The man also complained of spilled rice and accused the cafe owner of putting rice into a bottle of Fanta and dropping it against his store’s glass front door, creating a "huge sticky …

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Walmart Offering Gas Discounts for Store Gift Card, MoneyCard and Credit Card Users

Customers can save as much as 15 cents a gallon.

  Reportedly seeking to boost sales, Walmart is offering discounts on gasoline as high as 15 cents per gallon. And the offer is good at the Winder Walmart location. The retailer announced this week its Great Gas Rollback program. Customers using a Walmart gift card will receive a 10 cent per gallon discount, while those who use a Walmart MoneyCard or Walmart credit card will save 15 cents per gallon. The offer is good at Murphy USA gas outlets at the participating Walmart stores. According to the Chicago Tribune, Walmart's U.S. sales have slowed in 2013 as higher gasoline prices have affected customers, along with higher U.S. payroll taxes and delayed income tax refunds. Subscribe to Barrow Patch’s newsletters, follow us on Twitter and “…

Lowest-Scoring Barrow County Restaurants Inspected This Year

Violations include the presence of live roaches, foods held at improper temperatures and more.

No new reports for Barrow County had been posted by the Northeast Health District, so Barrow Patch looks back at some of the lowest-scoring local restaurants in 2013.     All Star Billiards, 189 W. Athens St., Winder Score: 81 Date of routine inspection: March 13, 2013 Critical violation:  Violation of: 6-1A. Proper cold holding temperatures (Barbecue pork held in temperature danger zone 41 to 135 degrees in food prep sink. Corrected on site by discarding.)  Non-critical violations:    Firehouse Subs, 108 E. May St., Winder Score: 82 Date of routine inspection: Jan. 24, 2013 Critical violation: Non-critical violations:   Locos Grill & Pub, 35 N. Broad St., Suite 150, Winder Score: 89 Date of routine inspection: March 5, 2013  Critical …

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

From One to Five Stars — Post Ratings and Reviews for Local Businesses

Did you have a great experience? A not-so-great one? Share your reviews with the Barrow community.

Did you know you can rate and review hundreds of Barrow area businesses and restaurants in our directory? Businesses are rated on a scale of one to five, with five stars being excellent and one star indicating a poor rating. Click here to view businesses by ratings, from five starts to one star, and businesses that have yet to receive ratings and reviews.  Want to share your opinion about a local business? Visit the Barrow Patch Directory, search for the business you want to review and look for the "Rate this business" link directly beneath the company name. Subscribe to Barrow Patch’s newsletters, follow us on Twitter and “like” us on Facebook.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Three Local Businesses Receive Scores of 100 in Barrow Restaurant Inspections for March 27, 2013

Find out which restaurants had no violations during recent health inspections.

Want more information on how restaurant inspection scores are calculated? Click here to view the form inspectors use.  The Northeast Health District reports the following health inspection scores for Barrow County.    Dakota's, 1304 Atlanta Highway, Auburn Score: 100 Date of routine inspection: March 19, 2013 No violations   Skip's Hawaiian Shaved Ice, 43 N. Broad St., Winder Score: 100 Date or routine inspection: March 20, 2013 No violations   Zheng's Hibachi Buffet, 78 E. May St., Winder Score: 100 Date or routine inspection: March 15, 2013 No violations   Spitfire, 841 A Ronald Wood Road, Winder Score: 89 Date of routine inspection: March 14, 2013 Critical violation: Non-critical violations:   Pizza Hut, 47 E. May St., Winder Score: 89 …

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Recent Reviews Posted for Local Meat Market and Salon

Read what Barrow Patch users have to say about local businesses and share your own reviews.

Did you know you can rate and review hundreds of Barrow area businesses and restaurants in our directory? Businesses are rated on a scale of one to five, with five stars being excellent and one star indicating a poor rating. Recent reviews were posted for the following businesses:  Want to share your opinion about a local business? Visit the Barrow Patch Directory, search for the business you want to review and look for the "Rate this business" link directly beneath the company name. Subscribe to Barrow Patch’s newsletters, follow us on Twitter and “like” us on Facebook.

New Businesses Set to Open Over Next Three Months at Gateway Station

In addition to the businesses that are scheduled to open in April, May and June, a car wash and a Wendy's are coming this fall.

Four businesses at Gateway Station, a retail development that fronts Ga. Highway 316, in the Winder/Bethlehem area, are set to open in the next three months.  Premier Podiatry and Mattress Gallery USA & Fine Furniture are slated to open April 1, Perfect 10 Nails & Spa's opening is set for Opening May 1 and Pancho's Mexican Grill is expected to begin serving customers June 1.  Wayne Bartlett with Maynard and Bartlett Realty Group in Winder, who also serves as operations manager for Combs Bartlett Commercial Investment & Development, said a car wash and a Wendy's fast food restaurant are coming to the area this fall. A total of 160 acres along Exchange Boulevard are earmarked for grocery, retail, restaurant, office and medical space within …

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vas palenik

7:51 pm on Tuesday, April 9, 2013

I totally agree with you with the swimming pool idea- I want my water clear when am swimming not in a lake yuck- hope our opinions count !   more ›

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