Warner Robins, Perry restaurants get a ‘C’ on routine health inspections. Why?

Three Warner Robins restaurants and one in Perry were required to have follow-up inspections after receiving “C’s” for marginal compliance on July routine health inspections.

All four had at least one violation for food held at improper temperatures.

The restaurants include a Krystal off Hawkinsville Highway, Stoners Pizza Joint off Ga. 96, and Wild Wing Cafe off Lake Joy Road, all in Warner Robins, as well as Oliver Perry’s in downtown Perry.

Meanwhile, most Houston County restaurants, bars, coffee shops and food trucks earned “A’s” on routine health inspections for the reporting period of July 1-31, according to what was reported in the online health department portal Monday. Of those, multiple earned perfect scores of 100.

Also, just over a dozen restaurants and one food truck got “B’s,” while none received a failing grade of “U.”

State Environmental Health inspectors assign grades based on how many points are deducted from 100, with scores at 69 and below considered failing.

Restaurants and other food establishments that receive either a “U” or a “C” on a routine inspection are required to have follow-up inspections, which usually take place within 10 days of the routine inspection.

Marginal scores

On its routine inspection July 2, Krystal at 10136 Hawkinsville Road in Warner Robins scored a 70 for multiple violations - including cooked chicken patties under a heat lamp below the required temperature for food safety.

Other violations include:

• A container of sliced cheddar cheese was not marked with a required start or discard time.
• An ice scoop was stored in a soiled food storage container.
• Several containers of rehydrated onions inside a walk-in cooler had no required prep or discard date.
• Hot water at handwashing sinks didn’t reach the required temperature.
• Black buildup around the outer drink dispenser nozzle of the slushy machine.

The restaurant bounced back with a 100 at its follow-up inspection July 8.

On its routine inspection July 23, Stoners Pizza Joint at 1080 Ga. 96, Suite 500, in Warner Robins, scored a 71 after just over a dozen violations - including pizza held inside a warming cabinet below the required temperature for food safety.

Other violations include:

• Cooked chicken wings and house-made ranch inside a walk-in cooler and reach-in cooler were not date marked as required.
• A food handler with a beard prepping pizzas did not have a hair restraint required for a beard of that length.
• Hot water at a hand washing sink was below the required temperature for hot water.
• Another hand washing sink was not working, with hot and cold water lines disconnected.
• A sanitizing dispenser was not working properly at a three-compartment sink, with the sanitizing solution not being dispensed through the line of a sanitizing dispenser.

The restaurant bounced back with a score of 96 for an “A” at its follow-up inspection July 28.

On its routine inspection July 10, Wild Wing Cafe at 714 Lake Joy Road in Warner Robins scored a 76, for multiple violations — including no required start or discard time for boneless and traditional chicken wings on the self serve bar.

Other violations include:

• The salad base, sliced tomatoes and sliced ham in a prep cooler were above the required temperatures for food safety. Raw chicken on a counter top was “not under temperature control.”
• Unlabeled chemical bottles were found throughout the facility.
• The high temperature dishwashing machine was not reaching the required high temperature.

The restaurant bounced back with a score of 100 at its follow-up inspection July 15.

On its routine inspection July 17, Oliver Perry’s at 905 Carroll St. in Perry scored a 79 for a half dozen violations, including an open container of heavy whipping cream in the reach-in cooler in the bar area that was above the required temperature for food safety.

Other violations include:

• A pink-like substance was on the ice baffle that guides and directs the flow of ice inside an ice machine.
• There were no paper towels at the hand sink in the kitchen area.
• An employee in the kitchen was drinking a bottle of sports water instead of out a required cup with a lid and straw.
• A bulk container of sugar and flour was not labeled as required with its common name on the outside of a food-grade container.
• Employee drinks were located around consumer foods inside the walk-in cooler, prep cooler, and inside the reach-in cooler in the bar area.

The restaurant bounced back with a score of 100 at its follow-up inspection July 23.

Best scores

Multiple restaurant, bars, coffee shops and food trucks aced their routine health inspections with perfect scores. Here are those with scores of 100 by location:

Warner Robins

• Between Friends Coffee, 1080 Ga. 96, Suite 100
• Burger King, 201 Russell Parkway
• Calvillo Mexican Grill, 1224 Russell Parkway
• Carniceria Tienda Don Sammy, 1431 Watson Blvd.
• Dunkin’, 825 Russell Parkway
• El Cotija Mexican Restaurant, 109 Margie Drive
• FitCo Health Club, 198 South Houston Lake Road, Suite D
• Gunn Nutrition, 6009 Watson Blvd., Suite 400
• Jeremiah’s Italian Ice, 801 Ga. 96, Suite 2200
• Jersey Mike’s Subs, 133 Margie Drive, Suite 200
• McDonald’s, 1879 Watson Blvd.
• Mellow Mushroom, 710 Lake Joy Road
• Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt, 3030 Watson Blvd.
• No Name Chicken, 2706 Watson Blvd., Suite I
• Panda Express, 2743 Watson Blvd.
• Peach Cobbler Factory, 840 Ga. 96, Suite 2600
• PhatBoy’z Smokehouse, inside the Lake Joy Stop-n-Shop, 705 Lake Joy Road
• Saigon Bowl, 810 Ga. 96, Suite 600
• Slim Chickens, 4030 Watson Blvd.
• Starbucks, inside Target, 2929 Watson Blvd.
• Starbucks, inside Kroger, 3094 Watson Blvd.
• Subway, 809 Ga. 96
• Subway, 502 Booth Road
• Taco Bell, 419 North Davis Drive
• Triple D Smokehouse, 2055 Watson Blvd.

Warner Robins area

• Fazoli’s, 762 Ga. 96, Bonaire
• Jersey Mike’s Subs, 749 Ga. 96, Suite 202, Bonaire
• Larry’s Giant Subs, 789 Ga. 96, Unit 1-F
• Starbucks, 758 Ga. 96, Bonaire
• Subway, 100 North Houston Lake Road, Suite A, Centerville

Perry

• Bodega Brew, 1025 Ball St.
• Jamaican Jerk Restaurant, 1320 Sam Nunn Blvd.
• ‘Orleans on Carroll Street, 807 Carroll St.
• Papa John’s Pizza, 322 North Perry Parkway
• Perrydise Nutrition, 1203 Sunset Ave.
• Skipper John’s, 1210 Macon Road
• Starbucks, 277 Perry Parkway
• Subway, 105 Iffie Road
• Sunset Slush of Middle Georgia, 736 Carroll St., Unit 11
• Yoder’s Sandwich Shoppe, 1201 Sunset Ave.

Food trucks

• Kona Ice of Houston County
• ‘Orleans on Wheels
• PhatBoy’z Smokehouse
• Ricky’s Taco Shop
• Shake-Umz’ Wingz
• Sunset Slush of Middle Georgia

How it works

• An “A” is given for a score between 90 to 100 and denotes “food safety excellence.”
• A score of 80 to 89 is considered “satisfactory compliance” for a grade of “B.”
• A “C” is given for “marginal compliance” based on a score of 70-79.
• A “U” for “unsatisfactory compliance” is given when a restaurant scores 69 or less.

Restaurant inspections are designed to protect public health. The Telegraph reviews inspection reports monthly.