Here is a list of Oconee County restaurants that have undergone routine health inspections March 23- April 15, 2012.  All information was obtained from the Northeast Georgia Health District's health scores website.

Each kitchen is given a score, and any violations are listed on-line.  The restaurant or facility is categorized as low risk if there are no critical violations and a score of 90 or more is achieved.  For a food establishment to be categorized as high risk, one or more critical violations must be found. To read more details, visit the health scores website and scroll over the list of violations.

Any kitchen with a failing grade -- a score of 70 or less -- receives a follow-up inspection within 10 days.

FOX'S PIZZA DEN

1850 EPPS BRIDGE PARKWAY ATHENS

Date: April 10, 2012  Score: 87

Between Low Risk and High Risk: No critical violations noted but a score of 90 not achieved.

LANE CREEK GOLF CLUB DELI

1201 CLUB DRIVE BISHOP

Date: March 28, 2012  Score: 88

Between Low Risk and High Risk: No critical violations noted but a score of 90 not achieved.

MCDONALD'S

2063 EXPERIMENT STATION RD WATKINSVILLE

Date: March 30, 2012  Score: 91

Low Risk

RYAN'S -- Follow up

1021 DOWDY ROAD ATHENS

Date: April 6, 2012  Score: 76

High Risk -- Three critical violations noted. Violation of : 2-1B. Hands clean and properly washed, Violation of : 6-1A. Proper cold holding temperatures, and Violation of : 6-1B. Proper hot holding temperatures

See last routine check

THE TACO STAND

2131 HOG MOUNTAIN ROAD WATKINSVILLE

Date: March 30, 2012  Score: 80

High Risk -- One Critical Violation noted: Violation of : 6-1B. Proper hot holding temperatures

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