Health Inspectors Visit Chef Ming's, Pizza Hut and the Oconee County Jail

Here is a list of Oconee County establishments that have recently undergone routine health inspections. 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 online. The restaurant or cafeteria 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. For more details about violations, click here and scroll over the violation.

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

Chef Ming's 

1720 Epps Bridge Parkway, Suite No. 107, Athens

Score: 90

Inspection date: Aug. 20, 2013 

Low Risk - No critical violations found.

Non-critical violations:

• Violation of : 10D. Properly labeled; original container; required records: shellstock tags
• Violation of : 12B. Personal cleanliness
• Violation of : 12C. Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
• Violation of : 15A. Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, and used
• Violation of : 15C. Nonfood-contact surfaces clean Water, Plumbing and Waste 
• Violation of : 17B. Garbage/refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained

Oconee County Jail 

Score: 96

Date of inspection: Aug. 16, 2013

Low risk — No critical violations

Non-critical violations: 

• Violation of : 4-2A. Food stored covered 

Pizza Hut

Score: 89

Date of inspection: Aug. 20, 2013 

Between low risk and high risk — No critical violations noted but a score of 90 not achieved

Non-critical violations: 

• Violation of : 4-2A. Food stored covered
• Violation of : 14A. In-use utensils: properly stored
• Violation of : 14B. Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried, handled 
• Violation of : 15A. Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, and used
• Violation of : 15A. Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, and used
• Violation of : 15C. Nonfood-contact surfaces clean Water, Plumbing and Wast
• Violation of : 16B. Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
• Violation of : 17B. Garbage/refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained Violation of : 17C. Physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean