Sunday, November 25, 2012

Clarke County Restaurant Receives "Shocking" Health Inspection Report

ATHENS, Ga.--Popular Athens restaurant Transmetropolitan received the lowest health inspection score in Clarke County for 2012.
     The report which was issued by the Northeast Health District released their health inspection scores for the county in October with the pizzeria Transmetropolitan receiving a failing 69. All scores under 70 receive a follow-up visit by inspectors.
     The pizza spot's manager, Max Talkovich, said in a Red and Black interview that the score was the result of, "minor things that all added up."
   Contributing to the restaurant's low score were a string of minor violations including one for failure to keep "insects, rodents, and animals" out of the restaurant and a critical violation for bare hand to food contact that cost the E. Clayton Street location nine points.
   When sophomore University of Georgia student Jessica Goddard first heard about her favorite restaurant's score her reaction was visceral, "No!" she exclaimed mouth wide-open, "It's completely shocking." 
   The downtown Transmetropolitan did receive a follow-up inspection, passing the second time with an 89.
      For a complete listing of this year's restaurant health scores visit http://publichealthathens.com/healthscores/Clarke_county_restaurant_scores.html. 
     

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