Little Japan
Last inspected: May 22, 2025
58
Score
Little Japan, located at 113 Depot St, Hartwell, GA, underwent a moderate-risk food service inspection on May 22, 2025. This inspection identified two critical, two major, and one minor violation, including issues with food-contact surface sanitation, proper cooling, and time as a public health control. The facility has a history of mostly low-risk inspections across two scored visits.
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Inspections
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Critical latest
2
Major latest
1
Minor latest
Inspection History
May 22, 2025
Routine
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 1 minor violation. 4 corrected on site.
58
Feb 1, 2024
Routine
1 major violation. 3 minor violations. 1 corrected on site.
78
Violations — May 22, 2025 Inspection
4-2B - food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
(corrected on site)
Inspector notes: Observed chlorine sanitizer buckets across kitchen below minimum concentration or lacking concentration. Advised PIC that chlorine sanitizer solutions must be between 50-100ppm. PIC and employees remade solution to proper concentration. Concentration at completion 50ppm.
511-6-1.05(6)(n)
6-1C - proper cooling time and temperature
(corrected on site)
Inspector notes: Observed shrimp in prep top cooler at 60F. Shrimp had been thawed previously under running water and were not cooling at a rate fast enough to achieve 41F within 4 hours of production. Advised PIC to move shrimp to freezer to rapidly complete cooling process. Shrimp reached 28F within allotted time.
511-6-1.04(6)(d)
6-1D - time as a public health control: procedures and records
(corrected on site)
Inspector notes: Observed chicken at 109F on prep table next to grill area. PIC stated chicken was cooked at 10 am and was held using TPHC. PIC could not provide written procedures for TPHC for chicken. PIC discarded chicken.
511-6-1.04(6)(i)
11C - approved thawing methods used
(corrected on site)
Inspector notes: Observed previously frozen fish bearing a label indicating it is the be kept frozen or removed from ROP immediately upon removal from freezer, thawing in the walkin cooler. ROP was still intact. Advised PIC that ROP fish must be removed from bag prior to thawing. PIC removed fish.
511-6-1.04(6)(c)
15B - warewashing facilities: installed, maintained, used; test strips
Inspector notes: Observed wash solution at dishmachine at 112F. Advised PIC that wash temp must be 120F in a sanitizing dishamchine.
511-6-1.05(6)(j)
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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