Subway #40272

270 Walmart Way, Dahlonega, GA 30533
American
License: Food Service
Last inspected: Sep 29, 2025
55
Score
Medium Risk

Subway #40272 has a thin inspection record, with only two visits on file so far. The most recent visit was on Sep 29, 2025. A medium risk score generally means inspectors found things to fix, though most weren't urgent.

The picture has gotten worse over the last few visits, with the average climbing from around two violations to closer to eight violations.

“Nonfood-contact surfaces clean” accounts for the largest share of issues, appearing two times across the record.

By comparison, the average Dahlonega facility scores 80, putting Subway #40272 on the weaker side. Taken together, the history looks like that of a busy facility working through the usual inspection cycle.

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Inspections
1
Critical latest
2
Major latest
5
Minor latest
Inspection History
Sep 29, 2025
Routine
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 5 minor violations. 1 corrected on site.
View 8 violations
6-2 - proper date marking and disposition (corrected on site)
Inspector notes: Observed aioli, siracha, vinegarette, and honey mustard sauces held in the preptop cooler past their marked expiration date. Observed a bag of BBQ sauce in dry storage with a best by manufacturer date of 4/2025. Observed four bags of Lays chips displayed for sale past the expiration date. CA: food items made in-house must be discarded or used within 7 days. food items commercially prepared must not be held past the manufacturer best by date. COS food items discarded
511-6-1.04(6)(h)
2-2E - response procedures for vomiting & diarrheal events
Inspector notes: Facility employees were unaware of vomit/fecal cleanup procedure and facility did not appear to have any cleaner capable of killing norovirus in the event of an incident. CA: every food service facility must have a written procedure for any vomit/fecal incident and an approved chemical capable of killing norovirus included in that procedure.
511-6-1.03(6)
16A - hot and cold water available; adequate pressure
Inspector notes: Observed the front food line hand sink to not have a coldwater supply. CA: hand sinks must be supplied with both hot and cold water under pressure to prevent employees from burning hands or being deterred from proper hand washing procedures.
511-6-1.06(1)(g)
15C - nonfood-contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: Observed food and physical debris on rails, handle, and lids of preptop cooler, shelves beneath the preptop cooler, on counters under equipment, on the wall behind the back prep table, floors behind main cook line equipment, on the wic floor and ceiling vent, and floors of dishpit. CA: All nonfood contact surfaces must be sanitized as often as necessary to prevent accumulation of debris.
511-6-1.05(7)(a)
17C - physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean
Inspector notes: Observed facility mop stored in the mop bucket head down. CA: mop must be hung or inverted to dry between uses and prevent mold growth on head.
511-6-1.07(5)(f)
17C - physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean
Inspector notes: Observed the facility in need of a physical barrier between the dish pit hand sink and the vegetable prep sink. CA: a physical barrier must be installed to prevent contamination of the vegetable prep sink during hand washing.
511-6-1.07(5)(a)
12B - personal cleanliness
Inspector notes: Observed two employees without proper facial hair restraints. CA: facial or head hair exceeding 1/2 inch in length requires a proper hair restraint.
511-6-1.03(5)(j)
14B - utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried, handled
Inspector notes: Observed wet stacked food storage containers on the dishpit clean cart and on stored for use in the dry storage area. CA: all multi-use dishware must be completely air dried before stacking for storage.
511-6-1.05(10)(a)
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Sep 9, 2024
Routine
1 critical violation. 1 minor violation. 1 corrected on site.
View 2 violations
6-1A - proper cold holding temperatures (corrected on site)
Inspector notes: Observed one prep top cooler with food temperatures between 44 and 50 degrees. Staff informed Inspector there is a freon leak in the unit. Staff member called in maintenance order for unit to be fixed this afternoon. COS Ice packs were added to beneath the food storage containers to aid in cold holding and temperatures were monitored of food items during inspection. Guacamole and pepper jack cheese were discarded. Advised staff to keep unit lid closed and reduce the amount of food in each container to aid in holding temperatures. TCS food items must be cold held at temperatures at or below 41 degrees to prevent bacteria growth. Since the prep top unit is essential to food service, Inspector will return for follow up by 9/30/2024 to ensure unit is holding food to 41 degrees or less.
511-6-1.04(6)(f)
15C - nonfood-contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: Observed food and physical debris on the gaskets and doors of the low boy cooler, on the bottom shelf within the low boy cooler, on the rails of the prep top lids, behind the hot holding unit under the lid, on the microwave door, and on dry good shelves behind the prep top and counter in the front food service area. All nonfood contact surfaces must be sanitized as often as necessary to prevent accumulation of debris.
511-6-1.05(7)(a)
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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Subway #40272 last inspected?

The most recent health inspection at Subway #40272 on file is from Sep 29, 2025. The public record contains two inspections in total.

What is the most common violation at Subway #40272?

Across the inspection record, “nonfood-contact surfaces clean” has been cited two times, more than any other issue at Subway #40272.

How does Subway #40272 compare to other restaurants in Dahlonega?

Subway #40272 most recently scored 55 out of 100, which is lower than the Dahlonega average of 80.

Has Subway #40272's inspection record improved over time?

No. Recent inspections at Subway #40272 have averaged around eight violations per visit, up from roughly two earlier in the record.

What does a medium risk rating mean?

A medium risk rating at Subway #40272 means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.