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VINNY'S NEW YORK PIZZA & GRILL
4977 LANIER ISLANDS PKWY STE 102 & 103 , BUFORD, GA 30518 · Health inspection record from Georgia Department of Public Health
Most recent inspection (April 15, 2026): no individual violations are recorded in the published data.
Inspection history
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A100April 15, 2026No violations recorded
No individual violations are recorded for this inspection in the published data.
A96August 7, 20252 violations
Inspectors recorded 2 violations, 1 of them critical, involving cleaning & sanitizing and temperature control.
Observed accumulated mold debris inside the ice machine. Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils. Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. PIC to drain, wash, rinse and sanitize the ice machine at COB.
−4 points · Cited as “511-6-1.05(7)(a)1 - equipment, food-contact surfaces,& utensils (pf)”Observed several cold held food items to be uncovered. Storing the food in packages, covered containers, or wrappings, except for loosely covered or uncovered containers in which food is being cooled if protected from overhead contamination. COS: PIC voluntarily covered all food items during inspection.
−4 points · Cited as “511-6-1.04(4)(c)1(iv) - packaged & unpackaged food, food stored covered(c)”A96February 5, 20251 violation
Inspectors recorded 1 violation, 1 of them critical, involving temperature control.
Observed cooked chicken, sliced ham, and sliced turkey cooling while fully covered. Cooling shall be accomplished in accordance with the time and temperature criteria specified under DPH Rule 511-6-1-.04(6)(d) by using one or more of the following methods depending on the type of food being cooled: (i) Placing the food in shallow pans; Pf (ii) Separating the food into smaller or thinner portions; Pf (iii) Using rapid cooling equipment; Pf (iv) Stirring the food in a container placed in an ice water bath; Pf (v) Using containers that facilitate heat transfer; Pf (vi) Adding ice as an ingredient; Pf or (vii) Other effective methods. Note: PIC voluntarily placed sliced turkey, sliced ham, and cooked chicken into an ice bath during the inspection.
−3 points · Cited as “511-6-1.04(6)(e) - cooling methods (pf, c)”A93July 26, 20242 violations
Inspectors recorded 2 violations, 2 of them critical, involving cleaning & sanitizing and temperature control.
Accumulated mold debris was observed inside the ice machine. 511-6-1.05(7)(b) - Food Contact Surfaces and Utensils - Cleaning Frequency (P, C) (b) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils. 1. Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils shall be cleaned: Note: Manager will clean the ice machine at the end of the day.
−4 points · Cited as “511-6-1.05(7)(b) - food contact surfaces and utensils - cleaning frequency (p, c)”Observed cooked chicken cooling in 4 plastic containers in the walk in cooler covered with food depths more than 3 inches. 511-6-1.04(6)(e) - Cooling Methods (Pf, C) (e) Cooling Methods. 1. Cooling shall be accomplished in accordance with the time and temperature criteria specified under DPH Rule 511-6-1-.04(6)(d) by using one or more of the following methods depending on the type of food being cooled: (i) Placing the food in shallow pans; Pf (ii) Separating the food into smaller or thinner portions; Pf (iii) Using rapid cooling equipment; Pf (iv) Stirring the food in a container placed in an ice water bath; Pf (v) Using containers that facilitate heat transfer; Pf (vi) Adding ice as an ingredient; Pf or (vii) Other effective methods. Pf 2. When placed in cooling or cold holding equipment, food containers in which food is being cooled shall be: (i) Arranged in the equipment to provide maximum heat transfer through the container walls; and (ii) Loosely covered, or uncovered if protected from overhead contamination during the cooling period to facilitate heat transfer from the surface of the food. Note: Chicken was transfered to new containers with food depth of 3 inches, uncovered and placed in ice baths during the inspection.
−3 points · Cited as “511-6-1.04(6)(e) - cooling methods (pf, c)”A94January 31, 20241 violation
Inspectors recorded 1 violation, 1 of them critical, involving cleaning & sanitizing.
Observed (3) sanitizing buckets and spray registering 0 ppm of QAC. COS: All buckets and spray sanitizers were remade to 200 ppm of QAC. A quaternary ammonium compound solution shall have a minimum temperature of 75ºF (24ºC), P have a concentration as specified in DPH Rule 511-6-1-.07(6)(g) and as indicated by the manufacturer’s use directions included in the labeling, P and be used only in water with 500 ppm hardness or less or in water having a hardness no greater than specified by the EPA-registered label use instructions. Note: PIC immediately remade all sanitation buckets.
−4 points · Cited as “511-6-1.05(6)(n) - manual and mechanical warewashing equipment, chemical sanitization-temperature, ph, concentration, hardness (p,pf)”Georgia scores on a 100-point scale: A 90–100, B 80–89, C 70–79, U below 70.
Source
Published by the Georgia Department of Public Health · permit 069-FS-2013-05139. Verify this record at ga.healthinspections.us. Georgia’s inspection records are published by county health district, not from a single statewide portal.
