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Great Wall Buffet Improves Score to 87, Officials will Increase Inspections

Health Department officials will be inspecting Hiram's The Great Wall Buffet restaurant more often after on-going low food inspection scores and at least one complaint.

Health Department officials reinspected Hiram's The Great Wall Buffet again on Tuesday and the restaurant scored an 87 after scoring an almost failing 71 on Sept. 4 and a 76 on Aug. 28.

"They made significant improvements," Tim Allee said, district environmental health director. "They changed the person in charge and improved conditions from the previous inspection. We're going to increase the number of inspections to make sure they maintain that standard."

Allee said the restaurant will be inspected regularly, every 30 to 45 days.

The Great Wall Buffet restaurant, located at 4484 Jimmy Lee Smith Parkway, received a 76 score on Aug. 28. The low score and a complaint prompted another inspection on Sept. 4, where the restaurant got an even lower score of 71, according to Sidney Croom, Paulding County environmental specialist.

Scores prior to April 1, 2012 were charged to the previous ownership; under the new ownership scores have varied greatly over the past year and a permit suspension was issued resulting in a two-day closure in January of this year.  

Since that time the facility has received five inspections with one failure with a score of 43 and one B with a score of 88. 

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