Buckhead Steakhouse Responds to Failed Health Inspection

ATLANTA, GA -- The management of Hal's on Old Ivy is refuting a Feb. 29, 2016, health inspection that gave the popular Buckhead steakhouse an unsatisfactory grade.

"While we respect the job the health department has, we respectfully disagree with the results of the inspection," according to a statement on the restaurant's Facebook page. "There were multiple discrepancies in the report and we have since filed an appeal of the report."

According to the Georgia Department of Public Health report, an inspector found so-called "slime" inside an ice machine, as well as food stored in the same ice that stores drinks, and flies in the kitchen.

The report also said the inspector found no paper towels or soap at several of the restaurant's handwashing stations.

"Prior to this inspection we had never received or been given an unsatisfactory report," the restaurant said. "And the report just prior to this inspection we received a score of 100. Furthermore, the inspector came back on March 8 to inspect our upstairs kitchen and we received a score of 100.

"Over the past 25 years we have built one of the top restaurants in Atlanta and we could never have accomplished this without having great guests every night along with the knowledge of how to prepare and serve top quality food. We look forward to having the opportunity to rectify this situation so we can continue on as the best steakhouse in Atlanta."

Here is a link to the actual Feb. 29 report.

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