Mall-Area Restaurant Scores 44 (Out of 100) on Health Inspection

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A Mall of Georgia-area restaurant was cited for a long list of violations in a failed health inspection this week.

Saigon Cafe, located at 3380 Buford Drive, graded only a 44 (out of 100) in a Wednesday, July 22, inspection conducted by the Gwinnett County health department. Any score 69 or below is considered unsatisfactory in Gwinnett County.

• See the entire report here

The restaurant was cited for violations ranging from employee cleanliness to lack of managerial control.

Here’s a rundown of the July 22 violations, according to the inspection report.

• No active managerial control. Violations for hand washing, using a hand sink, food in good condition, safe and unadulterated, food separated and protected, proper cooling time and temperature, cold holding (amongst other good retail practices) were observed today.
• Employee used his gloved hands to handle raw beef, then removed his gloves & went to handle ready-to-eat food without washing his hands. Had employee wash his hands.
• Multiple employees were using improper cleaning procedure when washing their hands: cold water, less than 5 seconds, etc. Training provided; hand washing demonstrated.
• Observed employee drinking from a cup with no lid & no straw
• A fan on a metal tray was stored directly on top of the cookline hand sink. Fan & tray removed; hand sink made accessible.
• A minimum of 8 dented cans of food found in dry storage. Cans were placed temporarily on the dry storage room floor & labeled do not use.
• Ice crystals found on loosely covered containers of spring rolls that were stored in the chest freezer - ice accumulation inside the chest freezer has adulterated the food. Food discarded.
• Unwashed fruits and vegetables not separated from ready-to-eat foods in the walkin cooler.
• Cold-held potentially hazardous foods not maintained below 41oF; no time controls/documentation in place.
• Cooked potentially hazardous foods not cooled from 135F to 41F within a total of 6 hours.
• Ineffective cooling methods used to cool food: cooling at room temperature, cooling in cold top coolers which are not designed to cool food (they are designed to hold food cold), deep containers, covered containers, plastic containers, etc.
• Facility is reusing their single use food containers.
• Employee’s hair was not fully restrained while she was preparing food; her bangs were loose.
• Ice buildup & condensation leak in the walkin freezer, on the food boxes, on plastic food container & on plastic wrapped chicken. Broken wires on fry basket.
• Food stored under ice buildup/condensation leak: in the walkin freezer & in the chest freezer.
• Ice accumulated inside the chest freezer (needs to be defrosted & cleaned).

Saigon Cafe scored 85 (Feb. 27) and 80 (Jan. 1) in its most recent previous inspections.

It has previously failed two inspections: June 3, 2014 (61/U) and April 11, 2011 (63/U).