Restaurant Inspections: Contaminated Gloves, Unwashed Hands and Other Violations

The most recent restaurant inspection results in Grayson and Loganville, as conducted by the Gwinnett Health Department.

Jonies Caribbean Kitchen

1142 Athens Highway Suite 101

Score:  90/A

Date: Feb. 18, 2014

Previous scores: 100/A (10/16/13); 100/A (4/30/13)

Remarks: Some prepared foods have not been labeled with dates after having been holding in refrigeration for more than 24 hours. Owner continued to work with gloves which had become contaminated by handling the garbage container. The residential refrigerator in the main kitchen has an ambient air temperature of 50F. The fans are currently not blowing.

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American Deli

1911 Grayson Highway Suite 17

Score: 88/B

Date: Feb. 18, 2014

Previous scores: 80/B (12/20/13); 71/C (12/17/13)

Remarks: Cheese slices and rice with cooked vegetables are not being maintained at 41F or lower. Employee continued to prepare food using contaminated gloves by placing a new pair over them.

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Oriental Garden

4132 Atlanta Highway, #111

Score: 85/B

Date: Feb. 21, 2014

Previous scores: 70/C (2/19/14); 87/B (1/10/14)

Remarks: Observed front of house employee who handled bottle of quaternary ammonia, enter the kitchen and handle food contact surfaces without washing hands. An employee returned to the kitchen after using the restroom, did not wash hands, and began put on gloves. Observed an employee draining scallops into the vegetable sink. Upon arrival to the facility, it was observed that the previous inspection report dated 1/10/2014 was posted. Observed an employee exit the kitchen with gloved hands. He returned to the kitchen and began working with non-food contact surfaces.

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Frontera Mex-Mex

530 Athens Highway

Score: 90/A

Date: Feb. 26, 2014

Previous scores: 88/B (8/21/13); 83/B (2/19/13)

Remarks: Chicken was undercooked at the flame grill (158F); At the prep line, a manual slicer is stored in an unclean crevice attached to the back side of a microwave (above the cold held tomatoes in the long prep cooler).

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McDonald’s (in Walmart)

4221 Atlanta Highway

Score: 84/B

Date: Feb. 26, 2014

Previous scores: 100/A (1/7/14)

Remarks: Person in charge did not wash hands prior to donning gloves to prepare hashbrowns. Several plastic food pans are unclean with grease and residue after having been washed last night and stored to air-dry. Clean spoons for stirring coffee beverages are stored with both the food-contact surfaces and handles facing opposing directions. The small reach-in cooler underneath the front counter is not maintaining an ambient air temperature of 41F or lower. The flooring inside both the walk-in freezer and the walk-in cooler are unclean with pieces of food and other debris.

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IHOP

4176 Logan Drive

Score: 94/A

Date: March 3, 2014

Previous scores: 67/U (2/18/14); 96/A (1/10/14)

Remarks: The dish machine was observed not dispensing the proper amount of sanitizer. The most current inspection report was not on display upon the beginning of the inspection. Observed an employee blow into gloves to place them on hands.