Pero’s Pizza and Pasta Restaurant in Atlanta, which has been serving patrons in the Buckhead community and other metro Atlanta areas since 1969, recently suffered a drop on its food safety inspection exam, according to the report.

The Italian eatery, located at 3521 Northside Parkway NW, scored a 71 (C) after making a 77 (C) during a follow-up inspection in February 2010, according to reports. The routine result that February was a 63 (U), suffered from all new violations.

Charles Pero, manager and owner, said all of this year’s infractions have been corrected. He also noted that the restaurant takes food safety seriously – especially after serving customers for 43 years.

“All employees have been retrained” to maintain high-level standards, he said.

The infractions included inadequate storage of foods in the refrigerator, cluttered or blocked hand-sinks, improper posting of its food-safety inspection report and not posting a current food-service permit, the report showed.

The inspector noted that the restaurant has to “obtain an updated permit within 24 hours.” Pero’s was also advised that wiping cloths must be stored within the sanitizer solution bucket.

Of the complete list of citations, an issue with substandard date-marking of food items was noted as a repeat violation, which costs restaurants double-point deductions.

Pero said employees now understand safety procedures – including this one that falls under the four-point range (eight when doubled) – can’t be overlooked.

He said he looks forward to the follow-up inspection.

Here are other recent inspection scores from restaurants across the area.

Clayton County

• Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs, Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, Concourse BF-16, Atlanta. 86/B
• The Ranch Restaurant Bar & Grill, 5456 River Station Blvd., Suite 700, College Park. 98/A

Cobb County

• China Kitchen, 470 Franklin Road S.E., Suite 102, Marietta. 100/A
• Dynastic Buffet Restaurant, 2800 Canton Road, Suite L-1500, Marietta. 92/A
• J.R. Crickets, 4479 S. Cobb Drive, Suite B, Smyrna. 96/A
• Jerk Kitchen Restaurant, 2821 Chastain Meadow, Building 2, Marietta. 97/A
• Planet Smoothie, 2014 Powers Ferry Road, Suite 350, Atlanta. 100/A
• Quiznos, 2595 Sandy Plains Road, Suite 4, Marietta. 100/A
• Wing & Fish Georgia, 690 Powder Springs St., Marietta. 82/B

DeKalb County

• Mandarin Express, 4800 Briarcliff Road, Suite 111, Atlanta. 96/A
• Las Brasas, 310 East Howard Ave., Decatur. 96/A
• V & S Caribbean American Restaurant, 6201 Memorial Drive, Suite A, Stone Mountain. 91/A
• The Krystal Company, 2890 Evans Mill Road, Lithonia. 82/B

Fulton County

• Chin Chin Ii Chinese Restaurant, 699 Ponce De Leon Ave., Suite 18, Atlanta. 97/A
• China Dragon (Take-Out Only), 798 Ponce De Leon Ave., Atlanta. 88/B
• Tilapia Express, 209 Edgewood Ave. SE, Suite 125, Atlanta. 95/A
• Tribeca Trattoria, 1740 A Cheshire Bridge, Atlanta. 94/A
• Waffle House, 571 S. Main St., Alpharetta. 99/A

Gwinnett County

• Ninja Steak House, 2115 Hamilton Creek Parkway, Suite106, Dacula. 100/A
• KC’s Grub N’ Pub, 831 Auburn Road, Dacula. 81/B
• Dai Loi 3, 1500 Pleasant Hill Road, Suite 119, Duluth. 92/A
• Mei , 3059 Lawrenceville Highway, Suite K, Lawrenceville. 94/A

Henry County

• Ruby Tuesday, 1168 Ga. 20, McDonough. 83/B
• Waffle House, 1000 Ga. 155 South McDonough. 76/C

— by Lisa Gibson for the Food & More blog

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