The Iron Horse Tavern in Norcross recently survived what one of its managers called a perfect storm of events.

The restaurant, located at 29 Jones Street, scored a 93 (A) after correcting a host of violations that resulted in a 42 (U) on the routine exam.

The citations – related to temperature controls and substandard food and non-food procedures – came on a day when cooler repairs were scheduled, the lead kitchen manager was off work and the inspector arrived, wrote Huw Thomas of the Dunwoody Restaurant Group (which operates Iron Horse Tavern and other pubs in metro Atlanta) after a review of what transpired that day. In addition to those factors, the restaurant was in ongoing talks with the landlord to repair some structural issues, he said.

While Thomas later explained the events, he did not make excuses for the low score. He said a work plan was immediately implemented, noting that the cooler was fixed the same day, and other items were corrected within days.

During the follow-up visit, the inspector did cite three new infractions, such as improper storage of different items in the cooler, accumulation on gaskets in the prep cooler and a presence of some flies in the prep area.

The inspector advised Iron Horse Tavern to “adjust insect control measures used to minimize the presence of flying pests.”

While the restaurant has faced another failing result in its history, it’s most recent and most consist scores have been in the A-B range. And Thomas pointed out that the structural issues have been fixed after talks for more than a year with the landlord to a building that’s more than 100 years old.

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

Cobb County

• Ru San’s Windy Hill, 2313 Windy Hill Road, Marietta. 100/A
• Subway, 1435 Highland Ridge Road, Smyrna. 91/A
• Sweetwater Bbq, 2471 Veterans Memorial Highway, Austell. 88/B
• Taco Bell, 5161 S. Cobb Drive, Smyrna. 100/A
• Thai of Austell, 3999 Austell Road, Suite 904, Austell. 99/A

DeKalb County

• Brio Tuscan Grill, 700 Ashford Parkway, Atlanta. 77/C
• Crepe Masters, 160 Clairemont Ave., Decatur. 90/A

Fayette County

• China Cafe Waikiki / King’s Clay Inc., 1019 Peachtree Parkway N, Peachtree City. 85/B
• Pizza Hut, 1110 Crosstown Road, Peachtree City. 92/A
• Waffle House, 700 N. Glynn St., Fayetteville. 94/A

Forsyth County

• Slopes BBQ of Cumming, 444 Canton Highway, Cumming. 100/A
• Starbuck’s, 906 Buford Highway, Cumming. 100/A
• Wendy’s, 300 Tri-County Plaza, Cumming. 100/A
• Captain D’s, 597 Atlanta Road, Cumming. 98/A
• Cici’s Pizza, 655 Atlanta Road, Suites 606 & 607 Cumming. 97/A
• BW Tavern, 5665 Ga. 9, Suite 112, Alpharetta. 95/A

Fulton County

• Alessio’s Restaurant & Pizzeria, 640 West Crossville, Roswell. 95/A
• Engine 11, 30 North Ave. Atlanta. 96/A
• Hikari @ Super H Mart, 10820 Abbotts Bridge, Suite G, Johns Creek. 98/A
• Kani House, 10820 Abbotts Bridge, Duluth. 99/A

Gwinnett

• Subway, 6603 Sugarloaf Parkway, Suite 106, Duluth. 99/A
• Waraku Japanese Restaurant, 3131 Lawrenceville Suwanee Road, Suite C-10, Suwanee. 93/A

— by Lisa Gibson for the Food & More blog

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