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Restaurant inspections, Chico & Chang

There aren’t many restaurants where you can order burritos and spring rolls off the same menu, but Chico & Chang, 447 Ponce De Leon Ave., Atlanta, is such a place.

When the restaurant’s health inspection score took a tumble last week, management acted quickly to turn things around. They voluntarily closed the business after receiving a failing score of 51 on a routine Fulton County health inspection July 25.

There was much work to do. The entire facility needed detailed cleaning, according to the inspector’s report. Management was instructed to deep clean all equipment, including the walk-in cooler and freezer. All gaskets, fryers and shelves also needed cleaning.

In addition, prepared food wasn’t labeled and stored correctly. Some food items were kept in grocery bags, and others were on the floor instead of shelves.

Employee Kelly Yum, the owner’s daughter, said the staff “just did what the inspector told us to do.” “Basically it was reorganizing and cleaning,” she said.

Chico & Chang received a passing score of 70/C on a follow-up inspection the next day, then reopened for business.

There were repeat violations of improper separation of raw meats and prepared foods in the refrigerator. Some food was still not properly dated for disposal, and the fryer needed cleaning, according to the report.

Because of the passing score, Chico & Chang will not have another follow-up inspection. Earlier scores this year were an 82/B and a 75/B.

Here are more recent restaurant inspection scores from across the metro area.

Cobb County

  • BJ’s Country Cooking, 611 S. Marietta Parkway SE, Marietta. 95/A
  • Café Istanbul II, 4200 Wade Green Road, Kennesaw. 90/A
  • Longhorn Wings, 4796 Canton Road, Suite 500, Marietta. 98/A
  • Moe’s Southwest Grill, 3636 Dallas Highway, Marietta. 96/A
  • Panera Bread, 600 Chastain Road, Suite 135, Kennesaw. 100/A

DeKalb County

  • Soul Train Barbecue, 6139 Covington Highway, Lithonia. 91/A
  • Wing’s House, 4065-A Memorial Drive, Decatur. 89/B

Forsyth County

  • Austin’s Seafood and Steak, 506 Lakeland Plaza, Cumming. 97/A
  • Coo Coo’s Nest, 1920 Freedom Parkway, Cumming. 93/A
  • Cinco Mexican Cantina, 5755 Vickery Circle, Cumming. 91/A
  • El Porton of Midway, 4902 Atlanta Highway, Alpharetta. 94/A
  • Kani House, 1770 Market Place Blvd., Cumming. 89/B

Fulton County

  • Alpha Soda, 11760 Haynes Bridge Road, Alpharetta. 84/B
  • China Cooks, 215 Northwood Drive, Suite 9, Atlanta. 70/C
  • Il Bacio, 2571 Piedmont Road, Suite 120, Atlanta. 87/B
  • Park Tavern Brewery and Restaurant, 500 10th St. NE, Atlanta. 99/A
  • Souper Jenny, 56 E. Andrews Drive NW, Suite 22, Atlanta. 85/B
  • The Chattahoochee Grille, 6345 Powers Ferry Road, Atlanta. 83/B

Gwinnett County

  • 678 Korean BBQ, 3880 Satellite Blvd., Duluth. 89/B
  • Atlantic Buffet Sushi & Grill, 2059 Scenic Highway, Suite 117, Snellville. 82/B
  • Carino’s Italian, 1802 N. Brown Road, Lawrenceville. 95/A
  • Chili’s Grill and Bar, 2705 Hamilton Mill Road, Buford. 95/A
  • East Pearl Seafood, 1810 Liddell Lane, Duluth. 95/A
  • Pancake House, 1911 Grayson Highway, Suite 5, Grayson. 95/A

— by Lisa Gibson for the Food & More blog

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