Season’s Bistro, an upscale restaurant at 41 Griffin Street in downtown McDonough, failed to pass a recent routine health inspection because cold food temperatures were hovering at unsafe levels.

Two coolers were mal-functioning during the Aug. 2 inspection, said manager Lynn Loggins, and that dropped the score to a 67 out of 100.

“That was the total reason for the score,” she said, adding that the coolers have since been repaired.

Potentially hazardous cold foods are supposed to be kept at 41 degrees or below, according to the state health code. At Season’s Bistro, temperatures of various cheeses, grilled chicken, roast beef, ham, tomatoes and sprouts were recorded near or slightly above 50 degrees, according to the inspector’s report.

The inspector noted that potentially hazardous foods were not cooling adequately for safety, and the reach-in coolers in particular were not maintaining temperatures of 41 degrees or below.

There were also storage problems in the freezer. Fresh raw meats were not separated from each other based on cook temperatures, or from other ready-to-eat foods. For example, raw chicken and raw beef were in the same container, which was touching some deli turkey. Raw pork was stored with raw beef tips and raw ground beef, according to the health report.

The restaurant was also marked down because some equipment needed repairs. Torn gaskets were found on coolers and freezers, and the deep freezer lid was repaired with tape.

Season’s Bistro is expecting a follow-up inspection Aug. 15 or later, Loggins said. Its previous score was an 81/B.

Here are other recent inspection scores from area restaurants.

Cherokee County

• Big John’s Dawg House, 10150 Ball Ground Highway, Suite 110 & 111, Ball Ground. 92/A
• Downtown Kitchen, 140 E. Marietta St., Canton. 97/A
• Joe Mugg’s, 1810 Cumming Highway, Suite 610, Canton. 95/A
• Sugar Pike Junction, 2885 Lower Union Hill Road, Canton. 92/A
• Zaxby’s, 1385 Riverstone Parkway, Canton. 93/A

DeKalb County

• Coyote’s Mexican Grill, 2730 E. College Ave., Decatur. 89/B
• Flatiron Restaurant & Bar, 520 Flat Shoals Ave. S.E., Atlanta. 81/B
• Hudson Grille, 4046 Peachtree Road N.E., Atlanta. 87/B
• Paisano’s Pizza & Wings, 6007 Memorial Drive, Suite B, Stone Mountain. 72/C
• Wright’s Gourmet Sandwich Shoppe, 5482 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, Suite 24-A, Dunwoody. 76/C

Fulton County

• Abhiruchi Indian Cuisine, 5530 Windward Parkway, Alpharetta. 79/C
• BJ’s Home Cooking, Inc., 832 Virginia Ave., Suite D, Hapeville. 93/A
• Las Margaritas, 1842 Cheshire Bridge Road, Atlanta. 100/A
• Paschal’s Restaurant, 180-B Northside Drive S.W., Atlanta. 81/B
• White House Restaurant, 3172 Peachtree Road N.W., Atlanta. 90/A

Gwinnett County

• Boulevard Diner, 3446 Holcomb Bridge Road, Norcross. 72/C
• Corner Wings Café, 3330 Peachtree Corners Circle, Norcross. 95/A
• Great China, 400 Pleasant Hill Road, Suite 116, Lilburn. 82/B
• Hammerheads Seafood Grille, 415 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Suite 100, Suwanee. 95/A
• Pickle’s Neighborhood Grille, 5450 Peachtree Parkway, Suite 7D, Norcross. 100/A

Henry County

• Eddie’s 2 Go, 4457 Walt Stephens Road, Stockbridge. 97/A
• Logan’s Roadhouse, 20 Mill Road, McDonough. 81/B
• Longhorn, 1856 Jonesboro Road, McDonough. 85/B
• Santos Taqueria, 4315 Jodeco Road, McDonough. 74/C
• Wide World of Wings II, 2802 E. Atlanta Road, Ellenwood. 91/A

– by Laura Berrios for the Food & More blog

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