A south Fulton restaurant saw its health score drop because of food-borne illness risks.

A recent routine inspection found that employees at China 88 in Fairburn were being allowed to take personal breaks in the kitchen, one employee didn’t wash up after after handling raw meat and a food surface area wasn’t sanitized after being contaminated.

All of this could transfer bacteria onto customer food, according to a Fulton County health inspector.

The restaurant at 5370 Highway 92 was given a failing score of 67 and management was told to correct all food-borne illness risk factors, undergo a intervention hearing with the Fulton County Health Department and pass a re-inspection.

China 88 had a designated area for employee eating, drinking and smoking within the food prep area, even though workers are not supposed to have any personal items, including food or drinks, near the customer food.

An employee was observed handling raw chicken then switching to raw broccoli without washing hands between tasks.

In another incident, a bowl was contaminated by a raw egg carton, but wasn’t sanitized before being used.

In other code violations, some sugar and flour were in uncovered bins underneath the prep table, a crate of onions was stored on the floor, and some prepared food was not properly marked for disposal.

A spokesperson from the restaurant said employees are expecting a follow-up inspection this week. China 88 had previous inspection scores of 84/B and 97/A.

Here are other recent inspection scores from area restaurants.

Cobb County

• Asian Chao, 400 Barrett Parkway, Suite 120, Kennesaw. 96/A
• Boston Market, 2014 Powers Ferry Road, Atlanta. 91/A
• Cajun Café, 400 Barrett Parkway, Suite 126, Kennesaw. 95/A
• Chicago Delights, 10 Chert Road, Marietta. 84/B
• Chipotle, 2973 Cobb Parkway, Atlanta. 91/A

Fayette County

• Charlie’s Home Cooking, 115 Marquis Drive, Fayetteville. 92/A
• Marlam Café, 163 Banks Station, Fayetteville. 91/A
• Mr. Fuji, 1204 N. Peachtree Parkway, Peachtree City. 90/A
• Royal Stix, 805 S. Glynn St., Fayetteville. 92/A
• Smokey Bones, 100 Market Place Blvd., Peachtree City. 91/A

Fulton County

• Café Agora, 262 E. Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta. 70/C
• Cans Taqueria, 12635 Crabapple Road, Milton. 91/A
• Dragon China, 5851 Buffington Road, Union City. 91/A
• Golden Corral, 915 N. Point Drive, Alpharetta. 91/A
• Lakewood Diner, 2885 Lakewood Ave., Atlanta. 78/C

Gwinnett County

• Barnacles, 2125 Market St., Duluth. 87/B
• Bento Café, 5495 Jimmy Carter Blvd., Norcross. 75/C
• Butch’s All American BBQ, 1925 Braselton Highway, Buford. 91/A
• El Ranchero Grill & Bar, 534 Athens Highway, Loganville. 96/A
• Hot N Cold Buffet Restaurant, 2302 Main St. E., Snellville. 90/A

Rockdale County

• Bradley’s, 1955 Sigman Road, Conyers. 97/A
• Grand Buffet, 1720 Highway 138 S.E., Conyers. 88/B
• Taqueria Dos Hermanos, 1522 Pine Log Road, Conyers. 93/A
• Third Base Sports Bar, 2174 Salem Road, Conyers. 94/A
• Unique Pizzeria, 4606 E. Fairview Road, Stockbridge. 90/A

– by Laura Berrios for the Food & More blog

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