An American Deli in Grayson had its food permit suspended recently because its sanitizing solution contained too much chlorine bleach.

The restaurant at 1911 Grayson Highway was given a 48/U on the Nov. 6 routine inspection.

This was the third consecutive inspection that American Deli had its chlorine sanitizer at a toxic level, said the Gwinnett, Newton & Rockdale County Health inspector.

When chemicals are not used properly they pose a hazard to food safety, the inspector said.

Chlorine solution is used to rinse dishes, and clean tables, counters and other areas that come in contact with food.

All of the chlorine sanitizing solution had been mixed to a toxic level, including the water in the sanitizing buckets and the compartment sink for dishes, according to the inspection report.

American Deli manager was also cited for not knowing what symptoms of illness to look for in employees that handle food, and when to report these to the health department.

In other violations, an employee was spotted handling raw steak then touching sandwich bread with the same gloves.

Some shredded cheese in the prep cooler was moldy and needed to be discarded. The manager said the cheese was not being used and the staff just forgot to throw it out.

An employee at American Deli said the restaurant staff is preparing for a follow-up inspection later this month. Previous inspection scores were 85/B and 93/A.

Here are other recent inspection scores from area restaurants.

Cherokee County

• Fire Stone Wood Fired Pizza & Grill, 120 Chambers St., Woodstock. 84/B
• Mizu Restaurant, 6768 River Pointe Parkway, Canton. 93/A
• Olive Garden, 2040 Cumming Highway, Canton. 91/A
• Pure Taqueria, 405 Chambers St., Woodstock. 88/B
• Sidelines Grille, 147 Reinhardt College Parkway, Canton. 84/B

Clayton County

• Applebee’s, 3676 Highway 138, Stockbridge. 81/B
• Big Oz Angel’s Seafood, 6637 Mt. Zion Blvd., Morrow. 90/A
• Ruby Tuesday, 1925 Sullivan Road, College Park. 90/A
• Tokyo Japanese, 3688 Highway 138, Stockbridge. 93/A
• VN Pho, 6363 Jonesboro Road, Morrow. 72/C

Cobb County

• Happy Panda, 4430 Wade Green Road, Kennesaw. 98/A
• Jack’s New Yorker Deli, 168 Roswell St., Marietta. 96/A
• Jet’s Pizza, 3101 Roswell Road, Marietta. 90/A
• Keegan’s Public House, 4401 Shallowford Road, Roswell. 96/A
• La Famigila, 45 W. Park Square, Marietta. 87/B

Fulton County

• Highland Tap, 1026 N.Highland Ave., Atlanta. 70/C
• Landmark Diner, 60 Luckie St., Atlanta. 74/C
• Leito’s Grill, 10479 Alpharetta St., Roswell. 100/A
• Morrison’s Cafeteria, 1170 Cleveland Ave., East Point. 97/A
• Verra-Zanno, 11600 Medlock Bridge Road, Johns Creek. 93/A

Gwinnett County

• Dillard’s Barbecue, 2 Buford Highway, Suwanee. 85/B
• Golden Palace, 2100 Riverside Parkway, Lawrenceville. 95/A
• Green Tea, 1152 Auburn Road, Dacula. 91/A
• Marlow’s Tavern, 1950 Satellite Blvd., Duluth. 93/A
• My Friend’s Place, 6601 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth. 95/A

– by Laura Berrios for the Food & More blog

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