The health score of Dan Moo Ji, a Korean restaurant in Duluth, dropped from 100/A to 54/U following a routine inspection.

The inspector said an employee licked their fingers, and another touched their face, and both proceeded to work with food without washing their hands.

Numerous cooked items were cooling improperly in covered containers. The beef and tuna salad were moved into the freezer to cool down. Cooked sprouts were discarded.

Beef broth on the stove was also out of the temperature range and discarded.

Among other violations, the restaurant was using an unapproved pesticide. And Butane fuel was stored with the food and single-serve items.

Parasite documents were unavailable for the fish served raw. Serving utensils for rice were stored in water at room temperature.

Dan Moo Ji, 3230 Steve Reynolds Blvd., will be re-inspected.

About the Author

Keep Reading

Linda Tran works with staff to prepare large platters for each table during the Thanksgiving Celebration at the First Senior Center on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in Norcross, Ga. Linda and her sister Von Tran, who jointly operate the First Senior Center, are refugees with a harrowing survival story of leaving Vietnam as children. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Credit: Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com

Featured

Atlanta art and antiques appraiser and auctioneer Allan Baitcher (right) takes bids during a 2020 auction. Baitcher and his company, Peachtree Antiques, are being sued by a Florida multimillionaire who says he paid them $20 million for fakes. (AJC 2020)

Credit: Phil Skinner / Staff