UPDATE: Jireh Guatemalteco passed its follow-up health inspection on Feb. 26 with a score of 80.
ORIGINAL STORY:
A restaurant in Chamblee will get another visit from the county health department after scoring a 33 on its health inspection on Feb. 20.
Jireh Guatemalteco, a Guatemalan eatery on Chamblee Dunwoody Road, failed its inspection after an official noticed the floors were unclean “with food debris, water, and excessive buildup,” according to a DeKalb County Board of Health report.
The inspector also saw a pot of stewed tomatoes being stored with a grocery bag on top of it, and the bag had fallen into the pot, the report noted.
Several foods, including lettuce, rice and tamales, were also not being stored at the proper cold temperatures.
The manager or owner of the business could not be reached for comment. The restaurant will have a chance to improve on its failing score during a follow-up inspection.
During two health inspections last year, Jireh Guatemalteco scored a 72 and 76, records show.
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