UPDATE: The restaurant has been re-inspected and received a 98/A. It had two new violations, including that the most recent score was not posted. The restaurant also failed to properly cover plates on a top shelf of a cooler.
ORIGINAL STORY (published March 30): An Atlanta restaurant failed a recent health inspection, with officials noting more than 30 violations.
J and J Bourbon Bar, located in Virginia-Highland, scored a 53/U following the Tuesday evaluation; 69 and below is considered failing. Its previous score, from June, was a 90.
According to this week’s report, there was "live fly activity throughout facility."
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Officials also reported a “black slime-like substance on soda gun nozzles,” pork belly found stored past seven days and pooled water throughout the basement.
A voicemail left with the restaurant was not immediately returned.
A follow-up inspection is scheduled for April 7. The report notes an “inoperable reach-in cooler” with mold growth must be discarded before then.
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