A Gwinnett County Wendy’s failed a routine health inspection, records show.
The Suwanee hamburger joint received a 65/U on the inspection Tuesday afternoon after an inspector found that there was no hot water in the restaurant and foods were kept at inappropriate temperatures, the report says.
An employee used a customer’s cup to scoop ice and was not wearing gloves, the report says. Chili was reheating at too low a temperature for three hours and had to be discarded. Cut tomatoes and lettuce were held at too high a temperature and prepared foods were wrapped in plastic, preventing cold air circulation, the report says.
The report also noted that the dumpster area was “soiled with various refuse” and needed to be cleaned. After the inspector found there was no hot water in the restaurant on Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, the hot water was restored by 3 p.m.
“Nothing is more important to us than the high quality restaurant experience that we provide,” Wendy’s said in a statement. “The results of the recent health inspection are unacceptable to us, and we took immediate and appropriate action to resolve the issues.”
Re-inspections are typically conducted within 10 days of a failure.
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