UPDATE: The restaurant was reinspected Tuesday and received a 73/C. New violations include aprons stored on the floor, food preparation sinks being used for cleaning pots and a wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.

ORIGINAL STORY (June 15): A downtown lunch spot failed a recent health inspection, with officials noting "heavy fruit fly activity in the main kitchen."

Sausalito West Coast Grill, located at 1389 Peachtree St., scored a 44/U following the Wednesday evaluation; 69 and below is considered failing. Its prior score, from August, was a 98.

According to the report, there was a "failure to properly separate food in multiple refrigeration units."

Officials also reported uncovered food in refrigerators and hand sinks that were blocked by rolling carts.

Owner Ernesto Araya disagrees with the score.

"The place is clean,” Araya said in an interview Thursday, adding that he’s been in the restaurant industry for more than four decades. The inspector asked Araya if he wanted to voluntarily close, but he did not because many of the violations were corrected on-site, he said.

That exchange is formally noted on the report: “The facility must voluntarily close. (The facility declined to close.)”

The restaurant, which remains open, must correct all violations by June 24, according to the report.

Sausalito West Coast Grill

1422 West Peachtree St.

Atlanta, GA 30309

Read the full report. 

Like Atlanta News Now on Facebook | Follow us on Twitter

In other news:

Tips for Safely Using Ride-Hailing Services

About the Author

Keep Reading

Children cool off in a splash fountain in Atlanta's historic Fourth Ward Park on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. The forecast for the Fourth of July and the holiday weekend calls for hot days with drier air. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC

Featured

The city of Brookhaven's mayor and City Council last week decided to remove the colored panes of glass from the dome of Brookhaven's new City Centre after residents objected to the brightness of the colors, seen here Friday, June 27, 2025. (Reed Williams/AJC)

Credit: Reed Williams/AJC