A Cobb County health inspector noted that the staff at China Doll Restaurant in Marietta might need retraining in food safety procedures after a recent inspection found numerous code violations.
Employees were cutting a ready–to-eat vegetable on the same table with raw chicken. Temperatures in the refrigerator and several of the coolers were too warm. And some cooked chicken in the refrigerator wasn’t cooling quickly enough to prevent contamination.
China Doll, 1230 Powers Ferry Road, failed the inspection with 55/U. Previous scores were 96/A and 82/B.
Food temperatures in the cooling units were not within a safe range, according to the inspection report. Cooked pork and chicken, plus raw chicken and raw beef in a walk-in cooler were all above the maximum temperature set for potentially hazardous cold foods. Temperatures for lettuce, and other vegetables, plus prepared chicken, raw chicken and raw beef in various prep coolers were also too high.
Among other code violations, the inspector said a food prep employee touched lettuce with bare hands. Raw chicken was being stored above raw beef in the refrigerator.
Food service gloves were left out for reuse, instead of being thrown away. Some food items were stored directly on the floor. Salt and sugar were in cans without labels.
China Doll restaurant will be re-inspected.
In other news: A recently featured restaurant in Rockdale County, Silver Dragon, 1889 Highway 138 Conyers, scored 78/C on a follow-up inspection.
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