Honey Pig, the popular Korean barbecue restaurant in Duluth where diners cook their meals on tabletop grills, failed a recent routine inspection with a health score of 53/U.
The Gwinnett County health inspector observed a live spider crawling in dried soup stock. The stock was discarded. Points were also taken off for potential contamination of raw beef.
The restaurant at 3473 Old Norcross Road, Duluth, scored 72/C on each of its previous two inspections.
The inspector said three containers of raw beef were thawing inside other containers that were placed directly on the floor in a walk-in cooler. A container of kimchi was also on the floor.
Other raw beef was being prepped and cut above clean dishes stored below.
Among other code violations, several containers of food were stored uncovered in the walk-in cooler, including two containers of kimchi, rice and meat soup.
The facility had no date markings for ready-to-eat prepped and cooked foods, and also some of the commercially prepared foods. The inspector said dates for disposal were missing from containers of soybean soup, soybean paste, kimchi, chili sauce and others.
The inspector found a can of Raid pesticide on a shelf next to food prep equipment in the kitchen.
Points were also taken off because the hand-sink at the servers’ station had no soap or hot water. Also, employees were storing their jackets directly on bulk food storage containers, and had personal items such as cereal and drinks in the food area.
Honey Pig will be re-inspected.
