During a recent routine health inspection at an Indian restaurant in Duluth, several cold food items on a buffet, and meats and gravy inside a cooler, were thrown away because of unsafe temperatures.
Goat, lamb and onion gravy were in the top section of a prep cooler and were not being maintained within the appropriate temperature range, according to the Gwinnett County health inspector.
Also, yogurt, pudding, cut melons and tamarind sauce on a self-serve buffet were all thrown away because the ice that was supposed to keep the items cold had melted. The temperatures were also too high, the inspector said.
Moksha Kitchen, 3294 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Duluth, scored 64/U on the routine inspection. The fast-casual restaurant had previous scores of 80/B and 77/C.
The inspector also had a large vat of tomato sauce thrown away. The sauce had been cooling in a large container since the day before but was still not at the right temperature range.
In other code violations, multiple employees did not wash their hands before putting on gloves to work with food. And multiple employees were working with food while wearing jewelry, such as bracelets and watches.
Points were also taken off because containers of chicken on metal rods were being stored on the floor. Some open cans of food still had food stored inside. The contents should be transferred to a food-safe container, the inspector said. And dispensing utensils at the buffet were too short.
Moksha Kitchen will be re-inspected. [Editor's Note: Moksha Kitchen passed the follow-up inspection with 90/A.]
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