Gogi House in Duluth failed another health inspection, its sixth in the past year.
The Korean restaurant at 3490 Gwinnett Place Drive had its food permit suspended because of the repeat failing score on routine inspections, and also because it was the third time points had been taken off for a lack of managerial control over food code compliance.
The Gwinnett County health inspector found food debris encrusted on items stored clean throughout the kitchen, including mixing bowls, customer dishes, metal strainers, plastic strainers, a slicer and table saw among other items.
Also, clean utensils were stored in an unclean container that had debris and a dead fly inside.
Gogi House scored 63/U on the routine inspection. Previous scores were 87/B and 100/A. Over the past 12 months, the restaurant had five previous failing health scores.
Among other code violations on the latest inspection, previously cooked fish cakes in the walk-in cooler were still too warm. The fish cakes were cooked the night before, but were being cooled improperly, according to the inspection report. The inspector said the fish cakes were in a deep, partially covered plastic container. The food was discarded.
Also, several prepared foods — such as bone soups, cooked beef dumplings, milk, butter, corn noodle soup — were not date-marked for disposal.
Containers of bone soup and kimchi that were dated were past the seven-day limit. Both were thrown away.
Gogi House will be re-inspected.
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