Gwinnett County health officials suspended service at a Lawrenceville Hibachi Express and conducted on-site food safety training after the restaurant failed a second inspection in less than 10 days.
According to the inspection report, employees were not washing their hands when re-entering the food prep area after returning from the restroom. Dining room tables were not being cleaned and sanitized between customers.
Also, bags of flour and rice were left wide open in the back of the kitchen. Mushrooms were not washed to remove soil and other contaminants prior to preparation. And two cans of whipped cream in the reach-in cooler had an expiration date of February 2014.
Hibachi Express, 1417 Grayson Highway, Lawrenceville, scored 46/U on the follow-up inspection. The restaurant scored 63/U on a routine inspection seven days earlier, and prior to that had an 81/B.
Among other code violations, the inspector said the entire facility, as well as equipment and food containers, were dirty with heavy debris of food and grease and needed to be cleaned immediately and then maintained clean. This was a repeat violation from the previous inspection.
Also, one of the restrooms had been turned into a sleeping area and was also used to store toilet paper and napkins. The other one was being used as a unisex restroom, the inspector said.
Hibachi Express will be re-inspected. [Editor's Note: Hibachi Express passed the follow-up inspection with 96/A.]
In other news, a recently reviewed restaurant, Canton Buddha, 2900 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, scored a 90/A on a follow-up inspection.
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