Restaurant inspection: New eatery fails initial health inspection

A small BYOB eatery, Dish Dive, recently opened in the Kirkwood area, and its first routine health inspection didn’t go so well.

The certified food safety manager was prepping food without washing hands, food items were stored incorrectly and subject to contamination and numerous food items were held past their discard dates, according to the inspection report.

Dish Dive, 2233 College Ave., Atlanta, scored a 65/U, after having an opening health score of 95/A.

The DeKalb County health inspector said food employees were not washing their hands at a frequency needed to prevent contamination of the food or the equipment. The manager came into the kitchen from outside and handled food containers and equipment without first washing his hands. He continued preparing food at the stove after touching his shirt and face but never stopped to wash up.

Also, pre-cooked French fries were touched with bare hands. They were discarded.

In other violations, eight containers of pasta, cheese sauce and poached pears were discarded because they were out of date.

Several cold-held food items were improperly stored. Raw chicken was directly on top of cooked duck fat, and both were stored on the same shelf with blanched French fries and other ready-to-eat foods. Raw eggs were stored next to leafy greens vegetables.