Poor oversight of food safety caused the health score at Genghis Grill near the Mall of Georgia to tumble to a failing 38/U during a recent inspection.
The Gwinnett County health inspector said there was no active managerial control enforcing food safety codes at the restaurant at 1825 Mall of Georgia Blvd., Buford.
Raw chicken was in contact with ready-to-eat foods, cold food items at the buffet were out of safe temperature range, employees were not washing their hands properly and employee drinks in unapproved containers were scattered throughout the facility, the inspection said.
Containers of pasta near the grill were overstocked and the ice being used to keep the food cold was inadequate to do the job. The food was discarded because it was not at a safe temperature.
The employee hand sink had no soap or paper towels. Multiple employees were washing their hands without soap and hot water, the inspector said.
Points were taken off because an employee prepped raw chicken on a table with containers of oil and lemon juice nearby. Other food items were stored in ways that did not protect against cross-contamination. In one cooler, open plastic bags of ready-to-eat ham were stored in the same pan as raw beef. In another cooler, open bags of ready-to-eat imitation crab were stored in a pan with raw calamari.
The inspector found mold in the ice machine, 14 dented cans in dry storage and several bulk boxes of tofu and soda syrups with expired dates in the walk-in cooler.
Genghis Grill had previous scores of 87/B and 83/B. The restaurant will be re-inspected. [Editor's Note: Genghis Grill passed the follow-up inspection with 80/B.]
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