Restaurant Grades: Know Then Go

Results of recent Gwinnett County restaurant inspections in Greater Lilburn by the East Metro Health District, which covers Gwinnett, Rockdale and Newton counties. Each report includes a synopsis of deficiencies found by the inspector.

To see more inspections, visit the health department's searchable Web site.

July 12

Name:

Location: 875 Oak Road Suite 108

Score: 100/A

Previous Scores: 86/B (March 24, 2011)

Deficiencies Found: None found.

Name:

Location: 820 Oak Road

Score: 98/A

Previous Scores: 95/A (Feb. 10, 2011); 96/A (Aug. 28, 2010)

Deficiencies Found: Walk-in freezer has condensation leak (clean and have serviced).

July 11

Name: Buna Pizza and Cafe

Location: 1190 Five Forks Trickum, Suite 1

Score: 99/A

Previous Scores: NA

Deficiencies Found: Restaurant given 14 days to replace ceiling tiles with washable ceiling tiles.

July 9

Name: Pho Vu

Location: 1210 Rockbridge Road Suite L

Score: 84/B

Previous Scores: 96/A (May 21, 2010)

Deficiencies Found:  Raw meat not separated from other raw or cooked-ready-to-eat foods (Raw shrimp and chicken removed from packages and stored over cooked food in freezer; raw meat stored over cooked rice in prep cooler); Refrigerated ready-to-eat potentially dangerous food held for more than 24 hours without proper marking for when food should be consumed or discarded; Bulk items like salt, sugar, peanuts stored in containers without labels.

July 5

Name: #39

Location: 2484 Highway 78

Score: 86/B

Previous Scores: 76/C (June 24, 2011); 87/B (Dec. 16, 2010)

Deficiencies Found: Employee seen handling raw hamburgers, removing gloves and putting on new gloves without washing hands (must wash hands before putting on new gloves); Employee seen wearing jewelry other than plain ring (ring had stones in; only plain bands can be worn while prepping food); Most current inspection report not posted in public view; In-use utensils used on potentially hazardous food must be stored in water 135 degrees or higher.