Restaurant Inspections: Food at Hazardous Temperatures, No Sink in Restroom

Following is a list of five Norcross-area restaurants which have been inspected recently by the Gwinnett County's Board of Health.

Officials inspect restaurants every six months and grade them based on extensive criteria. Restaurants are required to prominently display these reports.

This is what we found in a random search of recent  inspections on the county's website. To view the full report, click on the link labeled "Full Report."

Name: McDonald's
Location: 1650 Indian Trail Lilburn Road
Inspection Date: Oct. 8, 2013
Grade: 90/A
Comments: There were no food safety certifications posted in public view, several employees observed wearing plastic bracelets while working with food, hand-washing sink missing from men's restroom, and more.
Full Report

Name: Mezquite Grill
Location: 1461 Pirkle Road, Suite 105
Inspection Date: Oct. 8, 2013
Grade: 81/B
Comments: A large container of cooked beef was found cooling over night in the facility and was above 70 degrees at the time of inspection, items such as bucket of tomatillos, water bottles and soda cans and bottles stored directly on the floor in the food prep area, and more.
Full Report

Name: Mariscos Las Islitas
Location: 5495 Jimmy Carter Boulevard, Suite B-25
Inspection Date: Sept. 30, 2013
Grade: 84/B
Comments: Observed employee placing tortillas on the grill with bare hands, several plates being stored in the front hand washing sink, most current inspection report (59/U) not posted, and more
Full Report

Name: Los Ranchos Latino Incorporated
Location: 6200 Buford Highway, Suite E1
Inspection Date: Sept. 27, 2013
Grade: 74/C
Comments: Tamales stored in same pan with raw beef in reach-in freezer, digital thermometer not working, proper food temperatures not maintained, no self-closers on bathroom doors, and more.
Full Report

Name: La Nonna's Italian Restaurant
Location: 6135 Peachtree Parkway, Suite 101-102
Inspection Date: Sept. 25, 2013
Grade: 88/B
Comments: Foods in refrigerator and cooler above approved temperature and others foods not properly cooling.
Full Report