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Dacula Restaurant Scores: 2 El Molcajete Locations Tested; 1 Fails
Dacula-area restaurant inspections conducted by the Gwinnett County health department.
Recent restaurant inspections in the Dacula area, conducted by the Gwinnett County Health Department.
El Molcajete #6 Mexican Cantina & Grill
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1700 Winder Highway, Suite 113
Score: 92/A
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Date: June 5, 2014
Previous scores: 89/B (4/10/14); 90/A (1/31/14)
Remarks: Refrigerated, ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared and held in the establishment for more than 24 hours (e.g., flan, cheese cake, salsa) not clearly marked to indicate the date by which the food must be consumed, sold, or discarded. Several hermetically sealed cans of food found with damage along the seams. A few bulk items not labeled. Pans stacked wet.
El Molcajete Mexican Restaurant #3
2590 Hamilton Mill Road
Score: 65/U
Date: June 2, 2014
Previous scores: 91/A (9/16/13); 86/B (8/8/13)
Remarks: Employee drinks, in multi-use cups & bottles, were stored on the bar counter next to food & on top of the server station microwave. Drinks removed at the time of inspection. Raw chicken stored above raw fish, raw pork in the upright freezer. Raw beef & raw burgers stored above churros, pizza, French fries, raw shrimp, octopus in the upright freezer. Unwashed produce stored above cut/ready-to-eat produce (onions, peppers, tomatoes) in the walk-in cooler. Foods organized & separated at the time of inspection. Food encrusted on items stored clean: wire baskets, strainer, masher, knives, knife holder. Multiple foods held >41F in the line cold-top/reach-in cooler and in the 2 door upright cooler. Wiping cloths stored in 200ppm chlorine sanitizer solution. Sanitizer diluted at the time of inspection. Using gloved hands, employee handled raw beef, a soiled cloth towel & then chicken tongs. Line cold-top/reach-in cooler not properly working. Back kitchen door doesn't close tight (observed 1 fly in the kitchen).
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Saki Japanese Steak and Sushi Bar
2725 Hamilton Mill Road, Suite A900
Score: 97/A
Date: June 3, 2014
Previous scores: 96/A (8/21/13); 90/A (1/30/13)
Remarks: Bulk products (salt, sugar, flour) removed from their original packages, and not labeled with the common name of the food. Containers shall be labeled with common name of food item.
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