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Popular Breakfast Eatery Scores a 40-U In Latest Inspection

Flying Biscuit, located across from The Forum in Peachtree Corners, failed its most recent restaurant inspection. Find out why.

Each week Peachtree Corners Patch lists the five most recent restaurant reports. This week there's only one to report - Flying Biscuit Cafe. 

The popular restaurant failed its most recent inspection. Here are the details of the report which was gathered from the Gwinnett County Health Department.


Name: Flying Biscuit Cafe
Location: 
5290 Peachtree Parkway
Grade: 
40-U
Date of Inspection: 
Sept. 5, 2013
Comments:  

  • Person in charge was not performing duties. Several violations of risk factors were observed during the inspection. It is the responsibility of the person in charge to adequately supervise employees, monitor temperatures, etc. There must be active managerial control of the food safety practices within the restaurant at all times. / Corrected during the compliance hearing.  Corrected On-Site.  New Violation.
  • Cooked eggs were not protected against contamination by raw egg: Employee cracked raw eggs into a pan. Then the employee handled the inner rim of plates which contained fully cooked eggs. Obtain a new plate and a freshly cooked order of eggs. Raw eggs, meat, seafood, or poultry or the remnants thereof must not contact ready-to-eat foods or clean, sanitized food-contact surfaces such as plates, cups, spoons, etc.  Corrected On-Site.  New Violation.
  • After employee washed hands with soap and water, the employee cleared the sink drain of debris then obtained a paper towel to dry hands. Directly after this, the employee obtained gloves to continue working with food. Re-wash hands. Food employee must keep their hands in clean condition. When hands become contaminated, they must be washed again prior to donning gloves to work with food.  Corrected On-Site.  New Violation.
  • Observed multiple employee beverages stored on the food preparation tables next to food. Remove beverages from these locations. Employee drinks must be stored in a manner which prevents the contamination of food, clean equipment, utensils, linens, single-use articles, and food preparation surfaces. Employee beverages may be stored in a location separate from food preparation OR within the prep area provided they are placed below any food preparation tasks and stored foods (example: disposable cups with lids and straws may be placed onto the bottom shelf underneath a prep table if there is not food or restaurant supplies stored below that shelf). 2ND CONSECUTIVE VIOLATION OF CODE SECTION  Corrected On-Site.  Repeat Violation.
Click this link for a copy of the FULL REPORT which also includes past scores.

After discovering Flying Biscuit's failing grade, Patch put in a call to the Gwinnett Health Department which is in charge of inspecting the restaurants in the county to ask how a popular eatery could get a failing grade.

Karen Shields, spokesperson for the Gwinnett Health Department says a failing grade often means "someone wasn't trained properly or properly managed."

Shields said the Health Department generally inspects restaurants every six months but she encouraged diners to use the website to register a complaint.

Click here for a list of  Gwinnett restaurants and the most recent inspection reports.


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