Just heard Buckhead Diner got like a 50 on food inspection

Daisy22 · April 2011

WHAT?!??! We eat there a decent amount and now I'm sick to my stomach about it. Yuck!

virginia&alan · April 2011

Yikes! Was that on the news? We live around the corner and eat there at least once a week.

mingaling2 · April 2011

Kirasmommy818 · April 2011

Wow, So it was a follow-up from getting a 75 in march and they didnt care to improve things?

mingaling1:

mingaling2 · April 2011

Looks like it. And follow-ups are announced, so they knew they were coming.

smynings_bride · April 2011

Looks like they had a lot of new violations in the followup

provide separate area for employees personal drinks. New Violation.
3-1C	must provide barrier between stored food. New Violation.
3-1C	must provide barriers between stored food,cannot use cloth towels to protect food. New Violation.
4-1A	Violation of Code: [.04(4)(c)1(i)-(iii),(v),(viii)] Observed food stored on floor. Corrected On-Site. New Violation.
4-2B	replace worn cutting boards. New Violation.
6-2	label and date all food stored in the coolers. New Violation.
8-2B	cannot store sanitizer next to unprotected food. New Violation.
11D	provide thermometers for all coolers. Repeat Violation.
12A	provide a barrier between hand sink and dump sink from equipment utensils and food contact surfaces. New Violation.
13A	post current permit with last inspection. Repeat Violation.

LaruC27 · April 2011

Here is a link to a write up in the AJC about it.

Apparently they aren't changing the way they do things.. the Fulton County code changed. Whether they were aware or not, who knows.

https://blogs.ajc.com/food-and-more/2011/03/21/restaurant-inspections-buckhead-diner/

smynings_bride · April 2011

It sounds like the new rules should were the types of things that should have been abided by just because they make sense--food should not be stored on the floor and there should be a barrier blocking dirty water from splashing out of the "dump sink" onto food contact surfaces. I would like to think a reputable place is doing more than just the bare minimum.

jennifer&will · April 2011

Hey - just wanted to point out a couple of facts that no one's really talking about on here:

-None of the items they were marked off for were food-safety related. I read that the inspector commented more than once that it was one of the cleanest restaurants he'd seen. Many of the "mark offs" were for things like how many inches the thermometer was from the edge of the cooler, etc...

-They were reinspected on March 23 and received a 90 / A.

slwprincess · April 2011

jennifer&will:

Hey - just wanted to point out a couple of facts that no one's really talking about on here:

-None of the items they were marked off for were food-safety related. I read that the inspector commented more than once that it was one of the cleanest restaurants he'd seen. Many of the "mark offs" were for things like how many inches the thermometer was from the edge of the cooler, etc...

-They were reinspected on March 23 and received a 90 / A.

Hello and welcome to the board! How long have you been working at Buckhead Diner???

myrall · April 2011

slwprincess:
jennifer&will:

Hey - just wanted to point out a couple of facts that no one's really talking about on here:

-None of the items they were marked off for were food-safety related. I read that the inspector commented more than once that it was one of the cleanest restaurants he'd seen. Many of the "mark offs" were for things like how many inches the thermometer was from the edge of the cooler, etc...

-They were reinspected on March 23 and received a 90 / A.

Hello and welcome to the board! How long have you been working at Buckhead Diner???

Yes

Daisy22 · April 2011

slwprincess:
jennifer&will:

Hey - just wanted to point out a couple of facts that no one's really talking about on here:

-None of the items they were marked off for were food-safety related. I read that the inspector commented more than once that it was one of the cleanest restaurants he'd seen. Many of the "mark offs" were for things like how many inches the thermometer was from the edge of the cooler, etc...

-They were reinspected on March 23 and received a 90 / A.

Hello and welcome to the board! How long have you been working at Buckhead Diner???

Thought the same thing!

Food on the floor seems like a food safety thing to me. Such a reputable restaurant that is part of such a high end group of restaurant should never get a 57.

jennifer&will · April 2011

I don't work there... I just hate to see a company get raked over the coals w/ no one telling both sides of the story. Especially since the media seems to always be all over what's sensational, but not really that interested in reporting anything "fair and balanced." I guess being negative appeals more to most people.

slwprincess · April 2011

jennifer&will:
I don't work there... I just hate to see a company get raked over the coals w/ no one telling both sides of the story. Especially since the media seems to always be all over what's sensational, but not really that interested in reporting anything "fair and balanced." I guess being negative appeals more to most people.

Just saying that my local waffle house can maintain a 90+ rating...

dleigh2020 · April 2011

jennifer&will:

Hey - just wanted to point out a couple of facts that no one's really talking about on here:

-None of the items they were marked off for were food-safety related. I read that the inspector commented more than once that it was one of the cleanest restaurants he'd seen. Many of the "mark offs" were for things like how many inches the thermometer was from the edge of the cooler, etc...

-They were reinspected on March 23 and received a 90 / A.

2 posts? Really?

rara855 · April 2011

slwprincess:
jennifer&will:
I don't work there... I just hate to see a company get raked over the coals w/ no one telling both sides of the story. Especially since the media seems to always be all over what's sensational, but not really that interested in reporting anything "fair and balanced." I guess being negative appeals more to most people.
Just saying that my local waffle house can maintain a 90+ rating...

Seriously, this made me laugh out loud.

This is an odd first "hello" to the group. On a food post, really???

runblondie26 · April 2011

rara855:

slwprincess:
jennifer&will:
I don't work there... I just hate to see a company get raked over the coals w/ no one telling both sides of the story. Especially since the media seems to always be all over what's sensational, but not really that interested in reporting anything "fair and balanced." I guess being negative appeals more to most people.
Just saying that my local waffle house can maintain a 90+ rating...

Seriously, this made me laugh out loud.

This is an odd first "hello" to the group. On a food post, really???

I'm always amazed how people find these threads. I guess nest/bump posts get indexed pretty high by google.

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