Inspection penalizes food safety practices at sushi bar

Eatery will undergo a reinspection soon.

At Ichiban Ramen & Sushi Bar in Covington, the person in charge was not proficient in food safety practices for the restaurant.

During a recent inspection, mold was found inside the ice machine, the sanitation bucket didn’t have enough sanitizer to effectively clean tables, and employees were not following health procedures when working with food.

One employee prepared food without wearing a beard guard, and the manager did not remove his apron when leaving the kitchen. Also, employee foods and drinks were on the prep table.

Ichiban Ramen & Sushi Bar, 4152 Washington Street, Covington, failed the routine inspection with a 62/U. Its previous score was 100/A, in December. As a result, the restaurant will be reinspected.

Among other violations, raw eggs were near butter and noodles in the walk-in cooler, and eggs were with ready-to-eat foods in the reach-in cooler.

Some prepared foods were on time control, but there were no written procedures.

ICHIBAN RAMEN & SUSHI BAR

4152 Washington Street, Covington. Score: 62/U.

ACROSS METRO ATLANTA

Here are other recent inspection scores for area restaurants.

Cobb County

Biscuit Belly, 3330 Cobb Parkway, Acworth. 100/A

Chipotle, 2810 Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta. 91/A

Jambo Grill, 2555 Delk Road, Marietta. 91/A

Mac Mcgee Irish Pub, 950 Battery Ave., Atlanta. 86/B

Mcalister’s Deli, 3330 Cobb Parkway, Acworth. 100/A

Fulton County

Bang Bang Katsu House, 5250 Windward Parkway, Alpharetta. 100/A

D.C. Wings & BBQ, 3083 Martin Luther King, Jr., Drive, Atlanta. 80/B

Kings Cornbeef & Deli, 3201 Atlanta Industrial Parkway, Atlanta. 95/A

The Varsity, 61 North Ave., Atlanta. 100/A

Tiger Sugar, 10820 Abbotts Bridge Road, Johns Creek. 100/A

Gwinnett County

Marlow’s Tavern, 1950 Satellite Blvd., Lawrenceville. 90/A

Moo Bong Ri, 2550 Pleasant Hill Road, Duluth. 83/B

Reyna’s Espresso & Sweets, 137 W. Crogan St., Lawrenceville. 86/B

Shogun Japanese Steak & Sushi Bar, 3420 Highway 20, Buford. 88/B

Waffle House, 1586 Indian Trail Lilburn Road, Norcross. 87/B