Restaurant drops from perfect score to failing mark

Multiple violations found at La Belle Vie Kitchen.

During a routine inspection, the French restaurant La Belle Vie Kitchen in Suwanee dropped from a perfect health score to a failing 41/U.

La Belle Vie, 1500 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, had a previous score of 100/A from January. It will be reinspected.

The inspector said the French toast and crepe batter were at unsafe temperatures, both on the countertop and out of refrigeration. Because they consisted of milk and eggs, they were discarded.

Food also was discarded because employees were handling it with bare hands. An employee touched a fully cooked salmon without wearing gloves, and another garnished a cooked omelet with cheese with bare hands.

A short rib was thrown away because it was not heated rapidly enough to prevent contamination. Cooked potatoes were at unsafe temperatures and discarded.

Among other violations, a moldlike substance was inside the ice machine and the soda gun nozzle. There were no shell stock tags for the mussels.

Also, an employee’s cellphone was in a basket of onions.

LA BELLE VIE

1500 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, Suwanee. Score: 41/U.

ACROSS METRO ATLANTA

Here are other recent inspection scores for area restaurants.

Cobb County

Cook Out Restaurant, 745 Chastain Road, Kennesaw. 96/A

El Velero Seafood & Mexican Restaurant, 768 Sandtown Road, Marietta. 91/A

Los Arcos Mexican Restaurant, 3101 Roswell Road, Marietta. 92/A

Wingz on Wheelz, 800 Whitlock Ave., Marietta. 76/C

Yard House Restaurant, 825 Battery Ave., Atlanta. 82/B

Fayette County

Hero Doughnuts & Buns, 210 Trilith Parkway, Fayetteville. 90/A

Kale to the Chef, 101 Crossing East, Peachtree City. 100/A

Mike & C’s Family Sports Grill, 1200 Ga. 74, Peachtree City. 97/A

Sweet Tea Lounge, 2705 Ga. 54, Peachtree City. 99/A

The Ohio Hog Company, 1492 Ga. 74, Tyrone. 100/A

Fulton County

Cheese Me Please, 5015 Old National Highway, Atlanta. 97/A

Cypress Street Pint & Plate, 817 West Peachtree St., Atlanta. 96/A

Edgewood Pizzeria, 898 Oak St., Atlanta. 86/B

Ginya Izakaya, 1700 Northside Drive, Atlanta. 95/A