Loganville Asian fast-food franchise racks up violations

The health score of a Panda Express in Loganville dropped from a solid A earned in November to failing because of several food safety violations.

During a recent routine inspection, food and dishes were stored incorrectly, and some of the foods in cold storage were out of the safe temperature range.

Panda Express, 205 Atlanta Highway, scored 65/U on the March 1 health inspection.

For example, raw beef and chicken were above some cut broccoli, and unwashed produce was above sauces and beverages in the walk-in cooler. In addition, the shredder and the dicer stored as clean still had food residue on surfaces, and food storage containers were stacked wet.

The restaurant’s health policy was not explained to new employees and verified by a signature. And the person in charge could not name the top eight allergens, as required by the food safety code.

In addition, hot water was not working at the hand sinks.

The restaurant will be reinspected.

PANDA EXPRESS

205 Atlanta Highway, Loganville. Score: 65/U.

ACROSS METRO ATLANTA

Here are other recent inspection scores for area restaurants.

Cherokee County

■ Bistro C, 3753 Marietta Highway, Canton. 94/A

■ Casa Lobo Mexican Restaurant, 10009 Ga. 92, Woodstock. 88/B

■ Midway Grill, 3105 Gaddis Road, Canton. 100/A

Cobb County

■ Capozzi’s NY Pizza, 2960 Shallowford Road, Marietta. 100/A

■ Derek’s Café, 1779 Canton Road, Marietta. 93/A

■ Mi Mexico, 4150 Macland Road, Powder Springs. 92/A Dekalb County ■ Dragon Express, 4060 Peachtree Road, Atlanta. 91/A

■ Good Times Country Home Cookin’, 449 N. Indian Creek Drive, Clarkston. 95/A

■ IHOP, 2910 Stonecrest Circle, Lithonia. 100/A

Fulton County

■ American Deli, 6175 Old National Highway, Atlanta. 70/C

■ Jerusalem Bakery, 4150 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta. 95/A

■ Madras Chettinaad, 4305 State Bridge Road, Alpharetta. 91/A

Gwinnett County

■ Bare Bones Steakhouse, 101 E. Main St., Buford. 100/A

■ Cheeky Taqueria, 1039 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Suwanee. 100/A

■ Pollo Pelon, 3655 Club Drive, Duluth. 77/C