Covington Krystal fails two inspections

Improper food temps and malfunctioning equipment are cited.

A Krystal in Covington failed two consecutive health inspections this month. The second follow-up inspection was worse than the first one.

The restaurant scored 46/U on the follow-up inspection, down from 61/U earlier this month. It will be re-inspected.

There were many violations, including a problem with the milkshake machine, which had a condenser leak. The milk base was submerged in water that had pooled from the leak. Some other milk bases had expired with a Feb. 28 discard date.

Among other violations, several containers of rehydrated onions did not cool down within the appropriate time frame. They were improperly stored in a tightly sealed deep container in the walk-in cooler. They were discarded.

Other food items, such as cheese and creamer, were above the safe temperature range and were discarded.

A bucket with sanitizer solution was on top of a reach-in freezer next to a container of doughnut glaze, and sanitizing wipes were on top of a food prep service counter.

Cases of food were stored directly under a leaky condenser from a walk-in freezer. The facility also needed cleaning. Food debris and grease had accumulated on the floors, in-between equipment and on the air vents.

KRYSTAL

3230 Highway 278, Covington. Score: 46/U.

ACROSS METRO ATLANTA

Here are other recent inspection scores for area restaurants.

Cobb County

■ Frozen Cow Creamery, 2870 Cherokee St., Kennesaw. 100/A

■ Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen, 2830 Windy Hill Road, Marietta. 89/B ■ Sushi Yu, 2615 George Busbee Parkway, Kennesaw. 99/A

Dekalb County

■ Jerk Shop Go, 4400 Ashford Dunwoody Road, Atlanta. 91/A

■ Puesto Billiards, 3145 Tucker Norcross Road, Tucker. 100/A

■ Reel Steel Sports Bar & Grill, 2565 Wesley Chapel Road, Decatur. 86/B

Fulton County

■ Antico Pizza Napoletana, 1093 Hemphill Ave., Atlanta. 89/B

■ Basil’s Restaurant & Tapas Bar, 2985 Grandview Ave., Atlanta. 91/A

■ Desta Ethiopian Kitchen, 2250 Marietta Blvd., Atlanta. 100/A

■ Elsewhere Brewing Co., 1039 Grant St., Atlanta. 99/A