QING SHU MALATANG received an A, scoring 94 out of 100, in a DeKalb County food-service inspection on Oct 6, 2026. The official report lists three findings. [1]
The inspector observed two wet wiping cloths on the prep top counters outside of sanitizer buckets. [2]
The inspector also observed the ice scoop stored inside the ice machine with the handle portion resting directly on the ice. [3]
A separate finding described leak coming from the roof of the walk-in cooler. [4]
The report marks two findings as corrected on site. [5]
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Observed two wet wiping cloths on the prep top counters outside of sanitizer buckets. Wiping Cloths, Use Limitation (C) (m) Wiping Cloths, Use Limitation.
Code 511-6-1.04(4)(m)
Observed two wet wiping cloths on the prep top counters outside of sanitizer buckets. Wiping Cloths, Use Limitation (C) (m) Wiping Cloths, Use Limitation. 1. Cloths in-use for wiping food spills from tableware and carry-out containers that occur as food is being served shall be: (i) Maintained dry; and (ii) Used for no other purpose. 2. Cloths in-use for wiping counters and other equipment surfaces shall be: (i) Held between uses in a chemical sanitizer solution at a concentration specified under DPH Rule 511-6-1-.05(6)(n); PIC placed wet wiping cloths inside sanitizer buckets with sanitizer concentrations of 50ppm chlorine. Corrected On-Site. New Violation.Official report · Item 12C ↗
Observed the ice scoop stored inside the ice machine with the handle portion resting directly on the ice. In-Use Utensils, Between-Use Storage (C) (k)Storage of In-Use Utensils.
Code 511-6-1.04(4)(k)
Observed the ice scoop stored inside the ice machine with the handle portion resting directly on the ice. In-Use Utensils, Between-Use Storage (C) (k)Storage of In-Use Utensils. During pauses in food preparation or dispensing, food preparation and dispensing utensils shall be stored: 1.Except as specified under paragraph 2 of this subsection, in the food with their handles above the top of the food and the container; 2.In food that is not time/temperature control for safety food with their handles above the top of the food within containers or equipment that can be closed, such as bins of sugar, flour, or cinnamon; 3.On a clean portion of the food preparation table or cooking equipment only if the in-use utensil and the food-contact surface of the food preparation table or cooking equipment are cleaned and sanitized at a frequency specified under DPH Rule 511-6-1-.05(7)(b) and (8)(a); 4.In running water of sufficient velocity to flush particulates to the drain, if used with moist food such as ice cream or mashed potatoes; 5. In a clean, protected location if the utensils, such as ice scoops, are used only with a food that is not time/temperature control for safety food; or PIC removed the ice scoop to be cleaned and sanitized and discussed that the scoop handle must remain facing upward when stored inside the ice bin. Corrected On-Site. New Violation.Official report · Item 14A ↗
Observed leak coming from the roof of the walk-in cooler. System Maintained in Good Repair (P, C) (r) System Maintained in Good Repair.
Code 511-6-1.06(2)(r)
Observed leak coming from the roof of the walk-in cooler. System Maintained in Good Repair (P, C) (r) System Maintained in Good Repair. A plumbing system shall be repaired according to law; P and maintained in good repair. Discussed with PIC to have leak repaired. New Violation.Official report · Item 16B ↗
Correction and repeat labels quote the report. An absent label leaves correction status unknown; a deadline does not confirm a correction.
DeKalb County · Oct 6, 2026
02 / Same facility ↗Official inspection historyAvailable records for this official facility
03 / How scoring works ↗Georgia’s food-service rulesScores and findings describe the dated inspection, not current operating conditions. A correction deadline does not establish whether an issue remained unresolved afterward.
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