Inspection summary
The inspector observed clams in a working container without their tag in the standing reach-in freezer. [2]
The inspector also observed fish thawing in reduced-oxygen packaging in the standing reach-in cooler. [3]
RUSTICO MEXICAN CUISINE received a B, scoring 88 out of 100, in a Gwinnett County food-service inspection on Oct 16, 2026. The official report lists two findings. [1]
The inspector observed clams in a working container without their tag in the standing reach-in freezer. [2]
The inspector also observed fish thawing in reduced-oxygen packaging in the standing reach-in cooler. [3]
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Observed clams in a working container without their tag in the standing reach-in freezer. The person in charge stated that they had already sold some of these clams the previous day. Molluscan shellfish tags shall remain attached to the container in which the molluscan shellfish are received until the container is empty. (Pf) Corrective Actions: The clams were discarded.
Code .04(3)(k)
Observed clams in a working container without their tag in the standing reach-in freezer. The person in charge stated that they had already sold some of these clams the previous day. Molluscan shellfish tags shall remain attached to the container in which the molluscan shellfish are received until the container is empty. (Pf) Corrective Actions: The clams were discarded.Official report · Item 3-1D ↗
Observed fish thawing in reduced-oxygen packaging in the standing reach-in cooler. Time/temperature control for safety food shall be thawed: 1) under refrigeration that keeps the food at 41°F or less; 2) completely submerged in running water with the temperature of the water at 70°F or less, has sufficient flow to agitate and float off loose particles in an overflow, and that no part of the food exceeds 41°F; 3) as a part of the cooking process. (C) Corrective Actions: The fish was discarded.
Code .04(6)(c)
Observed fish thawing in reduced-oxygen packaging in the standing reach-in cooler. Time/temperature control for safety food shall be thawed: 1) under refrigeration that keeps the food at 41°F or less; 2) completely submerged in running water with the temperature of the water at 70°F or less, has sufficient flow to agitate and float off loose particles in an overflow, and that no part of the food exceeds 41°F; 3) as a part of the cooking process. (C) Corrective Actions: The fish was discarded.Official report · Item 11C ↗
Correction and repeat labels quote the report. An absent label leaves correction status unknown; a deadline does not confirm a correction.
Gwinnett County · Oct 16, 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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