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CASA LATINA LOUNGE receives C in Gwinnett County health inspection

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5808 Singleton Rd Suite 700 Norcross, GA 30093

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CASA LATINA LOUNGE received a C, scoring 76 out of 100, in a Gwinnett County food-service inspection on Nov 3, 2026. The official report lists seven findings. [1]

Inspection score

76/100Grade COfficial inspection

Inspection summary

Inspection purpose: Routine

The report states: “Person-in-charge could not provide signed employee health agreements for any employees on-site.” [2]

The report states: “&2Observed employee drinks in unapproved cups (an open glass cup of a drink and a water bottle) on the prep table in the kitchen.” [3]

A separate finding described the only hand sink in the kitchen being used to store multiple employee items and the only hand sink behind the bar storing a bucket. [4]

What inspectors found

Read the official report

Showing 7 of 7 findings

  1. Employee health reporting

    Item 2-2A
    Person-in-charge could not provide signed employee health agreements for any employees on-site. Food employees and conditional employees shall be informed in a verifiable manner of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities as they relate to diseases that are transmissible through food. (Pf) Corrective Actions: All employees on-site signed an agreement.
    Inspector’s full note

    Code .03(2)(o)

    Person-in-charge could not provide signed employee health agreements for any employees on-site. Food employees and conditional employees shall be informed in a verifiable manner of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities as they relate to diseases that are transmissible through food. (Pf) Corrective Actions: All employees on-site signed an agreement.
    Official report · Item 2-2A ↗
    No correction or repeat marker recorded.
  2. Eating, drinking and tobacco use

    Item 2-2B
    &2Observed employee drinks in unapproved cups (an open glass cup of a drink and a water bottle) on the prep table in the kitchen. Employees shall consume food and drink only in approved designated areas separate from food preparation and serving areas, equipment or utensil areas and food storage areas (unless drinking from a single service beverage cup with a secure lid and straw that is handled to prevent contamination of the employee's hands, the container, exposed food, clean equipment, utensils and linens, unwrapped single-service and single-use articles). (C) Corrective Actions: The cups were removed from the kitchen.
    Inspector’s full note

    Code .03(5)(k)1

    &2Observed employee drinks in unapproved cups (an open glass cup of a drink and a water bottle) on the prep table in the kitchen. Employees shall consume food and drink only in approved designated areas separate from food preparation and serving areas, equipment or utensil areas and food storage areas (unless drinking from a single service beverage cup with a secure lid and straw that is handled to prevent contamination of the employee's hands, the container, exposed food, clean equipment, utensils and linens, unwrapped single-service and single-use articles). (C) Corrective Actions: The cups were removed from the kitchen.
    Official report · Item 2-2B ↗
    No correction or repeat marker recorded.
  3. Handwashing

    Item 2-2D
    Observed the only hand sink in the kitchen being used to store multiple employee items and the only hand sink behind the bar storing a bucket. A handwashing sink shall be maintained so that it is accessible at all times for employee use and not used for purposes other than handwashing. An automatic handwashing facility shall be used in accordance with manufacturer's instructions. (Pf) Corrective Actions: The items were removed from all sinks.
    Inspector’s full note

    Code .06(2)(o)

    Observed the only hand sink in the kitchen being used to store multiple employee items and the only hand sink behind the bar storing a bucket. A handwashing sink shall be maintained so that it is accessible at all times for employee use and not used for purposes other than handwashing. An automatic handwashing facility shall be used in accordance with manufacturer's instructions. (Pf) Corrective Actions: The items were removed from all sinks.
    Official report · Item 2-2D ↗
    No correction or repeat marker recorded.
  4. Handwashing

    Item 2-2D
    The only hand sink in the kitchen does not have a working hot water valve. A handwashing sink shall be equipped to provide tempered water at a temperature of at least 85°F (29.4°C) through a mixing valve or combination faucet. (Pf) Self-closing, slow-closing, or metering faucet shall provide a flow of water for at least 15 seconds without the need to reactivate the faucet.
    Inspector’s full note

    Code .06(2)(c)

    The only hand sink in the kitchen does not have a working hot water valve. A handwashing sink shall be equipped to provide tempered water at a temperature of at least 85°F (29.4°C) through a mixing valve or combination faucet. (Pf) Self-closing, slow-closing, or metering faucet shall provide a flow of water for at least 15 seconds without the need to reactivate the faucet.
    Official report · Item 2-2D ↗
    No correction or repeat marker recorded.
  5. Food separation and protection

    Item 4-1A
    (vi)(vii)(viii)Observed raw eggs, raw chicken, and raw beef stored above cooked soup, washed vegetables, and ready-to-eat sauce in the standing reach-in cooler. Observed raw chorizo and raw al pastor stored above ready-to-eat sauces in the prep cooler. Food shall be protected from cross contamination by: (i) Except as specified in paragraph (i)(IV) of below, separating raw animal foods during storage, preparation, holding, and display from: (I) Raw ready-to-eat food including other raw animal food such as fish for sushi or molluscan shellfish, or other raw ready-to-eat food such as fruits and vegetables, (P) and (II) Cooked ready-to-eat food; and (P) (III) Fruits and vegetables before they…
    Inspector’s full note

    Code .04(4)(c)1(i)(ii)(iii)(v)

    (vi)(vii)(viii)Observed raw eggs, raw chicken, and raw beef stored above cooked soup, washed vegetables, and ready-to-eat sauce in the standing reach-in cooler. Observed raw chorizo and raw al pastor stored above ready-to-eat sauces in the prep cooler. Food shall be protected from cross contamination by: (i) Except as specified in paragraph (i)(IV) of below, separating raw animal foods during storage, preparation, holding, and display from: (I) Raw ready-to-eat food including other raw animal food such as fish for sushi or molluscan shellfish, or other raw ready-to-eat food such as fruits and vegetables, (P) and (II) Cooked ready-to-eat food; and (P) (III) Fruits and vegetables before they are washed; (P) (IV) Frozen, commercially processed and packaged raw animal food may be stored or displayed with or above frozen, commercially processed and packaged, ready-to-eat food. (ii) Except when combined as ingredients, separating types of raw animal foods from each other such as beef, fish, lamb, pork, and poultry during storage, preparation, holding, and display by: (I) Using separate equipment for each type, (P) or (II) Arranging each type of food in equipment so that cross contamination of one type with another is prevented, (P) and (III) Preparing each type of food at different times or in separate areas; (P) (iii) Cleaning and sanitizing equipment and utensils; (v) Cleaning hermetically sealed containers of food of visible soil before opening; (vi) Protecting food containers that are received packaged together in a case or overwrap from cuts when the case or overwrap is opened; (vii) Storing damaged, spoiled, or recalled food being held in the food service establishment separate from food, equipment, utensils, linens and single-service and single-use articles; or (viii) Separating fruits and vegetables, before they are washed from ready-to-eat food. Corrective Actions: The items were rearranged.
    Official report · Item 4-1A ↗
    No correction or repeat marker recorded.
  6. Food labeling and containers

    Item 10D
    The facility has eggs, milk, and shrimp, but does not have a written notification for customers that states the presence of major food allergens as an ingredient in unpackaged food items that are served or sold to the consumer. 1. If required by law, consumer warnings shall be provided. (C) 2. Food service establishment or manufacturers' dating information on foods may not be concealed or altered. (C) 3. The permit holder shall notify consumers by written notification of the presence of major food allergens as an ingredient in unpackaged food items that are served or sold to the consumer. (C)
    Inspector’s full note

    Code .04(7)(d)

    The facility has eggs, milk, and shrimp, but does not have a written notification for customers that states the presence of major food allergens as an ingredient in unpackaged food items that are served or sold to the consumer. 1. If required by law, consumer warnings shall be provided. (C) 2. Food service establishment or manufacturers' dating information on foods may not be concealed or altered. (C) 3. The permit holder shall notify consumers by written notification of the presence of major food allergens as an ingredient in unpackaged food items that are served or sold to the consumer. (C)
    Official report · Item 10D ↗
    No correction or repeat marker recorded.
  7. Pest control

    Item 18
    Observed the back door to the kitchen and the front door to the restaurant propped open. Outer openings of a food service establishment shall be protected against the entry of insects and rodents by: 1) filling or closing holes and other gaps along floors, walls, and ceilings; (C) 2) closed, tight-fitting windows; (C) and 3) solid self-closing, tight-fitting doors. (C) Corrective Actions: Both doors were closed.
    Inspector’s full note

    Code .07(2)(m)

    Observed the back door to the kitchen and the front door to the restaurant propped open. Outer openings of a food service establishment shall be protected against the entry of insects and rodents by: 1) filling or closing holes and other gaps along floors, walls, and ceilings; (C) 2) closed, tight-fitting windows; (C) and 3) solid self-closing, tight-fitting doors. (C) Corrective Actions: Both doors were closed.
    Official report · Item 18 ↗
    No correction or repeat marker recorded.

Correction and repeat labels quote the report. An absent label leaves correction status unknown; a deadline does not confirm a correction.

Inspection history 1

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    76/100C
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Record details & methodology
Authority
Gwinnett County
Inspection ID
CF3E2DFE-8929-460A-B916-C0A183DE8E55
Facility ID
B5A2FF6E-B9DD-4957-BB06-8669EEE4ECF5
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Findings quote the official report captured . “Corrected on site” and “repeat” reflect explicit report markers. “COS” and “CA” in the inspector’s notes refer to corrections and corrective actions; an instruction to act is not proof that it was completed.

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Georgia’s grading scale
A
90–100
B
80–89
C
70–79
U
0–69
Georgia food-service rules ↗

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