[Editor’s note: The report mentioned here is from an inspection conducted on November 6 and may not represent the future health inspection status of the food establishment.]
A routine inspection by the GNR County Health Departments revealed several violations at the MLBB Hot Pot restaurant in Atlanta. The restaurant will undergo a reinspection, which, if it fails, may lead to a permit suspension.
MLBB Hot Pot
- Where: 3500 Gwinnett Place Dr NW, Suite 10, Duluth, GA 30096
- When: November 6, 2025
- Score: 51 U
MLBB Hot Pot in Duluth underwent a routine inspection by the GNR County Health Department, which documented multiple violations. According to the report, the list of violations are as follows:
- The report cited, employees eating in the kitchen, marking the second consecutive occurrence of this violation.
- Employees were seen using the hand sink to rinse wiping cloths and a sanitizer bucket. It was also a second consecutive violation.
- The restaurant was serving raw shrimp at the self-serving station without a parasite destruction letter from the supplier.
- Food storage violations included raw sliced tripe stored above mussels in the reach-in cooler and ready-to-eat sauces stored below raw eggs and ground pork in the walk-in cooler.
- At the self-service cooler, the raw beef skewers were above the ready-to-eat quail eggs, the raw pork was above the ready-to-eat tofu, and the raw tripe was above the ready-to-eat mushrooms.
- Food items on time control at the self-service bar did not have the time control procedures or start-discard times on them.
- The sanitizers used for tables had too high a chlorine concentration.
- Multiple containers of sauces and spices were found in the kitchen without labels.
- There was a container of beef on the kitchen floor and a container of pork on the floor of the walk-in freezer. It was a second consecutive violation.
- The in-use spoons used for making shrimp paste were stored in water below 135°F. There were also containers with cups inside.
- Multiple wet pans and bowls were stacked to dry.
- The facility used chlorine sanitizer for tables, but did not have any test strips for them. It was a second consecutive violation.
- Employees’ items were stored throughout the kitchen’s prep counters. It was the second consecutive violation.
A detailed health report of MLBB Hot Pot’s recent inspection is available online.
Follow-Up Inspection
The restaurant’s management needs to address the violations documented in the report. A reinspection will be conducted on November 14, 2025. If the violations are not corrected, then it can lead to a permit suspension. Three or more consecutive violations will also result in a permit suspension.
