A Roswell Road Thai restaurant racked up 17 violations and a failing score of 56 during a Fulton County health inspection on Tuesday, July 21, though it later improved to a B on reinspection.

Erawan Organic Thai, at 7537 Roswell Rd., lost 44 points across violations that included an employee handling raw chicken and then touching vegetables without changing gloves (9-point deduction), chicken, pork, and calamari held at unsafe cold temperatures (9 points), and egg rolls sitting below the required 135°F on the kitchen counter (9 points). Inspectors discarded the improperly stored proteins and egg rolls on the spot.

The inspection also found no person in charge present, handwashing sinks blocked by wire brushes and bulk containers, no written employee health policy, and knives stored with visible food debris, according to the Georgia Gazette, which published the full violation list from state records.

Under Fulton County's grading scale, any score below 70 earns a "U" for unsatisfactory. Scores of 90–100 earn an A, 80–89 a B, and 70–79 a C.

When Atlanta News First visited Erawan to ask about the violations, an employee said no manager was on site and the owner was out of the country. Reporters also noticed the restaurant had posted an older inspection score of 96 on the wall instead of the current 56. Georgia law requires restaurants to display their current score.

"I'm very surprised. Just in this area and I know this store is very busy. So, I'm just surprised," customer Tiffany McKay told Atlanta News First.

Erawan received a reinspection on Thursday, July 30, the same day Atlanta News First visited, and improved to 87 points, earning a B. The restaurant has operated on Roswell Road for about 10 years and bills itself as Sandy Springs' first organic Thai restaurant. No one from Erawan's ownership has commented publicly.

By contrast, Egg Harbor Café on North Point Parkway in Alpharetta earned a perfect 100 on its most recent Fulton County inspection.

Residents can look up current inspection scores at Fulton County's environmental health page. The department oversees more than 6,000 food establishments countywide.