2 Chainz' Tapas Restaurant Miserably Failed Its Recent Health Inspection

Atlanta-born rapper 2 Chainz scored a gold record with his 2013 song "Feds Watching." Although he spit several verses about dressing "fresh as hell" just in case he was under government surveillance, he should probably be more concerned about state agencies like the Georgia Department of Public Health.

Its inspectors recently visited Escobar, Mr. Chainz' new tapas restaurant, and discovered that everything was decidedly not "fresh as hell," especially the meat and dairy products.

According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Escobar's inspection score was a dismal 59 out of a possible 100 points; anything below 69 is considered a failing grade. On the restaurant's report card, inspectors noted 14 (!!!) violations, including a "red and black mold-like substance" inside the ice machine, raw hamburgers being stored above the collard greens, lobster thawing in sitting water in the sink, and expired milk in the fridge. The inspector also noticed that the kitchen's handwashing sink didn't have any soap and that the "person in charge" seemed to have no idea about "several foodborne illness risk factors." Delicious!

Escobar opened last December and serves a seafood-heavy menu that includes shrimp tacos, smoked salmon chips and twin lobster tails. (It also serves something called a Tity Boy Turkey Burger, an unfortunate name for both a brunch entree and for 2 Chainz, who's still trying to make Tity Boy happen.)

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This is the first time the restaurant has failed a health inspection; the Public Health department paid it a visit last August—before it opened its doors—and Escobar scored a 99 and received an A. Escobar is co-owned by 2 Chainz-slash-Tity Boy (whose real name is Tauheed Epps) and Mychel "Snoop" Dillard, whose website describes her as a "serial entrepreneur."

2 Chainz is not the first rapper-turned-restauranteur in Atlanta. Ludacris currently has his signature Chicken and Beer restaurant in the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, and was previously the owner of Straits, a now-closed Singaporean restaurant whose recipes were praised in an issue of Food + Wine. Rapper T.I. also had to close his restaurant, Scales 925, after being sued for non-payment by some of his employees. (And the AJC's food critic once gave Scales a memorable 0-star review).

Escobar's next inspection is scheduled for March 3. That gives 2 Chainz more than a week to get everything fresh as hell. And also more sanitary.