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NameSUNFLOWER RESTAURANT
Address5400 STATESVILLE RD
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28269
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 3/23/2026
Final Score @ Grade
95.50 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
15 3 Food separated & protected Yes Yes No 3-302.11(A)(1) Separate raw animal foods from ready-to-eat foods and washed/unwashed fruits and vegetables. -P - Observed an unopened package of bologna stored in the same large insert container as an unopened package of raw beef in the WIC, allowing for potential cross contamination as the PIC stated they do not cook the bologna. REPEAT. CDI - Bologna moved out of large insert container and onto a shelf above the raw products. For more information on food storage order please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation
33 0.50 Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control Yes Yes No 3-501.15 Quickly cool foods. Use methods such as open/vented shallow pans, large ice baths and active stirring. Cold air must flow around product to remove the heat. -Pf - Observed a large plastic bin of portioned sour cream cups cooling in the RIC after prep this morning at around 8am at the coffee station, which is a unit that is not deigned nor approved for rapid cooling. Cups of sour cream observed at temperatures of 48-50F. PIC stated that the prep employee will prepare multiple dressing cup containers at a time and that they may have let the sour cream sit out on the counter too long during that process before placing it into the RIC. REPEAT. CDI - PIC relocated container of sour cream cups to WIC to rapidly cool down. For more information, please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation or view our training videos at the following weblinks: What are TCS Foods https://youtu.be/bRvqAETDjQU and Cooling Food Safely https://youtu.be/P6x8b1ZVOxU .
37 0 Food properly labeled: original container No No No 3-302.12 Label all working containers of food (oils, spices, salts, flour, sugar) except food that is easy to identify such as dry pasta. - Observed metal shakers that were not labeled as to their contents at the cookline and on the shelf at the kitchen entrance where to go orders are boxed up.
41 1 Wiping cloths: properly used & stored Yes Yes No 3-304.14(B) Hold in-use wiping cloths in properly concentrated sanitizer between uses. - Observed multiple sanitizer buckets throughout the kitchen to have solutions of 200ppm chlorine. REPEAT. CDI - PIC diluted solutions to 50-100ppm solution.
47 0 Equipment, food & non-food contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used No No No 4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. - Observed the door gasket to the right RIC at the coffee station area to be torn/falling off at the time of the inspection. PIC stated having already ordered replacement gaskets prior to the inspection.
55 0 Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean No No No 6-501.11 Floors, walls, and ceilings including the attachments such as soap and towel dispensers; light fixtures; and heat/ac vents shall be maintained in good repair. - Observed the floors of the WIC to have accumulations of food/packaging debris below the storage racks.