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NameLUIGI`S PIZZA
Address8170 S TRYON ST
SUITE E
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28273
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 11/7/2014
Final Score @ Grade
95 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
7 1.50 No bare hand contact with RTE foods or a pre-approved alternate properly followed Yes No No 3-301.11(B) Do not contact exposed ready-to-eat food with bare hands. Use suitable utensils, single-use gloves or dispensing equipment.-P Observed two employees use their bare hands to place pizzas into to go boxes. CDI by instruction.
8 0 Handwashing sinks, supplied and accessible Yes No No 6-301.14 Post a handwash sign at each handsink. Observed no handwashing sign in the mens restroom. CDI- sign provided today.
19 1.50 Proper hot holding temperatures Yes No No 3-501.16(A)(1) Maintain TCS foods in hot holding at 135F or above. -P Observed tomato sauce at 120F and meatballs at 117F in a steam well. CDI- both items were reheated.
21 1.50 Proper date marking and disposition Yes Yes No 3-501.17 Date mark/label all TCS foods that are ready-to-eat once opened or prepared and held more than 24hrs. -Pf Observed several containers of mozzarella cheese in the walk in cooler that were prepared on 11/6 and not dated. CDI- cheese was dated.3-501.18 Discard the food requiring date labels once time/temperature window has expired, if it is not been labeled, or if the label is incorrect. -P Observed several deli meats dated 10/31 in the walk in cooler such as ham, turkey, and salami. CDI- all foods dated 10/31 were discarded.
22 0 Time as a Public Health Control: procedures and records Yes No No 3-501.19 Provide and follow written procedures for foods held using Time as a Public Health Control (TPHC). Clearly mark foods with begin and end times. All food not sold by the end of 4 hours shall be discarded. -P/Pf Observed facility not using their TPHC sheet to keep track of their foods being held at room temperature. Observed 3 strombolis prepared at 2PM, pizza sauce put out at 2:30PM, and one cheese pizza placed at at 3:00PM not on the TPHC recording sheet. Facility operator was also unable to provide me with TPHC documentation. CDI- times were added to the TPHC log and a handout was given for TPHC procedures.
34 0.50 Thermometers provided and accurate No No Yes 4-302.12 Provide an accessible thermometer for use. Provide a thin probe thermometer for accurate measure of thin foods.-Pf Facility has several thin foods on site but does not have a thin probed thermometer. VR in 10 days.
42 0 Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried and handled No No No 4-901.11(A) Air dry equipment and utensils after cleaning and sanitizing. Employee stated that equipment such as baking pans were dried using a wiping cloth.
52 0 Garbage and refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained No No No 5-501.113(B) Keep dumpster, outside waste containers covered with tight-fitting lids or doors. Observed one dumpster lid propped open.