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Name

COCO & THE DIRECTOR

Address

100 W TRADE ST

City/State/ZIP

CHARLOTTE

28202

Premise Type

1 - Restaurant

County

Mecklenburg

Inspection Date

4/3/2025

Final Score @ Grade

97.50

General Comments

TPHC procedures drafted for all in use milks for baristas, customer grab and go items, and customer self service milks. Milks will be on 4 hour TPHC and customer grab and go items will be on 6 hour TPHC.

Violations

CDI=Corrected During Inspection

R=Repeat Violation

VR=Verification Required

Violation Item	Demerits	Violation Description	CDI	R	VR	Comments
16	0	Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized	No	No	No	4-602.11 (E )Clean the equipment and utensils used with nonTCS foods as required to avoid contamination.Observed ice machine with pink/black buildup on white plastic. Clean.
22	1.50	Proper cold holding temperatures	No	No	No	3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P Observed half and half, almond milk, oat milk, soy milk, blueberry yogurts, yogurt parfaits in lowboy coolers and grab and go cooler above 41F, see temperature chart. All milk above 41F due to frequent use, PIC placed all in use milks in thermoses and placed on 4 hour TPHC. Items in grab and go case are above 41F due to ambient temperature of unit being 47F. Repair cooler. EHS will follow up within 3 days. For more information, please visit: www.mecknc.gov/foodsafety or view our training videos at the following weblinks: What are TCS Foods https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0iLZb7v0UM and Safe Food Temperatures https://youtu.be/tXP09IK-1TQ .
24	0	Time as a Public Health Control; procedures & records	Yes	No	No	3-501.19 (A) (1) Written procedures for Time as a Public Health Control shall be prepared in advance, maintained in the establishment, and made available for the Health Department upon request. Written TPHC procedures must specify methods of compliance with 3-501.19 (B) or (C). -Pf. Observed no TPHC written procedures available for milks in thermoses for customer use. CDI- PIC drafted written TPHC procedures. TPHC procedure template may be found at: www.mecknc.gov/foodsafety
41	0.50	Wiping cloths: properly used & stored	Yes	No	No	3-304.14(B) Hold in-use wiping cloths in properly concentrated sanitizer between uses. Observed wiping cloths stored in 0ppm quat sanitizer. CDI- PIC replaced sanitizer with 400ppm sanitizer.
48	0.50	Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips	Yes	No	No	4-302.13 (B) Provide an approved Max/Min thermometer for testing sanitizing temperatures in hot water warewashing machines. The thermometer must be readily accessible. -Pf Observed max/min thermometer unable to turn on during inspection. CDI- PIC changed batteries and it was working.