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NameFORCHETTA/FINANCIAL GRIND
Address230 N COLLEGE ST
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 1/27/2022
Final Score @ Grade
95 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
15 1.50 Food separated & protected No Yes No REPEAT VIOLATION: 3-302.11(A) Separate raw animal foods from ready-to-eat foods. -P. Observed a container of raw shell eggs stored above ready to eat foods inside top of sauté cooler. CDI - raw eggs were moved to the bottom of the cooler. Observed raw salmon stored above lasagna inside walk-in cooler. CDI: storage order was corrected.
20 0 Proper cooling time & temperatures Yes No No 3-501.14(A) Quickly cool cooked foods within 2 hours from 135F to 70F; and within a total of 6 hours from 135F to 41F. -P. For more information on proper cooling procedures please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety. Observed a plastic container packed with collard greens that had been cooled 2 days ago at 45F inside bottom of cooler 7. CDI: by discarding.
23 3 Proper date marking & disposition Yes Yes No REPEAT VIOLATION: 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 For more information on date marking please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety. Observed pull thaw dates not documented on lasagna and zucchini inside cooler 6. CDI: yesterday’s date products were removed from freezer was documented. Observed a few unclear dates that were not legible. CDI: products were relabeled and dated.
33 0 Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control Yes No 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 For more information on proper cooling procedures please visit:  http://meck.co/FoodSafety. Observed collard greens that were cooling stored inside deep plastic pan and covered. CDI: proper cooling methods were discussed and product was discarded due to temperature abuse.
36 0 Thermometers provided & 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. Observed no thin probe thermometer provided for checking thin masses of food. VR in 10 days.
41 0 Wiping cloths: properly used & stored Yes No No 3-304.14(B) Hold in-use wiping cloths in properly concentrated sanitizer between uses. Observed quat sanitizer in buckets at 0ppm. CDI: buckets were dumped and refilled with sanitizer at proper concentration.
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 gasket torn on grill cooler door and flip top cooler. 4-501.12 Resurface or replace cutting surfaces that can no longer be effectively cleaned and sanitized. Observed cutting boards at the bar in need of replacing.
48 0.50 Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips Yes Yes No REPEAT VIOLATION: 4-302.14 Provide a test kit that accurately measures sanitizer concentrations. -Pf. Observed no strips available to check quat sanitizer levels at dispenser. CDI: gave PIC some strips until some can be ordered. 4-302.13 Temperature Measuring Devices, Manual Warewashing. Facility uses hot water as the sanitization method in their mechanical warewashing operation and they do not have an irreversible registering temperature indicator. CDI: educated the PIC on appropriate equipment that they must provide in order to comply. Facility has ordered thermometer but it is on back order.