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Name

SMOKIN CUE

Address

10901 UNIVERSITY CITY BV

City/State/ZIP

CHARLOTTE

28213

Premise Type

1 - Restaurant

County

Mecklenburg

Inspection Date

6/20/2023

Final Score @ Grade

93.50

General Comments

4-702.11 Utensils and food contact surfaces of equipment shall be sanitized before use, after cleaning.-P EHS observed utensils washing in wash compartment of 3-comp sink no sanitizer was in 3rd compartment. In discussion with PIC it was stated that utensils were washed but not sanitized. EHS informed PIC that utensil need to be wash rinsed sanitized. Points not taken and not marked out due to full procedure not being observed. For more information, please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation or view our training videos at the following weblinks: Sanitizing Solutions - https://youtu.be/ykP2mr9CtRg , How to Test Sanitizer https://youtu.be/y0SjmnabFaY , and Cleaning and Sanitizing Food Contact Surfaces https://youtu.be/av1Rbh-lh08 .

Violations

CDI=Corrected During Inspection

R=Repeat Violation

VR=Verification Required

Violation Item	Demerits	Violation Description	CDI	R	VR	Comments
2	1	Certified Food Protection Manager	No	Yes	No	2-102.12 PIC shall demonstrate knowledge by being a certified food protection manager. For more information on becoming a certified food protection manager please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety. Observed no CFPM onsite during inspection. REPEAT.
22	0	Proper cold holding temperatures	Yes	No	No	3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P Observed ranch at 45 F and blue cheese at 50F in flip top of prep cooler. Small containers were over stacked. CDI - Top layers of dressing cups were voluntarily discarded. 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 Safe Food Temperatures https://youtu.be/tXP09IK-1TQ .
23	3	Proper date marking & 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 commercial potato salad, slaw, and salsa opened but not date marked for 7 days. CDI - Food was voluntarily discarded or dated. REPEAT. 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 Date Marking Food Safely https://youtu.be/BOPsSNUajYs .
28	2	Toxic substances properly identified stored & used	Yes	No	No	7-204.11 Provide sanitizer at correct concentrations, diluting as required.-P Observed bleach sanitizer in spray bottle too strong. Sanitizer bleached out test strip. CDI - Employee diluted sanitizer. REPEAT.
48	0.50	Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips	No	No	No	4-302.14 Provide a test kit that accurately measures sanitizer concentrations. -Pf Observed bleach test strips in facility were wet and unable to be used. VERIFICATION REQUIRED.