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NameLOTUS CHINESE CUISINE
Address3716 W W T HARRIS BV
STE E
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28269
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 9/25/2019
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
4 1 Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use Yes No No 2-401.11 Cover and store employee drinks to prevent contamination of food or utensils. Observed a couple open employee canned drinks stored in kitchen. CDI- Drinks removed.
14 1.50 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized Yes No No 4-501.114 Maintain sanitizer at correct concentrations when being used to sanitize. -P Observed sanitizer in 3 comp sink at 0 ppm while dishes being actively washed and sanitized. CDI- Sanitizer made to proper strength and checked with a test strip. Dishes washed but not properly sanitized earlier were sanitized in dish sink.
18 1.50 Proper cooling time and 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 Observed fried rice cooled in a deep tub overnight at 58 degrees (over 6 hrs). CDI- Rice voluntarily disposed of by PIC. PIC explained their normal procedure of using flat pans and placing food in walk-in freezer and said worker did not follow proper procedure last night.
31 0.50 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 Observed fried rice improperly cooled overnight (over 6 hrs) in a deep tub, did not reach proper temp of 41 (observed at 58 degrees) CDI- Reviewed proper cooling methods with PIC, PIC explained proper cooling methods that normally use. Rice voluntarily disposed of by PIC.
41 0 In-use utensils: properly stored No No No 3-304.12 Store in-use utensils in a clean, dry place, in food with handles out, in 135F or greater water or in running water which quickly moves food particles to the drain. Observed in-use rice scoop stored pan of water in steam table at 115, needs to be min. 135. Water and scoop changed out.