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NamePORTOFINOS ITALIAN RESTAURANT
Address3124 EASTWAY DR
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28205
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 8/13/2014
Final Score @ Grade
94 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
12 1 Required records available: shellstock tags, parasite destruction No Yes Yes 3-203.12 Retain tag on the bag of shellstock until empty. Record date on the tag when the last shellstock from the container is used. Store tags in chronological order for 90 days. -Pf: Observed no dates recorded on shellstock tags that have been retained. Repeat violation. Verification needed.
14 0 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized Yes No Yes 4-601.11(A) Equipment food contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. -Pf: Observed sticker residue on pans. Recommend switch to dissolvable stickers. Verification visit required for this item.
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 45F. -P: Found meat sauce dated previous day 55 F. CDI- discard entire quantity into sink and dumpster.
20 0 Proper cold holding temperatures Yes No No 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 45F or less. -P: Found sausage and tomatoes in pizza cooler top above 45 F. Moved to freezer for cool down.
21 3 Proper date marking and disposition Yes Yes No 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 : Found portioned lasagna dated Aug. 11. Fpund roast beef dated July 2. Found ham dated Aug. 4. CDI- discard all.3-501.17 Date mark/label all TCS foods that are ready-to-eat once opened or prepared and held more than 24hrs. -Pf: found prepared foods that had been in freezer and subsequently thawed without two labels. Provide information on label on when food was prepared and frozen, and when removed from freezer and thawed. Found eggplant not date marked in refrigerator.
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 two slices of a white spinach pizza not on production and time holding list. CDI- discarded pizza.
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 : Found meat sauce in cooler tightly covered from previous day 55 F. found bulk chopped lettuce in NSF can in walk-in cooler 62 F, tightly covered. CDI- discussion. discard meat sauce, vent lettuce since prepared same day.
45 0 Equipment, food and non-food-contact surfaces approved; cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used No No No 4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. Observed splitting door gaskets in some refrigeration units. Observed shelving in two door refrigeration unit significantly rusting.
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 doors open on dumpster.