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NameCARRABBA'S ITALIAN GRILL #3402
Address10400 E INDEPENDENCE BV
 
City/State/ZIP
MATTHEWS NC 28105
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 9/14/2015
Final Score @ Grade
92.50 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
7 1.50 No bare hand contact with RTE foods or a pre-approved alternate properly followed Yes No No 3-301.11(B) Do not contact exposed ready-to-eat food with bare hands. Use suitable utensils, single-use gloves or dispensing equipment.-P Observed an employee bare hand contact bread before slicing it- bread discarded to correct.
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 Observed meat sauce, pomadora sauce, and chicken soup that was made the night before and still had not fallen <45F. All products discarded today to correct.
20 1.50 Proper cold holding temperatures Yes No No 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 45F or less. -P Observed TCS foods holding at >45F today on the line- all sent to walk in to quickly chill down today. Observed chicken base rehydrated on the line today without time or temp.- prove that this is non-TCS, time product, or keep cold/hot. Base sauce discarded today and new batch timed to correct during the inspection.
31 1 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 sauces that had cooled overnight in deep portions, stacked on one another and tightly covered- all products discarded. Utilize blast chiller and if foods are not <45F before being placed into the walk in then used approved cooling methods as discussed.
33 0.50 Approved thawing methods used Yes No No 3-501.13 Use approved thawing methods. Observed risotto thawing at room temp. today under the oven- taken back to the walk in to cool down today as it had risen above 45F during the inspection.
42 0.50 Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried and handled No No No 4-901.11(A) Air dry equipment and utensils after cleaning and sanitizing. Observed pans stacked wet today.
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 loose wires on the unused stove and a tie down holding a table together on the line today- repair equipment.
53 1 Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean No Yes No 6-502.12 Floors, walls, ceilings including the attachments such as soap, towel dispensers; light fixtures; and heat/ac vent covers shall be clean. Caution should be used to minimize food exposure. Observed a lot of build up on the floor under equipment today. 6-501.11 Floors, walls, and ceilings including the attachments such as soap and towel dispensers; light fixtures; and heat/ac vents shall be maintained in good repair. Observed broken tile at dishpit.