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NameOUTBACK STEAKHOUSE #3454
Address16400 NORTHCROSS DR
 
City/State/ZIP
HUNTERSVILLE NC 28078
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 8/26/2026
Final Score @ Grade
96.50 A
General CommentsEstablishment offers salmon cooked to order. Salmon is aquaculture raised and pellet fed. Establishment uses TPHC procedures for items kept on edge of prep table (butter, cheese, etc.). Start and discard times are tracked using date marking stickers. Written TPHC procedures are located in office binder.

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
22 1.50 Proper cold holding temperatures Yes No No 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P Observed pomodoro sauce, French onion soup, sliced cheese, and shredded cheese cold holding in walk in cooler at temperatures between 44F and 45F. All TCS foods on right side of walk in cooler door were approximately 45F at start of inspection. All TCS foods on left side of walk in cooler door were 41F or less. Ambient air temperature of walk in cooler was 41F. CDI - TCS foods cooled to 41F or less by end of inspection. PIC stated that door may have been left open too long during prep time before opening. PIC has been advised to perform frequent temperature checks of TCS foods and to maintain walk in cooler door closed. -1.5 points- For more information, please visit: www.mecknc.gov/foodsafety or view our training videos at the following weblinks: What are TCS Foods https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0iLZb7v0UM and Safe Food Temperatures https://youtu.be/tXP09IK-1TQ .
24 0 Time as a Public Health Control; procedures & records Yes No No 3-501.19 (A) (1) Written procedures for Time as a Public Health Control shall be prepared in advance, maintained in the establishment, and made available for the Health Department upon request. Written TPHC procedures must specify methods of compliance with 3-501.19 (B) or (C). -Pf. Observed no written TPHC procedures for items (butter, shredded cheese, compound butter spreads) being held on time on edge of prep station. CDI - PIC was able to find TPHC procedures from a past e-mail from regulator. PIC printed TPHC procedures and placed them in inspection binder. PIC has been advised to maintain procedures in establishment and to make available upon request. -0 points- TPHC procedure template may be found at: www.mecknc.gov/foodsafety
38 1 Insects & rodents not present; no unauthorized animals No No No 6-501.111 Keep the premises free of insects, rodents, and other pests. Observed roaches on high temperature dish machine. Establishment has Ecolab pest control service. A technician has been called. -1 point-
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 light not functioning under hood. Repair/replace light. -0 points-
51 1 Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices No No No 5-205.15 Maintain a plumbing system in good repair. Observed heavy leak from handwashing sink near prep line. Establishment is using bucket to catch leak under sink. -1 point-