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NameWENDYS #47
Address7712 REA RD
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 4/1/2022
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
6 0.50 Proper eating, tasting, drinking or tobacco use Yes No No 2-401.11 (A) Employees shall eat, drink, or use any form of tobacco only in designated areas where the contamination of exposed food, clean equipment and utensils, and other items needing protection can not result. Employee drink stored on shelf in upright cooler above food. Employee beverages must be stored in a separate location where they can not spill onto and contaminate food or clean utensils. CDI - PIC discarded drink.
9 2 No bare hand contact with RTE foods or pre- approved alternate procedure 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 Employee observed contacting fries with bare hands. Ensure employees do not handle ready-to-eat foods with their bare hands. CDI - Fries discarded and employee educated.
23 0 Proper date marking & disposition Yes No 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 For more information please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety 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 . Pan of cheese sauce in walk-in cooler was not date marked. CDI - PIC placed date mark on pan. 0 pts.
24 1.50 Time as a Public Health Control; procedures & records Yes No No 3-501.19(B) (1) Follow written procedures for foods held using Time as a Public Health Control (TPHC) for 4 hours. Food shall have an initial temperature of 41 F when removed from cold holding temperature control or 135 F or greater when removed from hot holding temperature control. -P TCS foods on time as a public health control were not labelled with time at start of inspection. Follow TPHC procedures and label TCS foods with start time as per written procedures. CDI - PIC placed time labels on food.
28 0 Toxic substances properly identified stored & used Yes No No 7-201.11 Store toxic materials to avoid contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, and single-service/use items. -P Restroom cleaner spray bottle observed hanging on bread rack. CDI - Bottle moved to chemical storage area. 0 pts.
33 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 For more information please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety or view our training videos at the following weblinks: What are TCS Foods https://youtu.be/bRvqAETDjQU and Cooling Food Safely https://youtu.be/P6x8b1ZVOxU . Salads and cut tomatoes were actively cooling in bottom of sandwich cooler. TCS foods that are cooling shall be cooled in equipment designed to rapidly cool foods, such as the walk-in cooler. CDI - Salads and tomatoes moved to walk-in cooler.
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. Reach-in cooler was measured 45F on EHS thermometer. Repair cooler to hold TCS foods at 41F or less. TCS foods in cooler were placed there 1 hour ago and still measured 40-41F. 0 pts.
51 0 Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices Yes No No 5-205.15 Maintain a plumbing system in good repair. Mop sink was clogged and not draining at start of inspection. Ensure employees do not dispose of grease in the mop sink or any other plumbing fixtures. CDI - Employee unclogged drain during inspection. 0 pts.
54 0 Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained No No No 5-501.16(A) Provide receptacles of sufficient capacity to hold refuse, recyclables, and returnables that accumulate. Cardboard dumpster overfilled. Ensure waste is picked up often enough to prevent waste from accumulating. 0 pts.