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NameBOUDREAUXS LOUISIANA KITCHEN
Address501 E 36TH ST
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28205
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 10/25/2016
Final Score @ Grade
94 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
4 0 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 an open employee drink stored in kitchen. CDI- Drink 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 dish machine reading 0 ppm, and spray bottle of sanitizer reading 0 ppm. CDI- Dish machine had run out of sanitizer, sanitizer replaced at dish machine and remade in spray bottle to proper strength.
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 large pot of gumbo soup at 90 degrees and she crab soup at 117 degrees that had been cooling in depleted ice baths for approx. 2.5 hrs. CDI- PIC voluntarily disposed of these items.
21 1.50 Proper date marking and 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 3-501.18 Discard the food requiring date labels once time/temperature window has expired, if it has not been labeled, or if the label is incorrect. -P Observed a number of date mark required foods that were refrigerated more than 24 hrs and were not date marked. Observed a few foods date marked past their 7 day shelf life. CDI- Out of date foods disposed of.
23 0 Consumer advisory provided for raw or undercooked foods Yes No No 3-603.11 Provide consumer advisory for animal foods served raw or under-cooked. Consumer advisory must include disclosure and reminder.-Pf Observed rare seared tuna not asterisked to connect to consumer advisory, CDI- PIC had all menus asterisked as a temporary fix until new menus can be ordered.
31 0.50 Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control No 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 depleted ice baths in use to try to cool very deep pots of soups. CDI- Reviewed proper cooling methods with PIC, be sure to maintain ice in the ice baths and stir frequently to cool and/or used flat vented pans to cool foods faster.
36 0 Insects and rodents not present; no unauthorized animals No No No 6-501.111 Keep the premises free of insects, rodents, and other pests. Observed presence of a few house and fruit flies in kitchen, facility has a pest mgmt company, maintain pest control efforts to eliminate pests.
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. A few racks in walk in cooler are rusty, need replacing soon.
47 0.50 Non-food-contact surfaces clean No No No 4-601.11(C )/4-602.13 Keep the equipment clean to avoid build up of dust, food residue or debris. Observed several racks in kitchen needing cleaning of dust build up.
53 0.50 Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean No No No 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 several areas of walls with damage, not meeting food code standards eg: cased door way to kitchen has gaps at frame to wall, water damage at high ceiling above 3 comp sink, ceiling above can wash is peeling, door way to bar has a wall with holes and exposed receptacles needing repair. Have all walls that do not meet standards repaired as needed. Walls need cleaning of dust.