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NameLONGHORN STEAKHOUSE #136
Address8115 OLD MALLARD CREEK RD
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28262
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 2/2/2016
Final Score @ Grade
96.50 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
8 1 Handwashing sinks, supplied and accessible Yes No No 6-301.12 Provide paper towels or approved alternative for hand drying at each handsink. -Pf Observed no papertowels provided at handsink beside dish area. CDI papertowels added.
14 1.50 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized Yes No No 4-501.114 Maintain sanitizer at correct concentrations. -P Observed sanitizer not dispensing at proper concentration. CDI dish machine primed and tested at proper concentration after several cycles.
31 0 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 lettuce cooling in drawer salad cooler. Observed salad cooling in plastic bus tubs tightly covered. CDI lettuce in drawer cooler taken to walk-in cooler. Salad in bus tubs uncovered and moved colder area of walk-in. Lettuce tested at 46F at end of inspection.
38 0.50 Personal cleanliness No Yes No 2-303.11 Remove jewelry on hands and arms while preparing food. A plain ring, such as a wedding band, is allowed. Observed waitstaff preparing toppings on salads and soup bowls with braclets and several jeweled rings. 2-302.11 (B) Unless wearing intact gloves in good repair, a Food Employee may not wear fingernail polish or artificial fingernails when working with exposed food. - Pf Observed wait staff with fingernail polish preparing toppings on salads, ice and soup bowls.
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 several pans stacked wet.
49 0 Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices No No Yes 5-205.15 System Maintained in Good Repair - P Observed prep sink made nonfunctional. Make sink functional. VERIFICATION REQUIRED.