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NameTAVERN ON THE TRACKS
Address1411 S TRYON ST
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28203
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 6/16/2016
Final Score @ Grade
90.50 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
1 0 PIC present, Demonstration - Certification by accredited program, and performs duties No No No 2-103.11(A-L) PIC shall ensure rules in the code for food safety and handling are met. .- 0pts - The duties of the PIC are to ensure that the rules of the NC Food Code are being met. This includes ensuring temperatures are at 45F or below at all times unless in active prep. Documentation of continuous violation of cold holding has been noted in several previous inspections. Control measures should be placed to ensure compliance and reduce the risk of entering into the temperature danger zone
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. - 0 pts -Observed multiple beverages stored on upper shelving Beverages shall be stored to prevent contamination.
6 2 Hands clean and properly washed Yes No No 2-301.14 Wash hands after activities that contaminate them.-P - Observed employee go from soiled to clean dishes without effective hand washing. After correction employee continued to work with clean dishes. CDI- Employee discontinued washing dishes discussed with PIC.
8 0 Handwashing sinks, supplied and accessible Yes No No 6-301.12 Provide paper towels or approved alternative for hand drying at each handsink. -Pf - 0pts - No paper towels at hand sink. CDI- Provided.
19 0 Proper hot holding temperatures Yes No No 3-501.16(A)(1) Maintain TCS foods in hot holding at 135F or above. -P - Meatballs read 117F and mashed potatoes read 110F. CDI- Meatballs reheated mashed discarded.
20 3 Proper cold holding temperatures Yes Yes No 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 45F or less. -P - Repeat - Walk in cooler holding food at temperatures of 46-54F. CDI - All RTE products discarded by PIC. Raw proteins iced down until repair. / Salad dressing unit holding ranch, blue cheese, salsa, and other items at 52F and above. CDI- Product placed in unit this morning according to PIC. Items cooled down properly. Repaired during inspection
31 1 Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control No Yes 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 - Repeat - Observed chilli and sauce cooling in water as ice had melted. After ice was added it was not sufficient to properly cool product down. CDI- Corrected by added sufficient ice and water while stirring. // Items in need of cooling were tightly covered when placed in cooler. CDI- Uncovered.
40 1 Washing fruits and vegetables No Yes No 3-302.15 Wash fruits and vegetables prior to use. - Repeat - Stickers observed on the avocados. Remove stickers before washing avocados and cutting.
41 0.50 In-use utensils: properly stored No Yes No 3-304.12 Store in-use utensils in a clean, dry place, in food with handles out, in 135F or greater water or in running water which quickly moves food particles to the drain. - Repeat - Utensils being stored in water at 86F.
45 2 Equipment, food and non-food-contact surfaces approved; cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used No Yes No 4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. - Repeat - Several prep tables with rusting on lower portion.// Two door reach in doors are not closing. Repair.// Gasket torn in reach in units. // Two cold holding units holding foods at various temperatures. Assess units even though some foods are 45F or below. Salad dressing unit is not in good working condition, read 50 F air temperature.// Walk in cooler reading 53F. // Leaking observed from condenser. Some splash on outside of containers. Repair so no leaking can occur on food. Water from condenser is not considered potable. 4-502.11(A) Maintain utensils in good repair. - Replace any cracked or broken utensils such as lexans and lids.