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NameTAVERN ON THE TRACKS
Address1411 S TRYON ST
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28203
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 12/30/2016
Final Score @ Grade
87 B
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
2 0 Management and food employee knowledge, and conditional employee; responsibilities and reporting. Yes No No 2-103.11(M) Ensure food employees are informed of their responsibility to report required symptoms, illnesses and exposure. -PF 0pts- Observed one Spanish speaking food employee unable to provide EHS with reportable symptoms, illnesses and exposure. PIC stated he did not have a signed employee health policy for this employee. CDI- PIC was provided with Spanish version of the employee health policy.
14 3 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized Yes Yes No 4-601.11(A) Equipment food contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. -Pf REPEAT 3pts- Observed meat slicer, tomato slicer, hand veggie slicer, potato slicer, and can opener all with food debri build up and stored clean. CDI- PIC moved all items to dish pit for cleaning.
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 1.5 pts- Observed chicken wings cooling since 11:14 am. At 1:20PM those chicken wings were still at 100F. CDI- PIC voluntarily discarded the chicken wings. Note: Another batch of chicken wings made at 11:30am measured 98F at 1:20PM. PIC reheated wings back to 181F since they would not meet the 2 hr cooling parameter of 135-70F in time.
20 3 Proper cold holding temperatures Yes Yes Yes 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 45F or less. -P REPEAT 3pt VR- Observed lettuce(50F), pepperoni slices (50F), and sausage(50F) in prep units all above 45F. CDI- lettuce was voluntarily discarded by the PIC and pepperoni and sausage were moved to the walk in to cool quickly. Verification date set 1/9/17 to ensure all items are being held cold, below 45F.
21 3 Proper date marking and disposition Yes Yes 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 REPEAT 3pts- Observed deli meat, roast beef, and Mac-N-Cheese all not date marked. CDI- PIC voluntarily discarded mac-N-cheese and was allowed to back date deli meat and roast beef since it was prepped yesterday. 3-501.18 Discard the food requiring date labels once time/temperature window has expired, if it is not been labeled, or if the label is incorrect. -P- Observed boiled eggs dated for 12/22. - CDI PIC voluntarily discarded item.
31 0 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 0 pts- Observed chicken wings at 100F in a large bus tub covered in the walk in. CDI- PIC voluntarily discarded wings. Employee was instructed to use sheet pans to cool wings in the walk in. Observed pork loin being cooled whole at 60F. 30 minutes later the pork was still 60F. CDI-Employee was instructed to cut meat down and place in the freezer. Also, observed, lettuce in a low boy prep unit covered at 50F. CDI- PIC voluntarily discarded item.
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. 0pts- Observed several house flies in the kitchen and fruit flies near server station outside of kitchen.
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 2pts- Observed leaking condenser in the walk in cooler and several gaskets split and one detached from prep coolers.
47 0.50 Non-food-contact surfaces clean No Yes No 4-601.11(C )/4-602.13 Keep the equipment clean to avoid build up of dust, food residue or debris. REPEAT 0.5pts- Observed gaskets and inside of prep units in need of cleaning do to food debri build up. Also observed handles of coolers and prep units in need of cleaning.
52 0 Garbage and refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained No No No 5-501.114 Ensure drain plug on dumpster, waste containers is in place. 0pts- Observed drain plug missing from outside dumpster.
53 0 Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean No Yes 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. REPEAT 0pts- Observed flooring, walls, and areas of the ceiling throughout the facility in need of repair.