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NameCHEESECAKE FACTORY, THE
Address4400 SHARON RD
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28211
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 7/5/2018
Final Score @ Grade
94.50 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
14 1.50 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized Yes Yes No 4-601.11 (A) Equipment, Food-Contact Surfaces, Nonfood-Contact Surfaces, and Utensils - P. Keep clean to sight and touch. Observed sauce bowls that were soiled food debris. CDI items moved to sink for cleaning. Repeat.
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 Observed primavera at 75F. CDI item moved for reheating.
21 3 Proper date marking and disposition Yes Yes No 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 pickled onions from 6/20, roasted pears and beets that was not dated, and breaded eggplant dated 6/4. CDi dates changed and added and producted discarded. Repeat.
31 1 Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control Yes No No 3-501.15 Cooling Methods - PF. 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 samosa mix that was cooling in deep metal pan, tomato halves and butter lettuce cooling in covered plastic containers, and shredded cabbage that was covered while cooling in walk in. Diced tomatoes and pico mix in reach in drawers cooling. CDI items separated on metal racks and/or uncovered to facilitate cooling and tomaotes moved to walk in. Repeat.
39 0 Wiping cloths: properly used and stored No No No 3-304.14(D) Maintain dry wiping cloths free of visible debris and soil. Maintain sanitizer containers for in-use cloths free of visible debris and soil. Observed sanitizer bucket in back soiled with food debris and buckets on line and by bar that was below 150ppm. CDI buckets changed.
45 0 Equipment, food and non-food-contact surfaces approved; cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used Yes No No 4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. Observed racks in reach in units that were rusting.
47 0 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 utensil storage bins that were soiled with food debris.