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NameSANGAM INDIAN CUISINE
Address20910 TORRENCE CHAPEL RD
 
City/State/ZIP
CORNELIUS NC 28031
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 8/10/2017
Final Score @ Grade
93.50 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
6 0 Hands clean and properly washed Yes Yes No 2-301.12C To avoid recontaminating their hands, food employees may use disposable paper towels or similar clean barrier when touching surfaces such as manually operating handsink faucets or touching the handle of a door. REPEAT VIOLATION. Observed food employee recontaminate hands when turning sink off. CDI - educated to dry hands with papertowel and to use that papertowel as a clean barrier to shut off the sink.
21 1.50 Proper date marking and disposition Yes No No 3-501.17 Date mark/label all ready-to-eat TCS foods that have been prepared and held more than 24hours in the establishment. -Pf Observed no dates on any products in the flip top, reach in, or walkin cooler. All product comes from the bulk storage in walkin cooler; no container in walkin cooler has dates. CDI - educated about date marking criteria and food employee placed 'Tuesday' date labels on all products that were cooked on Tuesday. Everything else such as tomato and rice is daily prep work.
36 2 Insects and rodents not present; no unauthorized animals No Yes No 6-501.111 Keep the premises free of insects, rodents, and other pests. REPEAT VIOLATION. Observed 2 live roaches during inspection. One crawling on the hood above the stove. One inside the Sanitation Score frame. EHS removed pests. EHS observed EcoLab pest control reports and technician has not reported any live sitings and conducts a monthly routine inspection with putting out spray and bait. 6-202.15(D) Openings shall be protected against the entry of insects and rodents by screens, properly designed and installed air curtains, or other effective means. REPEAT VIOLATION. Observed back door not shut all the way. Employees want door open because it gets hot in the kitchen, EHS advised a screen or an air curtain. EHS shut door.
41 0.50 In-use utensils: properly stored Yes No No 3-304.12 During pauses in food preparation or dispensing, store in-use utensils in a clean, dry place, in food with handles above the food, in 135F or greater water, or in running water that moves food particles to the drain. Observed rice scooper stored on dirty rice case. CDI - educated to not store items on dirty surfaces; relocated rice scooper to a clean container for storage.
42 0.50 Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried and handled No Yes No 4-901.11(A) Air dry equipment and utensils after cleaning and sanitizing. REPEAT VIOLATION. Observed containers wet stacked on storage rack. Advsied to allow items to air dry.
45 1 Equipment, food and non-food-contact surfaces approved; cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used No Yes No 4-205.10 Ensure equipment other than toasters, mixers, microwaves, water heaters and hoods is ANSI certified or equivalent. Observed sliding glass door equipment not being used for its purpose. Observed TCS product being stored for cold holding when data plate specifically states to store packaged or bottled items. Advised to replace equipment. TCS product in proper temperature. 4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. REPEAT VIOLATION. Observed torn gaskets in reach in unit and walkin cooler.
47 1 Non-food-contact surfaces clean No Yes No 4-601.11(C )/4-602.13 Non Food-contact surfaces of equipment shall be kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris. Non food contact surfaces of equipment shall be cleaned at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil or residue. REPEAT VIOLATION. Observed dirty shelving in the kitchen. Observed dirty shelving in the walkin cooler. Observed dirty rice case where food contact surfaces (rice scooper) is stored.
53 0 Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean No No No 6-501.12 Floors, walls, ceilings including the attachments such as soap, towel dispensers; light fixtures; and heat/ac vent covers shall be cleaned as often as necessary to keep them clean; Caution should be used to minimize food exposure. Observed dirty fan stored above the flip top unit.