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NameMAGGIANOS LITTLE ITALY
Address4400 SHARON RD
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28211
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 4/22/2025
Final Score @ Grade
95.50 A
General CommentsEstablishment uses no live shellfish. All fish products are fully cooked. Lunch menu contains an incomplete consumer advisory but no foods are offered undercooked. 4-hour time stickers on certain foods are for quality only. No Roasts are cooked. Parmesan cheese is held at room temperature with a letter from the manufacturer (Sartorial) stating that it is non-TCS.

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
6 0 Proper eating, tasting, drinking or tobacco use No No No 2-401.11 (A) Employees shall eat, drink, or use any form of tobacco only in designated areas where the contamination of exposed food, clean equipment and utensils, and other items needing protection can not result. 2-401.11 (B) Closed beverage containers may be used if the container is handled to prevent contamination of the employee's hands, the container, and exposed food; clean equipment, utensils and linens; and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles. Observed one employee drink on top of a prep surface.
10 0 Handwashing sinks supplied & accessible Yes No No 6-301.12 Provide paper towels or approved alternative for hand drying at each handsink. -Pf Observed missing paper towels at the front kitchen hand sink. CDI - Manager provided during inspection.
15 0 Food separated & protected Yes No No 3-302.11 (A)(2) Separate types of raw animal foods from each other such as beef, fish, lamb, pork, and poultry during storage, preparation, holding, and display. -P. Observed open trays of frozen raw meatballs in the walk-in freezer above steaks. CDI - Items were moved to the correct order.
19 1.50 Proper reheating procedures for hot holding Yes No No 3-403.11 (C), (D) Reheat commercially processed, ready-to-eat food to 135F within 2 hours if food is to be hot held until service. -P Observed 66 degree marinara sauces that came from commercial packaging in the steam well after 2 hours. Steam well had never been turned on and marinara was not reheated before placing into the unit. CDI - Items were voluntarily discarded.
28 0 Toxic substances properly identified stored & used Yes No No 7-201.11 Store toxic materials to avoid contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, and single-service/use items. -P Observed butane canisters stored above cake wrappers. CDI - Butane cans were moved to the bottom shelf.
38 0 Insects & rodents not present; no unauthorized animals No No No 6-202.15 Protect outer openings of establishment from insect or rodent entry. Observed a light gap under the back kitchen door that could allow pests to enter.
44 1 Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried & handled No Yes No REPEAT 4-901.11(A) Air dry equipment and utensils after cleaning and sanitizing. Observed wet-stacked dishes.
45 0 Single-use & single-service articles: properly stored & used No No No 4-904.11 (B) Display and handle single-use utensils for tasting so that contamination foes not occur. Observed tasting spoons in a container with handles turned in different directions.
47 1 Equipment, food & non-food contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used No Yes No REPEAT 4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. Observed one under counter cooler not in use due to it being broken. Observed one ice machine not working. Observed rusting shelves in the produce walk-in cooler and the can storage racks. 4-501.12 Resurface or replace cutting surfaces that can no longer be effectively cleaned and sanitized. Observed the salad cooler cutting board with deep cuts and stains. 4-502.11(A) Maintain utensils in good repair. Observed several utensils with melted handles.
48 1 Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips No Yes No REPEAT 4-603.12 Debris on equipment and utensils shall be manually scraped before washing, or removed in the warewashing machine with a prewash cycle. Observed sticker residue attached to the outsides of several pans stored as clean.
53 0 Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied & cleaned No No No 5-501.17 Provide a covered waste bin in female restrooms. Observed no covered trash can in the employee restroom.
55 0 Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean No No 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. Observed a cracked tile and missing grout in the dish machine area and cook line.