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NamePEPERO KOREAN MARKET
Address10920 MONROE RD
 
City/State/ZIP
MATTHEWS NC 28105
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 2/25/2021
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
6 2 Hands clean and properly washed Yes No No 2-301.12. Follow the cleaning procedure to adequately wash your hands. Use warm water, soap, scrub 15 secs, rinse, and dry without recontaminating hands. -P Observed food employee washing hands for less than 15 seconds without using soap. CDI - PIC directed handwashing to include hand soap. -2-
7 1.50 No bare hand contact with RTE foods or a pre-approved alternate properly followed Yes No No 3-301.11(B) Do not contact exposed ready-to-eat food with bare hands. Use suitable utensils, single-use gloves or dispensing equipment. -P Observed food employee rolling out rice cakes while guiding food into container with bare hands. CDI - PIC directed rice cakes washed off and hands washed. Food employee used gloves. -1.5-
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 Observed cut Napa cabbage and raw beef cooling at room temperature at beginning of inspection. CDI - PIC instructed food employees to move foods to outside walk in cooler. PIC educated staff to keep foods as close to 41F during prep as possible. -1- REPEAT
35 1 Food properly labeled: original container No No Yes 3-602.11 Food packaged on premises for customer self service shall include a label with the common name of the food, ingredients in descending order, quantity of contents, name and place of business and major food allergens. -Pf Observed small containers of kimchi packaged for grab and go in the facility without quantity of contents on packaging labels. Per PIC, some product labels recently ran out and employees were instructed to hand write quantity on labels. VR no later than 03/07/2021 to ensure product grab and go labels have quantity listed. -1-
36 0 Insects and rodents not present; no unauthorized animals No No No 6-202.15 Protect outer openings of establishment from insect or rodent entry. Observed front and rear door of facility left open throughout inspection without screen door or air curtain in place. -0-
42 0 Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried and handled No No No 4-901.11(A) Air dry equipment and utensils after cleaning and sanitizing. Observed wet stacked drinking cups for dine in customers stored in cardboard box over ice machine. -0-
43 0 Single-use and single-service articles; properly stored and used No No No 4-502.13 Single-use and single-service articles may not be reused. Observed cardboard produce box lined with shopping bags reused for storing wet stacked drinking cups for dine in service. -0-
45 0 Equipment, food and non-food-contact surfaces approved; cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used No No No 4-501.11 Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment - C Maintain equipment in a secure manner with tight adjustment to preclude buildup. Observed flooring inside produce walk in cooler not secured in place and space under metal flooring to allow buildup.