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Name

SPECTRUM CENTER MAIN KITCHEN/FOUNDERS/PREP KITCHEN

Address

333 E TRADE ST

City/State/ZIP

CHARLOTTE

28202

Premise Type

1 - Restaurant

County

Mecklenburg

Inspection Date

1/17/2024

Final Score @ Grade

General Comments

During the inspection, EHS had requested to see records for approved non-continuous cooking for chicken and beef, observed no records. Foods during the inspection were not in the process of Non-continuous cooking. For the future, ensure the following is available: - available to the REGULATORY AUTHORITY upon request - monitored and documented by the PERMIT HOLDER and the corrective actions to be taken if the requirements are not met - Describe how the FOODS, after initial heating, but prior to complete cooking, are to be marked or otherwise identified as FOODS that must be cooked as specified under - Foods are to be separated from READY-TO-EAT FOODS as specified under 3302.11

Violations

CDI=Corrected During Inspection

R=Repeat Violation

VR=Verification Required

Violation Item	Demerits	Violation Description	CDI	R	VR	Comments
6	0	Proper eating, tasting, drinking or tobacco use	Yes	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. Observed employee drink over food prep sink. CDI - drink was relocated.
22	1.50	Proper cold holding temperatures	Yes	No	No	3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P Observed several pans of grilled hot dogs in the walk in cooler at 48F, from Sunday 1/14. CDI - PIC voluntarily discarded. For more information, please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation or view our training videos at the following weblinks: What are TCS Foods https://youtu.be/bRvqAETDjQU and Safe Food Temperatures https://youtu.be/tXP09IK-1TQ .
23	0	Proper date marking & disposition	Yes	No	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 sour cream, pico, shredded cooked chicken date marked 1/10, exceeding 7 days. CDI - PIC voluntarily discarded. For more information, please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation or view our training videos at the following weblinks: What are TCS Foods https://youtu.be/bRvqAETDjQU and Date Marking Food Safely https://youtu.be/BOPsSNUajYs .
33	0.50	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 Observed cut melons cooling in the walk in cooler covered and in a deep pan. CDI - PIC uncovered and decreased the amount and placed in a shallower pan to cool rapidly. For more information, please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation or view our training videos at the following weblinks: What are TCS Foods https://youtu.be/bRvqAETDjQU and Cooling Food Safely https://youtu.be/P6x8b1ZVOxU .