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NameNEW CENTURY ORIENTAL DELI
Address4500 N TRYON ST
SUITE C
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28213
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 6/23/2026
Final Score @ Grade
88 B
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
2 1 Certified Food Protection Manager No Yes No 2-102.12 (A) PIC shall demonstrate knowledge by being a certified food protection manager. No employee present with active ANSI food protection manager certification. At least 1 employee shall be present during all hours of operation that has active ANSI food protection manager certification. REPEAT For more information on becoming a certified food protection manager please visit: www.mecknc.gov/foodsafety
6 0 Proper eating, tasting, drinking or tobacco use No No No 2-401.11 (A). Employee beverages must be stored in a designated area where contamination of food, clean equipment, utensils, linens, and single-use articles cannot occur. Several bottles of water that were from employees were stored on prep table. Do not store personal drinks on prep tables. 0 pts.
10 1 Handwashing sinks supplied & accessible Yes No No 6-301.12 Provide paper towels or approved alternative for hand drying at each handsink. -Pf No paper towels at hand washing sink. Hand washing sinks must be equipped with paper towels. CDI - PIC put roll of paper towels at hand sink.
15 1.50 Food separated & protected Yes Yes No 3-302.11(A)(1) Separate raw animal foods from ready-to-eat foods and washed/unwashed fruits and vegetables. -P Raw beef stored above dried shrimp in upright cooler. Do not store raw animal foods above ready-to-eat foods. CDI - PIC corrected food storage order. Improvement from last inspection so kept at half credit. REPEAT For more information on food storage order please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation
23 3 Proper date marking & disposition Yes Yes No 3-501.18 Discard the food requiring date labels once time/temperature window has expired, if it has not been labeled, or if the label is incorrect. -P The PIC should train and assign staff to monitor date marking to prevent the use of food products that are no longer in compliance with 3-501.17 (A), (B), or (C) Steamed buns, boiled eggs, and sausage were missing prep date labels. Cooked pork had 5-24 prep date on it. TCS RTE foods must be labeled with prep date, and used or discarded within 7 days of preparation. CDI - PIC placed prep date labels on eggs, buns and sausage. PIC discarded pork. REPEAT 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 .
24 1.50 Time as a Public Health Control; procedures & records Yes No No 3-501.19(B)(3) Follow written procedures for foods held using Time as a Public Health Control (TPHC) for 4 hours. Food shall be marked to indicate the time that is 4 hours past the point in time when the food is removed from temperature control. Pf Steamed buns held using TPHC were not labeled with start time. CDI - PIC stated they were cooked and placed there at 10AM so she placed a 10AM-2PM TPHC sticker on basket of steamed buns.
38 1 Insects & rodents not present; no unauthorized animals No Yes No 6-501.112 Remove dead or trapped birds, insects, rodents, and other pests. Several dead insects observed throughout kitchen. Remove dead pests and ensure no live ones are present and continue using monthly pest control. REPEAT
47 1 Equipment, food & non-food contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used No Yes No 4-202.11 Multiuse food contact surfaces shall be smooth, free of open seams, cracks, chips, pits, sharp internal angles, crevices and assembled to allow access to clean. -Pf Establishment is using cardboard lids for bun containers. Cardboard is not approved as food-contact surface. Buy lids that are smooth, safe for food, and are cleanable. REPEAT // 4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. Components of walk-in freezer door and handle are rusted and taped. Shelves in walk-in cooler are rusted. REPEAT
49 1 Non-food contact surfaces clean No Yes No 4-601.11(C ) Keep non food contact surfaces of equipment clean to avoid build up of dust, food residue or debris.4-602.13 Non food contact surfaces of equipment shall be cleaned frequently to preclude accumulation of soil residues. Cleaning needed inside refrigeration, shelves, outsides of cooking equipment, etc. Clean department more thoroughly and more frequently. REPEAT
55 1 Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean No Yes No 6-101.11/6-201.11 Floors, walls and ceilings shall be designed, constructed, and installed so they are smooth and easily cleanable. Floors shall be non-absorbent in areas subject to moisture. Floor in walk-in cooler is in poor repair. REPEAT // 6-501.114 Discard items and litter stored on the premises as they are not necessary to operation and maintenance. Large amount of equipment that is broken and not used in kitchen. Remove old and broken equipment to aid in cleaning and to prevent locations that can harbor pests. REPEAT