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NameFIREBIRDS WOOD FIRED GRILL
Address6801 NORTHLAKE MALL DR
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28216
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 1/30/2025
Final Score @ Grade
96.50 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
3 0 Management, food & conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities & reporting Yes No No 2-103.11(O) Ensure food employees are informed of their responsibility to report required symptoms, illnesses and exposure.-PF REHS interviewed random employee about knowledge of reportable symptoms and diagnosed illnesses. Employee could only name two symptoms and no illnesses. CDI-REHS sent new Employee Health Reporting Agreement for OPTIONAL use in facility. Make sure employees are informed of their responsibilities. For more information on employee health policy, please visit: www.mecknc.gov/foodsafety
22 3 Proper cold holding temperatures No Yes No 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P: some TCS foods holding above 41.0 F in line drawers and flip tops. Refer to temperature chart. CDI- food moved to freezer for quick cool down. For more information, please visit: www.mecknc.gov/foodsafety or view our training videos at the following weblinks: What are TCS Foods https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0iLZb7v0UM and Safe Food Temperatures https://youtu.be/tXP09IK-1TQ .
23 0 Proper date marking & disposition Yes No No 3-501.17 Date mark/label all TCS foods that are ready-to-eat once opened or prepared and held more than 24hrs. -Pf: Observed inconsistent date marking in facility portioned mac and cheeses. Entire batch of mac and cheese in WIC date marked with prep date; individually portioned mac and cheeses in cold drawer on line bore day dots with expiration date. Establish a consistent date marking system from WIC to front line for all TCS foods. CDI: discussion and education with PIC about proper date marking. For more information, please visit: www.mecknc.gov/foodsafety or view our training videos at the following weblinks: What are TCS Foods https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0iLZb7v0UM and Date Marking Food Safely https://youtu.be/BOPsSNUajYs .
37 0 Food properly labeled: original container No Yes No 3-302.12 Label all working containers of food (oils, spices, salts, flour, sugar) except food that is easy to identify such as dry pasta. Squirt bottle of oil at line not labeled. CDI- labeled.
48 0.50 Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips No No No 4-603.12 Food debris on equipment and utensils shall be manually scraped before washing, or removed in the warewashing machine with a prewash cycle. High percentage of spray ports on interior of dish machine clogged or with food debris hanging from port opening. Pay more attention to manual pre-rinse process.