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NameCHINA INN
Address5630 N GRAHAM ST
SUITE A
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28262
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 2/9/2017
Final Score @ Grade
90 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
4 1 Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use No Yes No 2-401.11 Cover and store employee drinks to prevent contamination of food or utensils. Observed open employee cup and an open soda can stored in kitchen. CDI- Drinks removed.
13 1.50 Food separated and protected Yes No No 3-302.11(A) Separate raw animal foods from ready-to-eat foods. -P Observed raw chicken stored above cooked sweet and sour chicken on speed rack in kitchen. CDI- Foods moved to walk in cooler and stored by final cook temperature. 3-302.11(A)(4) Protect food in storage using covered containers, intact wrappings, or packaging. Observed number of foods not covered in walk in cooler including all egg rolls cooked days earlier. CDI- All foods properly covered with lids.
14 1.50 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized Yes No No 4-601.11(A) Equipment food contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. -Pf Observed a few dishes and pans stored as clean with food stuck to them, especially around handle indentions of food tubs. CDI- Dirty items placed in 3 comp sink for re-washing.
20 3 Proper cold holding temperatures Yes Yes No 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 45F or less. -P Observed various foods removed from cold holding, being left out at room temp for extended period of time awaiting reheating including: chicken wings and bowl of rice. CDI- Rice disposed of, wings placed in fridge unit.
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 large number of foods being left out to cool at room temperature without cooling methods in use. Observed chicken wings and sweet and sour chicken stored in very deep tubs or pans to actively cool in walk in cooler. CDI- All foods moved to shallow vented pans and stored in walk in cooler to meet cooling requirements.
33 0.50 Approved thawing methods used No Yes No 3-501.13 Use approved thawing methods. Observed raw chicken strips and raw beef left out at room temperature to thaw. CDI- Workers placed thawing foods in walk in cooler.
37 1 Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display No No No 3-305.11 Store food in a clean, dry location, not exposed to contamination. Observed worker place flat pan for fried chicken on top of open trash can, CDI- worker stopped before placing chicken on pan, pan moved to 3 comp sink for cleaning, chicken placed on clean pan on prep table.
43 0.50 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 a couple no. 10 metal cans being re-used for different sauces. CDI- PIC disposed of cans.
45 0 Equipment, food and non-food-contact surfaces approved; cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used No No No 4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. Observed racks in prep cooler rusted and peeling, needing replacing soon.