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NameCHILI'S GRILL & BAR #175
Address2521 SARDIS RD N
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28227
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 8/28/2019
Final Score @ Grade
91 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
8 1 Handwashing sinks, supplied and accessible Yes Yes No 5-205.11 Maintain access to handsinks. Handsinks may only be used for handwashing.-Pf Observed handsink blocked by soaking pots and pans upon arrival. CDI: Pots and pans relocated. REPEAT VIOLATION
13 1.50 Food separated and protected Yes Yes No 3-302.11(A) Separate raw animal foods from ready-to-eat foods. -P Observed raw beef stored over sour cream sauce in walk in cooler. Observed open box of raw beef in walk in freezer stored over ready to eat waffles. CDI: Items relocated. REPEAT VIOLATION
18 1.50 Proper cooling time and temperatures Yes No No 3-501.14(B) Quickly cool TCS foods that are prepared from room temperature ingredients. Food must be to 41F within 4 hours. -P Observed black beans and salsa cooling from room temp in walk in cooler. After 3 hours of cooling items were 60 and 55 respectively. CDI: Items vented, placed in ice bath, moved to walk in freezer and stirred every 10 minutes. At the 4 hour mark items were just below 41F. EHS advises pre-chilling items to eliminate cooling. PIC stated the current procedure is what corporate requires.
20 3 Proper cold holding temperatures No Yes Yes 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P Observed chicken holding above 41F in prep top cooler next to fryers. Cooler remained in defrost throughout inspection. CDI: Chicken voluntarily discarded. Observed items in cooler drawer under flat top above 41F. Items were below 45F and thus were kept there for service. Observed cooler drawers to right of flat top holding above 41F. CDI: Overstock items moved to walk in cooler. Observed cheese at soup station above 41F. CDI: Cheese voluntarily discarded. Observed squeeze bottles of various dressings above 41F. CDI: Items voluntarily discarded if not prepped today. If prepped today, items rapidly cooled. VERIFICATION REQUIRED REPEAT VIOLATION
21 0 Proper date marking and disposition No 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 milk with no date mark on it. CDI: Milk will be used by end of today, which is the use-by date on the carton. PIC stated that a gallon of milk is gone through about every 2 days. All other items properly date marked.
31 0 Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control No 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 black beans and salsa prepped in deep half pans and then covered. This is the corporate standard for preparing these items. CDI: Items uncovered, placed in ice baths, and into the walk in freezer. Employees stirred product every 10 minutes.
35 0 Food properly labeled: original container No No No 3-302.12 Label all working containers of food (oils, spices, salts) except food that is easy to identify such as dry pasta. Observed squeeze bottle of oil with no label at server dressing station.
39 0 Wiping cloths: properly used and stored No No No 3-304.14(B) Hold in-use wiping cloths in sanitizer between uses. Observed wet wiping cloths stored in sanitizer buckets below 200ppm quat. CDI: Buckets filled to proper concentration.
42 1 Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried and handled Yes Yes No 4-901.11(A) Air dry equipment and utensils after cleaning and sanitizing. Observed wet stacked containers stored as clean. CDI: Items separated. REPEAT VIOLATION
45 1 Equipment, food and non-food-contact surfaces approved; cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used Yes Yes No 4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. Observed split gasket on short reach in, under hot holding for line. 4-202.11 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 Observed cylindrical plastic food bowls with corroding/pitting on inside portion of container. CDI- products were discarded. REPEAT VIOLATION
47 0 Non-food-contact surfaces clean No No No 4-601.11(C )/4-602.13 Keep the equipment clean to avoid build up of dust, food residue or debris. Observed dessert cooler with food debris/build up in it. Observed gaskets on equipment throughout facility with food debris in them. Observed keg coolers at the bar with build up in them.