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NameCOASTAL KITCHEN & BAR
Address222 E 3RD ST
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 9/7/2017
Final Score @ Grade
93 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
6 2 Hands clean and properly washed Yes No No 2-301.14 Wash hands after handling soiled equipment or utensils and before food preparation, handling clean equipment and utensils and unwrapped single-use/single-service articles. -P Observed employees washing dishes handle dirty dishes and load the dish machine, then move to the other side and empty clean dishes and put them on racks for drying.
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 employee fill metal bowl with water and ring out wet cloth in handsink. CDI: Employee directed to only wash hands in handsink. REPEAT VIOLATION Some improvement from previous inspection
14 1.50 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized No No Yes 4-501.114 Maintain sanitizer at correct concentrations when being used to sanitize. -P Observed sanitizer at 3-comp sink to be 0ppm. Sanitizer dispenser is not pulling sanitizer properly. CDI: Eco Lab called. VERIFICATION REQUIRED -
21 1.50 Proper date marking and disposition Yes Yes 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 babaghanoush mix and grilled chicken from 8/31 in prep coolers. Observed approximately 20% of food inspected today to be date marked for 9 days. These items had not exceeded their 7 day time temperature window. CDI: Items from 8/31 voluntarily discarded. Items with improper dating were corrected and PIC stated that more training on how to date mark will be done. REPEAT VIOLATION Significant improvement from previous inspections .
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 bottle of oil and tub of flour unlabeled.
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 cloths on counter in server area. CDI: Wet cloths relocated to sanitizer bucket. Observed sanitizer bucket at 50ppm quat in kitchen. CDI: Buckent refilled to proper concentration.
40 0.50 Washing fruits and vegetables No No Yes 3-302.15 Wash fruits and vegetables prior to use. Observed apples on buffet with stickers on them. Apples appear to not be washed before being placed on buffet. Provide a sign indicating to consumer the need to wash the apple before eating or wash apples, removing stickers, and protect them properly from contamination. VERIFICATION REQUIRED
42 0.50 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 at the 3-comp sink. Observed employee towel drying slicer. CDI: Employees directed to air dry utensils. REPEAT VIOLATON
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 sink coming off the wall near dish machine.
46 0 Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained and used; test strips No No No 4-501.18 Keep the wash, rinse, and sanitize solutions clean. Observed wash solution to not be clean at the 3-comp sink. It had a lot of debris and was cloudy. CDI: Wash solution was dumped out and refilled.
53 0 Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean No Yes No 6-201.11 Floors, walls and ceilings shall be designed, constructed, and installed so they are smooth and easily cleanable. Observed wall damaged in areas where the baseboard was removed for the new floor to be done. The new flooring has been installed. According to PIC, walls are on the repair list. Observed missing air vent above line. 6-501.11 Floors, walls, and ceilings including the attachments such as soap and towel dispensers; light fixtures; and heat/ac vents shall be maintained in good repair. Observed AC vent over line with heavy dust debris. REPEAT VIOLATION Some improvement since last inspection