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NameCOASTAL KITCHEN & BAR
Address222 E 3RD ST
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 2/7/2019
Final Score @ Grade
88 B
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 employee at dish area handle/load dirty dishes and then handle/unload clean dishes. CDI: Employee corrected and employee washed hands.
7 1.50 No bare hand contact with RTE foods or a pre-approved alternate properly followed Yes No No 3-301.11(B) Do not contact exposed ready-to-eat food with bare hands. Use suitable utensils, single-use gloves or dispensing equipment. -P Observed bar tender bare hand fruit and put it into drinks. CDI: Bartender corrected by PIC.
8 1 Handwashing sinks, supplied and accessible Yes No No 5-205.11 Maintain access to handsinks. Handsinks may only be used for handwashing.-Pf Observed ice dumped in handsink on the line. CDI: Ice melted. Employees directed to only use sink for handwashing. 6-301.11 Provide soap for handwashing at each handsink. -Pf Observed no soap at bar handsink. CDI: Soap provided.
13 1.50 Food separated and protected Yes No No 3-302.11(A) Separate the different types of raw animal foods. -P Observed par cooked chicken wings stored over raw fish in cooler drawer on line. CDI: Wings relocated to bottom drawer. 3-302.11(A) Separate unwashed produce from ready-to-eat foods. -P Observed unwashed berries stored over ready to eat foods in server/dessert reach in cooler. CDI: Berries moved to bottom of cooler. 3-302.11(A) Separate raw animal foods from ready-to-eat foods. -P Observed raw smoked salmon stored over ready to eat bacon. Observed raw bacon stored over ready to eat english muffins and cheese on speed rack in walk in. Observed raw salmon stored over ready to eat items in freezer on speed rack. Salmon was out of its commercial packaging. CDI: Products reorganized.
14 0 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized Yes No No 4-501.114 Maintain sanitizer at correct concentrations when being used to sanitize. -P Observed quat dispenser at 3-comp sink dispensing at 100ppm. CDI: All dishes are going through the dish machine currently until issue is addressed. Facility has a second quat dispenser that is used for filling sanitizer buckets and anything except the 3-comp sink. This second dispenser is properly functioning. Follow up visit required to ensure concentration is correct coming from dispenser.
16 1.50 Proper cooking time and temperatures No No No 3-401.14 Follow the procedure that was submitted and approved by the Health Dept for noncontinuous cooking of raw animal foods. -P Observed wings that were par cooked yesterday are not logged on the cooling/tracking sheet. Observed wings not labeled on the line and in walk in cooler as raw and must go to 165F as a final cook. Observed no logging is occurring for the final cook of the wings. CDI: Products labeled correctly. VERIFICATION REQUIRED.
18 1.50 Proper cooling time and temperatures Yes No No 3-501.14(A) Quickly cool cooked foods within 2 hours from 135F to 70F; and within a total of 6 hours from 135F to 45F. -P Observed potato soup prepared yesterday in walk in at 47F. CDI: Soup voluntarily discarded.
20 1.50 Proper cold holding temperatures Yes No No 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 45F or less. -P Observed several items on kitchen line above 41F including potatoes, tofu, crabcake remoulade, lettuce, tomatoes, and blue cheese dressing. CDI: Items voluntarily discarded unless prepped today.
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 cabbage slaw mix dated 1/30 in walk in cooler. Observed potatoes dated 1/30. PIC stated that potatoes were cooked yesterday and the date was incorrect. Products voluntarily discarded. REPEAT VIOLATION
23 0 Consumer advisory provided for raw or undercooked foods Yes No No 3-603.11 Provide consumer advisory for animal foods served raw or under-cooked. Consumer advisory must include disclosure and reminder.-Pf Observed no reminder or disclosure for burger that is offered undercooked on "daily specials" menu. CDI: All daily specials menus removed at end of inspection until corrected. Follow up visit required.
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 potato soup from yesterday that was cooled in a deep, covered tub.
39 0 Wiping cloths: properly used and stored No No No 3-304.14(D) Maintain dry wiping cloths free of visible debris and soil. Maintain sanitizer containers for in-use cloths free of visible debris and soil. Observed wet wiping cloths at bar stored in 50ppm quat sanitizer. CDI: Bucket refilled to proper concentration.
42 0 Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried and handled No No No 4-903.11 Store cleaned equipment, utensils, linens and packages in a clean, dry location and at least 6 inches off the floor. Observed lids on clean drying rack in container with food debris.
45 0 Equipment, food and non-food-contact surfaces approved; cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used No Yes No 4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. Observed walk in freezer racks in basement walk in in need of repairing or replacing. REPEAT VIOLATION Improvement from previous inspection. 4-502.11(A) Maintain utensils in good repair. Observed several cracked and damaged lids and cambros stored as clean. PIC stated that he has already ordered new ones and they will be here by the end of the month. REPEAT VIOLATION
52 0 Garbage and refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained No Yes No 5-501.111 Keep storage areas and bins for waste in good repair. Observed dumpster for cardboard with 3 large holes in it. PIC stated that it was replaced and then the company brought another one with holes. PIC is currently working with company to resolve issue. REPEAT VIOLATION
53 0 Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean No No No 6-201.11 Floors, walls and ceilings shall be designed, constructed, and installed so they are smooth and easily cleanable. Observed holes in wall where sink was moved to adjacent wall. Observed minor FRP damage in heavy traffic areas throughout kitchen.