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NameCOASTAL KITCHEN & BAR
Address222 E 3RD ST
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 9/21/2022
Final Score @ Grade
95 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 General Comment: 2-103.11(O) Ensure food employees are informed of their responsibility to report required symptoms, illnesses and exposure.-PF For more information on employee health policy please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety. Observed written signed employee health agreement provided by PIC did not include nontyphoidal salmonella as reportable illness. CDI, updated employee health agreement emailed to PIC.
5 0 Procedures for responding to vomiting & diarrheal events Yes No No General Comment: 2-501.11 A food establishment shall have written procedures for employees to follow when responding to vomiting or diarrheal events. -Pf For more information please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety. Observed old vomiting and diarrhea cleanup poster but not updated poster or procedures. CDI, updated poster and procedures emailed to operator in English and Spanish.
16 1.50 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized Yes No No 4-602.11 (E )Clean the equipment and utensils used with nonTCS foods as required to avoid contamination. Observed tea urn nozzles heavily soiled but stored as clean. CDI, nozzles relocated for cleaning.
23 3 Proper date marking & disposition No Yes 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 For more information please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety or view our training videos at the following weblinks: What are TCS Foods https://youtu.be/bRvqAETDjQU and Date Marking Food Safely https://youtu.be/BOPsSNUajYs . Observed several trays of cooked chicken, roasted tomatoes not date marked in walk in cooler. Observed cooked chicken wings with prep date not legible and other RTE / TCS foods date marked with prep date of 9/13 and over 7 days. CDI, foods voluntarily discarded. Repeat.
33 0.50 Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control Yes 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 For more information please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety or view our training videos at the following weblinks: What are TCS Foods https://youtu.be/bRvqAETDjQU and Cooling Food Safely https://youtu.be/P6x8b1ZVOxU . Observed cut Tomatoe cooling in prep cooler at 52 degrees F at 10:48am. At 11:34 tomatoes were at 50 degrees F. Cooling calculation indicated method not effective to reach cooling parameters. CDI, Tomatoes relocated to shallow sheet pans to rapidly cool.
35 0 Approved thawing methods used Yes No No 3-501.13 (A), (B), (C ) Use approved thawing methods. Pf - Observed vacuum packaged fish thawed out in vacuum sealed bags. CDI, by instruction to ensure proper methods followed by removal from package or cutting package during thawing process.
47 0 Equipment, food & non-food contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used No No No 4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. Observed some refrigerators not working but not in use. PIC stated units scheduled for replacement.