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NameCRACKER BARREL
Address9330 E INDEPENDENCE BV
 
City/State/ZIP
MATTHEWS NC 28105
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 3/28/2024
Final Score @ Grade
97.50 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
21 1.50 Proper hot holding temperatures Yes No No 3-501.16(A)(1) Maintain TCS foods in hot holding at 135F or above. -P For more information, please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation or view our training videos at the following weblinks: What are TCS Foods https://youtu.be/bRvqAETDjQU and Safe Food Temperatures https://youtu.be/tXP09IK-1TQ . Observed 2 containers of Mac and cheese being held below 135F in hot box. See temp chart. CDI: Mac and cheese was reheated to 165F before returning to hot box for hot holding.
22 0 Proper cold holding temperatures Yes No No 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P For more information, please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation or view our training videos at the following weblinks: What are TCS Foods https://youtu.be/bRvqAETDjQU and Safe Food Temperatures https://youtu.be/tXP09IK-1TQ . Observed 2 containers of meatloaf and a container of French toast batter being held in prep reach in cooler above 41F and a container of kickin ranch sauce in prep flip top cooler above 41F. See temp chart. CDI: PIC voluntarily discarded meatloaf and French toast batter and kickin ranch sauce was placed in RIC to rapidly cool.
33 0 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: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation 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 a tray of portioned roast beef bowls covered with plastic wrap cooling on a shelf in WIC at a rate insufficient to reach cooling parameters. See temp chart. CDI: PIC placed roast beef in oven to be reheated for hot holding.
43 0 In-use utensils: properly stored Yes No No 3-304.12 (A) In-use utensils in TCS food, must be stored with handles above the food and top of the food container. Observed tongs being stored in a container of raw chicken in grill drawer cooler in which handle for tongs was resting in chicken. CDI: Tongs were removed.
44 1 Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried & handled Yes Yes No 4-901.11(A) Air dry equipment and utensils after cleaning and sanitizing. Observed several containers stacked wet nested on clean storage shelf. CDI: PIC unstacked wet containers to allow for air drying. REPEAT