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NameRITZ-CARLTON MAIN FLOOR BAR AND KITCHEN, THE
Address201 E TRADE ST
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 9/21/2022
Final Score @ Grade
92.50 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
1 1 PIC Present, demonstrates knowledge, & performs duties Yes No No 2-103.11(A-P) PIC shall ensure rules in the code for food safety and handling are met. -Pf Observed the following priority items during the inspection: cold holding, date marking, label chemicals, non-continuous cooking. Please see below item numbers for corrective actions. CDI - Provided education. A Food Safety Checklist can be found at: http://meck.co/FoodSafety along with for more food safety information related to PIC Duties, Training, and managing food safety.
18 1.50 Proper cooking time & temperatures Yes No No 3-401.11 Cook raw animal foods to required temperatures. Do not interrupt the cooking process without approved procedures. -P Observed raw chicken in the cooler drawer with grill marks, and could visibly see that the middle of the chicken breast was not fully cooked. Discontinue the practice until a non-continuous cooking application is filled out and submitted to the Health department for approval. Sent application via email to the PIC. CDI - PIC discarded the chicken.
22 1.50 Proper cold holding temperatures Yes No No 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P Observed TCS food in the prep top/cooler drawer unit on the left side of the cookline/prep station with an ambient air temp of 52F. Ground beef 50F, tomatoes 49F, romaine lettuce 52F, mix green 55F. CDI - TSC foods were all discarded and PIC contact their maintenance. Compliance visit to ensure unit is maintaining 41F or below. Facility has other refrigeration units to utilize. 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 Safe Food Temperatures https://youtu.be/tXP09IK-1TQ .
23 3 Proper date marking & disposition Yes Yes No REPEAT VIOLATION: 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 For more information on date marking please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety.Observed several TCS foods with dates exceeding 7 days in the walk in cooler and cooler drawers: feta, Fettuccine, hard boiled eggs, tuna, cooked shrimp, cooked asparagus,sliced turkey, CDI: Foods were all discarded. - REPEAT -
25 0.50 Consumer advisory provided for raw/ undercooked foods No No Yes 3-603.11 (B)(1) Consumer Advisory Disclosures shall indicate that the animal-derived food is or can be served raw or undercooked by using words and phrases such as raw, undercooked, cooked to order, etc., or by asterisking to a footnote per 3-603.11 (B)(2). -Pf. Observed room service breakfast and all day menu missing asterisks. Burger, sunny side egg and salmon. Disclosure is at the bottom of the menu. VR in 10 days to ensure menus have been corrected.
28 0 Toxic substances properly identified stored & used Yes No No 7-102.11 Label working containers of toxic materials such as cleaners and sanitizers.-Pf Observed pink liquid in a glass cleaner pray bottle. Observed unlabeled spray bottle with pink liquid. CDI - Glass cleaner bottle was removed and other spray bottle was properly labeled.
48 0 Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips Yes No No 4-302.14 Provide a test kit that accurately measures sanitizer concentrations. -Pf Observed no quat test kit to test the sanitizing bucket. CDI - PIC had to obtain the one from the other kitchen. Ensure that this kitchen also has a test kit.
49 0 Non-food contact surfaces clean No No No 4-601.11(C ) Keep non food contact surfaces of equipment clean to avoid build up of dust, food residue or debris.4-602.13 Non food contact surfaces of equipment shall be cleaned frequently to preclude accumulation of soil residues. Observed gaskets in need of cleaning at the cookline/cooler drawer equipment.