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NameGOLDEN CORRAL
Address11025 E INDEPENDENCE BV
 
City/State/ZIP
MATTHEWS NC 28105
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 3/8/2019
Final Score @ Grade
94 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
6 0 Hands clean and properly washed Yes No No 2-301.14 Wash hands after activities that contaminate them.-P Observed an employee cleaning with wiping cloth proceed to handling cleaned pans/working grill without washing hands in-between. CDI- employee washed his hands.
16 3 Proper cooking time and temperatures Yes Yes No 3-401.11 Cook raw animal foods to required temperatures. Do not interrupt the cooking process without approved procedures. -P Observed meat loaf employee stated was fully cooked at ~147 in center of product. CDI- item was placed back into oven for additional cooking.
19 0 Proper hot holding temperatures Yes No No 3-501.16(A)(1) Maintain TCS foods in hot holding at 135F or above. -P Observed TCS foods in buffet area hot holding below 135F (see chart). CDI- some items were discarded; others placed on TPHC.
22 1 Time as a Public Health Control: procedures and records Yes No No 3-501.19 Provide and follow written procedures for foods held using Time as a Public Health Control (TPHC). Clearly mark foods with begin and end times. All food not sold by the end of 4 hours shall be discarded. -P/Pf Observed facility using TPHC for certain foods at the buffet without written procedures. CDI- procedures provided and gone over with PIC today.
31 0.50 Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control Yes Yes 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 cut lettuce in a walk in cooler at 49-51F at 2:20PM. The lettuce was prepared at 10:50AM and was being stored in high volume covered containers. CDI- product was transferred to several pans and placed into the walk in freezer where it reached less than 41F by 2:50PM.
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 a non-functional reach in cooler where raw proteins/seafood are to be kept near the fryers. This equipment was not being used today.
49 1 Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices No Yes No 5-205.15 Maintain a plumbing system in good repair. Observed water leaking from handsink foot pedal near the soda machine and dish machine in the back of the kitchen.
53 0.50 Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean No Yes No 6-502.12 Floors, walls, ceilings including the attachments such as soap, towel dispensers; light fixtures; and heat/ac vent covers shall be clean. Caution should be used to minimize food exposure. Observed debris accumulation on the floor and back wall around fryers. 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 flooring in poor repair underneath fryers.