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NameGOLDEN CORRAL
Address11025 E INDEPENDENCE BV
 
City/State/ZIP
MATTHEWS NC 28105
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 8/2/2019
Final Score @ Grade
95 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
2 0 Management and food employee knowledge, and conditional employee; responsibilities and reporting. Yes No No 2-201.11(A) Ensure food employees understand when to report illnesses, symptoms and exposure. -P: Facility has no acknowledgement from employees that they know required reportable illnesses and symptoms. CDI- PIC shown training document and will have employees sign acknowledging they have read information.
13 1.50 Food separated and protected Yes No No 3-302.11(A) Separate raw animal foods from ready-to-eat foods. -P: Found raw meat loaves stored over RTE smoked sausage. CDI- tray of sausage moved over top of meat loaves.
18 0 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 41F. -P: Sweet potato casserole cooling in freezer dropped nine degress in 52 minutes. This rate is not sufficient to reach cooling parameters. 3-501.14(B) Quickly cool TCS foods that are prepared from room temperature ingredients. Food must be to 41F within 4 hours. -P: Italian red sauce with marinara cooled 2 degrees in 45 minutes, from 61 F to 59 F. This is not sufficient to meet cooling parameters. CDI- cooling methods changed for all products to ensure faster cooling.
22 2 Time as a Public Health Control: procedures and records Yes Yes 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: Baked potatoes said to be on TPHC have no procedures and were not labeled. Procedures provided.
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: Marinara (Italian red-sauce) cooling in dense volume and covered dropped 2 degrees in 45 minutes. CDI- volume broken down and sauce placed in freezer.
43 0 Single-use and single-service articles; properly stored and used No No No 4-904.11 Display and handle single-use and single-service articles to prevent contamination. Kids cups at customer line not protected from contamination.
45 1 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 shelving in some cold units peeling and rusting.
47 0 Non-food-contact surfaces clean No No No 4-602.13 Nonfood Contact Surfaces - C: Observed non-food contact surfaces of slicer with caked-on residue. More thorough cleaning needed.