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Mecklenburg County Health Dept

Public Health Inspections

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Name

ENERGY CAFE

Address

101 S TRYON ST

City/State/ZIP

CHARLOTTE

NC

28280

Premise Type

1 - Restaurant

County

Mecklenburg

Inspection Date

1/2/2020

Final Score @ Grade

95.50

A

General Comments

Violations

CDI=Corrected During Inspection

R=Repeat Violation

VR=Verification Required

Violation Item	Demerits	Violation Description	CDI	R	VR	Comments
14	0	Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized	Yes	No	No	4-602.11 Clean the equipment and utensils used with TCS foods as required to avoid contamination. -P Through discussion, PIC stated that the smoothie blenders are only rinsed after each smoothie and fully washed, rinsed, and sanitized at the end of the business day. This is more than 4 hours from initial use. CDI: PIC and EHS discussed time intervals and PIC agreed to fully washing smoothie equipment prior to lunch (about 11) and then at close to be in compliance with the cleaning interval requirements.
20	3	Proper cold holding temperatures	Yes	Yes	No	3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P Observed almond milk and hemp seeds (both labeled keep refrigerated after opening) stored above 41F in Green Brothers prep top cooler. CDI: Product relocated to reach in cooler, where it was over night. PIC stated they would just keep those items in the reach in from now on to maintain temperatures. TPHC was discussed with PIC as a potential option. REPEAT VIOLATION
21	1.50	Proper date marking and disposition	Yes	No	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 Observed no date mark on black beans or diced chicken on line. CDI: Products properly date marked. 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 Observed chicken salad date marked 12/26 and almond milk date marked 12/26. CDI: Products voluntarily discarded. Observed diced chicken labeled 1/2 but it was cooked on 12/31. Observed egg whites date marked 1/2 but they were thawed on 12/31. CDI: Items properly date marked.
31	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 Observed corn cooling in prep top cooler. CDI: Corn relocated to walk in for rapid cooling.
33	0	Approved thawing methods used	Yes	No	No	3-501.13 Use approved thawing methods. Observed soup thawing in standing water. CDI: Soup moved to walk in cooler for thawing.