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NamePINKY`S WESTSIDE GRILL
Address1600 W MOREHEAD ST
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28208
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 3/10/2026
Final Score @ Grade
98 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
23 1.50 Proper date marking & disposition Yes No No 3-501.18 Discard the food requiring date labels once time/temperature window has expired, if it has not been labeled, or if the label is incorrect. -P The PIC should train and assign staff to monitor date marking to prevent the use of food products that are no longer in compliance with 3-501.17 (A), (B), or (C) - Observed an opened bag of shredded lettuce to be stored in the lowboy portion of the cookline opentop and not to be provided with a date mark. PIC stated it was from the night prior after refilling the insert container in the opentop. Insert container was observed with a proper date mark but the opened bag was not. CDI - PIC date marked bag to match the correct date mark on the insert container. 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 Date Marking Food Safely https://youtu.be/BOPsSNUajYs .
24 0 Time as a Public Health Control; procedures & records Yes No No 3-501.19(B)(3) Follow written procedures for foods held using Time as a Public Health Control (TPHC) for 4 hours. Food shall be marked to indicate the time that is 4 hours past the point in time when the food is removed from temperature control. Pf - Observed the timer on the wall adjacent the stove top that the facility uses to keep track of the TPHC discard times to not be started and French fries and sweet potato fries were observed out and stored on the shelf above the cookline sink. CDI - Timer started. Facility only holds the fries for 2 hours before rotating the product.
39 0 Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display Yes No No 3-307.11 Protect food from contamination sources not specifically noted by the code. - Observed insert containers of mango salsa and beans to have small plastic deli containers of mango salsa and beans stored directly in the insert container with the exterior of the deli containers touching the food in the insert containers. CDI - Deli containers removed.
43 0.50 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 a small knife to be stored directly in the cookline opentop refrigerator with the handle in direct contact with sliced tomatoes. CDI - Knife removed and proper stored so that it does not contaminate food.