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NameCEDAR STREET TAVERN
Address120 N CEDAR ST
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 3/18/2015
Final Score @ Grade
93.50 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
4 0 Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use Yes No No 2-401.11 Cover and store employee drinks to prevent contamination of food or utensils. Observed 1 employee beverage stored over equipment and drink prep area at bar. CDI, operator discarded beverage.
6 2 Hands clean and properly washed Yes Yes No 2-301.12 Cleaning Procedure - P Use proper procedures when washing hands. Observed food employee not vigorously rub hands for required time and then turned the faucet off with their bare hands. CDI by instruction. Repeat.
14 0 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized Yes No No •4-601.11 (A) Equipment, Food-Contact Surfaces, Nonfood-Contact Surfaces, and Utensils - P Food contact surfaces shall be cleaned to site and touch. Observed vegetable press stored as clean but soiled with dried food debris. CDI, operator relocated vegetable press for cleaning.
20 1.50 Proper cold holding temperatures Yes No No 3-501.16 (A)(2) and (B) Potentially Hazardous Food (Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food), Hot and Cold Holding - P - Potentially hazardous foods shall be cold held at 45 degrees F or below. Observed house made ranch dressing, blue cheese dressing, and butter cold held above 45 degrees F at bar. Observed half and half cold held on ice above 45 degrees F at bar. Observed swiss cheese overstacked in flip top prep cooler above 45 degrees F. CDI, operator relocated foods to rapidly cool.
21 0 Proper date marking and disposition Yes No No 3-501.17 Ready-To-Eat Potentially Hazardous Food (Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food), Date Marking - PF - Date mark potentially hazardous food that is ready to eat and held on site for over 24 hours. Observed 1 package of sliced ham not date marked in walk in cooler that operator stated was in cooler since Friday. CDI, operator voluntarily discarded ham.
23 0.50 Consumer advisory provided for raw or undercooked foods Yes Yes No 3-603.11 Consumption of Animal Foods that are Raw, Undercooked, or Not Otherwise Processed to Eliminate Pathogens - PF Provide proper consumer advisory on all menus. Observed a menu that was updated but another menu with a REMINDER statement but no DISCLOSURE statement and items not identified with asterisk. CDI by instruction, provide proper consumer advisory.
31 0.50 Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control No No No 3-501.15 Cooling Methods - PF - Use proper methods to cool food. Observed pasta cooling in plastic container. CDI, operator relocated pasta to shallow container.
38 0 Personal cleanliness No No No 2-402.11 Effectiveness-Hair Restraints - C - Food employees shall wear effective hair restraints. Observed 1 food employee without a hair restraint.
41 0.50 In-use utensils: properly stored No No No 3-304.12 Store in-use utensils in a clean, dry place, in food with handles out, in 135F or greater water or in running water which quickly moves food particles to the drain. Observed in-use tongs wedged betwen equipment at grill in a soiled area. Observed tongs hanging from oven in contact with a soiled area of oven door. Observed a bin used to transport ice stored in soiled area between ice machine and 3 compartment sink.
42 1 Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried and handled No Yes No 4-903.11 (A), (B) and (D) Equipment, Utensils, Linens and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles-Storing - C Store clean equipment in a clean, dry area. Observed clean equipment stored in a containers collecting debris. Observed clean containers stored on rack above 3 compartment sink in contact with soiled area of spray arm.
45 0 Equipment, food and non-food-contact surfaces approved; cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used No No No 4-202.11 Food-Contact Surfaces-Cleanability - PF Food contact surfaces shall be designed and constructed to be smooth and easily cleanable. Observed 1 cracked container and 1 cracked container lid stored on flour container. CDI, operator discarded equipment. Improvment made since previous inspection. Observed rusty shelving in low reach-in prep cooler.
47 0.50 Non-food-contact surfaces clean No No No 4-602.13 Nonfood Contact Surfaces - C - Nonfood contact surfaces shall be free from an accumulation of soil. Observed food debris accumulating on top and inside of dish machine. Observed soil accumulating inside low reach-in refrigerator and shelving throughout warewashing area and in kitchen. Observed some soil developing on spray arm at bar.