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NameMIDWOOD SMOKEHOUSE/GK
Address1401 CENTRAL AV
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28205
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 8/17/2017
Final Score @ Grade
95.50 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
14 3 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized Yes Yes Yes 4-602.11 Clean the equipment and utensils used with nonTCS foods as required to avoid contamination. Observed ice machine at bar with heavy brown and black buildup at ice chute. Observed black residue on ice in ice machine. Spoke with PIC about cleaning ice machine. Observed debris on the slicer under counter in back.VR 4-501.114 Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment, Chemical Sanitization-Temperature, pH, Concentration and Hardness - P Observed chemical sanitizers at the dish pit as well as the dish machine without the correct concentration. Chemical sanitizer was manually dispensed at dish pit. All sanitizer will be done at the dish pit.
18 0 Proper cooling time and temperatures Yes No No 3-501.14(B) Quickly cool TCS foods that are prepared from room temperature ingredients. Food must be to 45F within 4 hours. -P Observed canned baked beans cooling in walk in cooler 76F an hour later the-temperature did not change. Beans were in large plastic container. CDI, Chef placed in smaller metal pans to cool in the remainder of the 3 hours. 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 45F. -P Observed queso cooling in ice bath with ice wand. Observed a temperature change of 22 degrees in 1 hour 45 minutes. The cooling rate was .2d/m. PIC replaced Ice wand and continued to type. (0pts)
31 1 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 several products such as beans and lettuce in large unvented pans cooling in walk in cooler, not cooling at the appropriate rate. Observed queso cooling in ice bath and with ice wand, no active stirring was observed, ice in ice wand had melted. CDI, lettuce and beans in walk in cooler were divided in to smaller vented pans, another ice wand was inserted in the queso as well as stirring.
41 0 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 ice scoops stored in containers retaining water. PIC stated containers are changed during opening. (0pts)
52 0.50 Garbage and refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained No Yes No 5-501.113(B) Keep dumpster, outside waste containers covered with tight-fitting lids or doors. Observed open(all) doors at dumpsters, as well as wood debris out side of the dumpsters. REPEAT