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NameMIDWOOD SMOKEHOUSE/GK
Address1401 CENTRAL AV
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28205
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 9/21/2021
Final Score @ Grade
92.50 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
11 0 Food in good condition, safe and unadulterated Yes No No 3-101.11 P Food shall be safe for consumption, unadulterated and honestly presented. Observed package of moldy decomposing strawberries in bar keg cooler. CDI - PIC discarded.
13 0 Food separated and protected Yes No No 3-302.11(A) Separate raw animal foods from ready-to-eat foods. -P. Observed case of raw shell eggs stored directly above ready to eat compound butters in walk in cooler. CDI - eggs relocated to lower shelf.
14 0 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized Yes No No 4-601.11(A) Equipment food contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. -Pf. Observed can opener with dried food buildup on blade area. CDI - can opener removed to dish area for re-cleaning.
16 1.50 Proper cooking time and temperatures Yes No No 3-401.11 Raw Animal Foods-Cooking - P,PF. Observed line cook preparing salmon requested well done remove and plate salmon at 140f. CDI - salmon returned to grill to finish. EHS verified final cook temperature above 145f before service. 1.5 point deduction
19 3 Proper hot holding temperatures No Yes Yes 3-501.16(A)(1) Maintain TCS foods in hot holding at 135F or above. -P. Upon entry PIC noted heated cabinet under repair waiting on replacement part. EHS found various cooked proteins holding in cabinet from 99f - 117f. Items removed from cabinet and reheated to above 165f as PIC stated they had been in the holding cabinet less than 2 hours. Observed various cooked proteins holding less than 135f in heated cabinet at line area. Items allowed to remain in use until 3 pm which would be 4 hour hold time and then discarded. REPEAT - FULL 3 POINT DEDUCTION. VERIFICATION REQUIRED.
20 1.50 Proper cold holding temperatures No No Yes 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P. Observed TCS foods holding above 41f in drawer unit under grill, in both top and bottom portions of fry side prep cooler, bottom drawers of salad cooler, and WIC #1 (prepared food). See chart. Service technician on site during inspection to repair all units. Technician noted WIC #1 was low on Freon and was able to correct while on site. Fry area prep cooler has iced up and is not operating properly. Unit taken out of service to defrost overnight for re-evaluation tomorrow. Drawer units may not be fully closing allowing hot air entry. PIC to follow up with employees on equipment operation. All TCS foods held in WIC overnight voluntarily discarded. TCS foods stocked into prep units during am set up allowed to remain in use until end of 4 hour time and then voluntarily discarded. Do not use line coolers which may have mechanical failure until the coolers have been re-evaluated and are holding all TCS foods at 41f or lower. Maintaining temperature logs for both hot and cold holding equipment recommended as multiple issues with TCS food temperatures identified during inspection today. Verification Required for walk in cooler #1, fry side prep cooler, grill drawers, and salad prep drawer cold holding. 1.5 point deduction
22 1 Time as a Public Health Control: procedures and records Yes No 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. Observed various house made TCS dressings with time marking PIC noted using TPHC procedures. No procedures could be located during inspection although previous health inspection report on 7/15/20 indicated they were completed on site with EHS during inspection.. CDI - TPHC procedures provided to PIC to be used going forward. 1.0 point deduction
26 0 Toxic substances properly identified, stored, and used Yes No No 7-102.11 Label working containers of toxic materials such as cleaners and sanitizers.-Pf. Observed spray bottle of chemical PIC identified as bleach with no identification at dish area. CDI - PIC labeled.
37 0 Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display Yes No No 3-303.11 Ice Used as Exterior Coolant, Prohibited as Ingredient - P. Observed plastic container wedged down into ice used for beverages at bar area with hand contact surfaces in direct contact with the ice. CDI- container removed and ice in bin discarded.
38 0 Personal cleanliness No No No 2-402.11 Use head coverings, beard guards and clothing to restrain body hair from contacting exposed food, equipment, and utensils. Observed employee staging/working with food without effective hair restraint. Observed other employee with long beard and no beard restraint worn (face mask is not effective beard restraint).
39 0.50 Wiping cloths: properly used and stored No No No 3-304.14(B) Hold in-use wiping cloths in sanitizer between uses. Observed multiple heavily soiled wiping cloths used repeatedly by various back of house employees for extended time during inspection without placing into sanitizer solution. No solution was available for use at the line. Once a wiping cloth has been used, place it into sanitizer solution if it will be used again or remove to to soiled linen to be laundered.
40 0 Washing fruits and vegetables No No No 3-302.15 Wash fruits and vegetables prior to use. Observed unwashed in use avocados with stickers present at salad station. Wash all produce items that are not received in ready to eat form.
45 0 Equipment, food and non-food-contact surfaces approved; cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used No No No 4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. Observed various equipment items in need of repair including heated cabinet in back of house area, fry side prep cooler, cold drawers at line area, dicer with severely damaged blade. WIC #1 (prepared food) should be closely monitored to ensure service conducted today is sufficient to keep unit at proper temperatures.
49 0 Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices No No No 5-205.15 Maintain a plumbing system in good repair. Observed leak from drain pipe under back of house hand sink. Repair.