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NameMIDWOOD SMOKEHOUSE/GK
Address1401 CENTRAL AV
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28205
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 3/5/2026
Final Score @ Grade
97 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
22 3 Proper cold holding temperatures No Yes Yes 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P -Observed multiple foods (corn salsa, coleslaw, pico, guacamole, pimento cheese, sliced tomatoes, cut lettuce, roasted peppers, chicken wings, and giardiniera) above 41F in prep unit across from fryers. Observed all items above 41F stored on left side of unit, while foods on right side of unit were properly cold holding at or below 41F. -No temperature checks in this prep unit were taken yet today. PIC voluntarily discarded the foods stored in the unit for over 4 hours (corn salsa, coleslaw, pico, guacamole, roasted peppers, pimento cheese, chicken wings, cut lettuce, and giardiniera). Sliced tomatoes were prepared this morning (still within 4-hour cooling window), therefore PIC moved sliced tomatoes to blast chiller for rapid cooling. -Facility will not cold hold in left side of unit until it is repaired and properly cold holding at or below 41F. Facility may hold TCS foods on 4-hour TPHC temporarily, until cooler is repaired. EHS will follow up. -3 day verification visit required- REPEAT For more information, please visit: www.mecknc.gov/foodsafety or view our training videos at the following weblinks: What are TCS Foods https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0iLZb7v0UM and Safe Food Temperatures https://youtu.be/tXP09IK-1TQ .
23 0 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 caramelized onions without a date mark in the cold drawers. -CDI- PIC verified prep date of onions and properly added a date mark (3/4). 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 . 3-501.17 (C)TCS food combined with additional ingredients or portions of other TCS food shall retain the date marking on the earliest/first prepared TCS food ingredient. -Pf. -Observed incorrect date marking procedures for foods prepared in multiple steps of cooling (pulled chicken). Observed pulled chicken with today’s date mark, despite the chicken originally being cooked yesterday. Ensure the original date of cooking remains on the food, throughout the entire preparation process. -CDI- PIC corrected date mark. For more information, please visit: www.mecknc.gov/foodsafety or view our training videos at the following weblinks: What are TCS Foods https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0iLZb7v0UM and Date Marking Food Safely https://youtu.be/BOPsSNUajYs .
39 0 Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display Yes No No 3-305.12 Food may not be stored in locker rooms, toilet rooms, dressing rooms, garbage rooms, mechanical rooms, under sewer lines that are not shielded to intercept potential drips, under leaking water lines, under open stairwells, or under other sources of contamination. -Observed box of bananas stored underneath pipes/mechanical lines. Ensure bananas are protected from contamination. -CDI- PIC moved bananas and covered with lid. 3-305.14 Unpackaged food shall be protected from contamination during preparation. -Observed uncovered container of salt stored directed underneath the paper towel dispenser at the handsink on the grill line. -CDI- PIC relocated salt to prevent contamination.