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NameCARMELLA'S PIZZA
Address8124 S TRYON ST
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28273
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 3/28/2016
Final Score @ Grade
91 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
1 2 PIC present, Demonstration - Certification by accredited program, and performs duties No Yes No 2-102.12 PIC demonstrates knowledge by being a certified food protection manager. Observed no certified protection manager present at time of inspection. Certified food protection manager arrived towards end of inspection.
4 1 Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use Yes Yes No Repeat - 2-401.11 Cover and store employee drinks to prevent contamination of food or utensils. Observed 3 employee drinks stored improperly. One uncovered drink stored at front on top of prep cooler, another stored on prep table towards back of kitchen, and another one stored on shelf above prep coolers on cook line. CDI - all drinks relocated/discarded.
14 1.50 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 slicer with food debris. According to PIC, slicer was last used on Friday. CDI - cleaning process started. 4-501.114 Maintain sanitizer at correct concentrations. -P Observed bleach sanitizer that had been made up at 3-comp sink at 0ppm. CDI - education provided on proper way to set up and make sanitizer solution; sink dumped and refilled properly to 100ppm.
21 3 Proper date marking and disposition Yes Yes No Repeat - 3-501.18 Discard the food requiring date labels once time/temperature window has expired, if it is not been labeled, or if the label is incorrect. -P Observed several containers of pasta including fettuccine dated 3/21 and 3 containers of angel hair pasta dated 3/20 inside walk-in cooler that had exceeded 7 day date mark. CDI - all products were discarded. 3-501.17 Date mark/label all TCS foods that are ready-to-eat once opened or prepared and held more than 24hrs. -Pf Observed several products inside walk-in with incorrect dates. According to PIC those products were prepared/sliced on Friday. CDI - dates were changed accordingly.,
31 0.50 Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control Yes No 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 multiple items including ham, turkey, sausage, pepperoni, small salads, and side salads that had just been prepared and stored inside both prep units cooling. CDI - items in prep units were placed on ice to cool; all salads were removed and transferred to walk-in cooler to properly cool.
35 1 Food properly labeled: original container Yes Yes No Repeat - 3-602.11 Food packaged on premises for customer self service shall include a label with the common name of the food, ingredients in descending order, quantity of contents, name and place of business and major food allergens. -Pf Observed cakes stored inside Cola-Cola glass display cooler being sold as grab and go without proper labels. Informed PIC as to what information is needed for labels. CDI - all cakes moved behind counter during that meantime.
37 0 Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display No No No General Comment - 3-305.11 Store food in a clean, dry location, not exposed to contamination. Keep at least 6 inches above the floor. Observed metal pan with flour stored on top of open trash can.
54 0 Meets ventilation and lighting requirements; designated areas used No No No General Comment - 6-305.11/6-501.110 Designate and use an area for the orderly storage of employees' clothing and possessions. Observed employee purses and jackets stored on prep table then moved down below on top of dry good bags.