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NameCARMELLA'S PIZZA
Address8124 S TRYON ST
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28273
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 10/26/2021
Final Score @ Grade
96 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
3 0 Management, food & conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities & reporting Yes No No 2-201.11 (A), B), (C), and (E) Responsibility of Permit Holder, Person in Charge and Conditional Employees. Current written Employee Health Policy does not include Salmonella nontyphoidal. CDI: educated and provided the PIC with an updated Employee Health acknowledgment form to properly inform food employees.
5 0 Procedures for responding to vomiting & diarrheal events Yes No No 2-501.11 Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Event. Establishment does not have written procedures for the cleanup of vomiting & diarrheal events. CDI: educated and provided the PIC with a template plan to be implemented.
6 0 Proper eating, tasting, drinking or tobacco use Yes No No 2-401.11 Eating, Drinking, or Using Tobacco. Observed uncovered employee drink stored on shelf above prep table. CDI: drink was discarded.
22 1.50 Proper cold holding temperatures Yes No No 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P. Observed small cups of ranch, blue cheese, and slaw over stacked overfill line in pans inside the salad prep cooler. Products recorded between 44F - 47F. CDI: overstacked items removed and placed inside WIC.
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 is not been labeled, or if the label is incorrect. -P. Observed a pan of Italian sausage dated 10/19 inside pizza prep cooler that had expired past 7 days. CDI: 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 some products inside prep coolers that were not dated. PIC stated that these products were dated inside WIC and were the same products. CDI: dates were transferred and products were dated during inspection.
33 1 Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control Yes Yes No REPEAT VIOLATION: 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 a tuna salad that was just made inside a large plastic container cooling inside bottom of pizza prep cooler. CDI: products transferred into a metal pan and spread out into thin layer.
37 0 Food properly labeled: original container No No No 3-302.12 Label all working containers of food (oils, spices, salts) except food that is easy to identify such as dry pasta. Observed some squeeze bottles and dry good containers with labels that had rubbed off or not labeled.
40 0.50 Personal cleanliness No Yes No REPEAT VIOLATION: 2-402.11 Use head coverings, beard guards and clothing to restrain body hair from contacting exposed food, equipment, and utensils. Observed employees handling food without hair restraints.
41 0.50 Wiping cloths: properly used & stored No No No 3-304.14(B) Hold in-use wiping cloths in sanitizer between uses. Observed cloth stored on counter while not in use and another cloth stored under cutting board. Observed chlorine levels inside bucket with cloth well above 200ppm. CDI: diluted and corrected concentration to 50-100ppm.
43 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 cup stored in flour.
47 0 Equipment, food & non-food contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used No No No 4-501.12 Resurface or replace cutting surfaces that can no longer be effectively cleaned and sanitized. Observed small green cutting board worn and with deep cuts. 4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. Observed gaskets torn on pizza prep cooler. 4-202.11 Food contact surfaces shall be smooth, free of open seams, cracks, chips, pits, sharp internal angles, crevices and assembled to allow access to clean. -Pf. Observed small plastic food container used for sauce observed stain bed, damaged, and melted.
49 0.50 Non-food contact surfaces clean No Yes No REPEAT VIOLATION: 4-601.11(C )/4-602.13 Keep the equipment clean to avoid build up of dust, food residue or debris. Observed cleaning needed on gaskets on all prep coolers. Cleaning needed inside prep coolers