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NameBERNARDIN'S RESTAURANT
Address435 S TRYON STREET
SUITE 100
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 6/25/2018
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
13 0 Food separated and protected Yes Yes No 3-302.11(A) Separate raw animal foods from ready-to-eat foods. -P REPEAT Observed one small container of raw oysters being stored on top of ready-to-eat ginger soy sauce in prep cooler. CDI: PIC reorganized items.
19 1.50 Proper hot holding temperatures Yes No No 3-501.16(A)(1) Maintain TCS foods in hot holding at 135F or above. -P Observed mashed potatoes and lemon butter holding below 135F in steam wells. CDI: items reheated to 165F. EHS advised PIC to ensure items are above 135F before placing them into hot holding units.
21 1.50 Proper date marking and disposition Yes Yes No 3-501.17 Date mark/label all TCS foods that are ready-to-eat once opened or prepared and held more than 24hrs. -Pf REPEAT Observed foie gras without and opened gallon of milk without date label. CDI: Items properly date labeled. Observed major improvement with date labeling throughout.
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 large bag of pasta noodles cooling in walk-in, tightly packed. PIC stated noodles had been cooling on sheet tray but employee bagged them before they hit 45F or below. CDI: noodles spread out into hotel pan where they quickly cooled. Observed noodles packed into container in prep cooler with tight fitting lid. CDI: noodles placed into ice bath on speed rack in kitchen. EHS later observed that hot pan of rolls had been placed directly above cooling noodles and ice had melted. Noodles did cool at the proper rate. CDI: noodles relocated to walk-in cooler. Observed sliced tomatoes cooling in prep top cooler over the chill line. CDI: EHS explained that prep top units are not designed to cool foods.
47 0.50 Non-food-contact surfaces clean No Yes No 4-601.11(C )/4-602.13 Keep the equipment clean to avoid build up of dust, food residue or debris. REPEAT Observed cleaning needed in the upper interior of ice machine, in the tracks of sliding door cooler, cooler gaskets, and in walk-in cooler where there is dust build-up above fan covers. Observed improvement overall with cleaning of non-food contact surfaces.
53 0 Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean No No No 6-501.11 Floors, walls, and ceilings including the attachments such as soap and towel dispensers; light fixtures; and heat/ac vents shall be maintained in good repair. Observed AC unit to be down in kitchen where ceiling is leaking. Facility had already taken corrective action by relocating table that was under unit. Water was not contaminating any food or equipment. Maintenance to fix issue today. 6-501.12 Floors, walls, ceilings including the attachments such as soap, towel dispensers; light fixtures; and heat/ac vent covers shall be clean. Caution should be used to minimize food exposure. Observed cleaning needed on ceiling tiles where there is dust build-up. Observed cleaning needed on floor behind door next to walk-in cooler. Observed major improvement in the cleaning of floors and walls.