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NameLEMPIRA RESTAURANT
Address140 EASTWAY DR
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28213
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 3/2/2026
Final Score @ Grade
97.50 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
23 1.50 Proper date marking & disposition Yes Yes 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) Beef soup was dated as being prepared on 2-23. Beans and cheese in reach-in cooler was not labeled. TCS RTE foods must be labeled with correct date, and used or discarded within 7 days of preparation. CDI - Employee placed date label on beans and cheese. PIC also stated beef soup was cooked yesterday and employee didn’t remove old date label so she put date label with yesterday’s date on container. Kept at half credit due to no increase in severity from last inspection. REPEAT 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 .
37 0 Food properly labeled: original container No No No 3-302.12 Label all working containers of food (oils, spices, salts, flour, sugar) except food that is easy to identify such as dry pasta. Bottles of sauces in sandwich cooler were not labeled. 0 pts.
47 0 Equipment, food & non-food contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used No No No 4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. Curtains are torn in walk-in cooler and walk-in freezer. Dry storage shelves are chipping paint. 0 pts.
51 1 Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices No No Yes 5-205.15 Maintain a plumbing system in good repair. Leak at pipe under 3-compartment sink. Repair leak. // 5-202.13 An air gap between the water supply and flood level rim shall be at least twice the diameter of the water supply inlet and not less than 1 inch.-P Sprayer at 3-compartment sink falls below flood rim of sink. VR - Repair sprayer so there is an air gap between hanging sprayer and top sim of sink within 3 days.