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NameCHURCH & UNION
Address127 N TRYON ST
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 5/4/2016
Final Score @ Grade
87.50 B
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
6 2 Hands clean and properly washed Yes No No 2-301.14 Wash hands before donning gloves and between gloves uses.-P Observed multiple staff donn gloves without first washing hands. CDI- instruction provided2-301.14 Wash hands after handling soiled equipment or utensils and before food preparation, handling clean equipment and utensils and unwrapped single-use/single-service articles.-PObserved dishwasher handling soiled then clean utensils without washing hands. CDI- instruction provided
7 1.50 No bare hand contact with RTE foods or a pre-approved alternate properly followed Yes No No 3-301.11(B) Do not contact exposed ready-to-eat food with bare hands. Use suitable utensils, single-use gloves or dispensing equipment.-P Observed food employees bare hand cooked spinach and garnishes at bar. CDI- instruction provided
12 0 Required records available: shellstock tags, parasite destruction Yes No No 3-402.11 and 3-402.12 Provide records from supplier to guarantee fish served raw or undercooked is free of live parasites. -Pf Observed facility menu offering cobia undercooked and unable to provide letters of aquaculture for fish received fresh.
14 3 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized Yes Yes No 4-601.11(A) Equipment food contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. -Pf Observed excessively soiled ice machine and 6 of 8 utensils observed to have excessive debris after washing. CDI- removed to re-clean.
18 0 Proper cooling time and temperatures Yes Yes No 3-501.14(A) Quickly cool cooked foods within 2 hours from 135F to 70F; and within a total of 6 hours from 135F to 45F. -P Observed veal stock at 54 F cooling in large lexans from yesterday. CDI- discarded
20 3 Proper cold holding temperatures Yes Yes Yes 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 45F or less. -P Observed multiple foods in walk in cooler at 46-48 F. No other explanation other than cooler beginnning to fail. CDI- unable to determine when cooler began failing, inside of turkey chub 45, outside 47 F, cart of all TCS foods at 46-48 F at day 5 of date marking discarded. Repair tech called onsite by 630 pm
21 3 Proper date marking and disposition Yes Yes 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 multiple TCS foods date marked 4-26 and 4/27. CDI- discarded Observed multiple TCS foods date marked 4/30 over 44 F. CDI- discarded
22 0 Time as a Public Health Control: procedures and records Yes No No 3-501.19 Provide and follow written procedures for foods held using Time as a Public Health Control (TPHC). Clearly mark foods with begin and end times. All food not sold by the end of 4 hours shall be discarded. -P/Pf Observed facility has no written procedures for TPHC of butter
26 0 Toxic substances properly identified, stored, and used Yes No No 7-102.11 Label working containers of toxic materials such as cleaners and sanitizers.-Pf Observed unlabeled spray bottle of blue cleaning solution. CDI- labeled
31 0 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 bok choy piled into large lexan covered tightly at 54 F and uncanned crab meat at 60 F in covered plastic container. CDI- removed to sheet tray or opened
42 0 Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried and handled Yes No No 4-901.11(A) Air dry equipment and utensils after cleaning and sanitizing. Observed excessive tight stacking wet.
45 0 Equipment, food and non-food-contact surfaces approved; cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used Yes No No 4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. Observed walk in cooler not cold holding all foods at 45 F or colder. TEch called serviced