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NamePORTOFINO'S ITALIAN RESTAURANT - THE ARBORETUM
Address8128 PROVIDENCE RD
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 1/7/2020
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
6 2 Hands clean and properly washed Yes Yes No 2-301.14 When to Wash - P - Observed dishwasher handle soiled equipment with gloves then handle clean equipment at dish area without washing their hands in between. Observed food prep employee wiping counter surface and handling soiled towel then handle clean plates without washing their hands in between. CDI by instruction. 2-301.12. Follow the cleaning procedure to adequately wash your hands. Use warm water, soap, scrub 15 secs, rinse, and dry without recontaminating hands. -P- Observed 2 employees turn faucet off with their bare hands after handwashing. CDI by instruction.
20 1.50 Proper cold holding temperatures No Yes Yes 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P - Observed 1 flip top prep unit not maintaining all TCS foods at required temperatures. Observed some TCS foods held between 42-45 degrees F. CDI, foods in unit relocated to rapidly cool. Maintenance contacted and arrived to begin cooler calibrated while on-site. Improvement made since previous inspection. Visit to ensure long term compliance and calibration of cooler to ensure unit maintaining all TCS foods at 41 degrees F and below.
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 cut lettuce recently prepared according to staff and cooling in prep cooler at 44 degrees F. CDI, lettuce relocated to prep freezer to rapidly cool. Lettuce cooled to 41 degrees F. Observed pasta recently prepared and cooling in deep covered containers in walk in coolers in walk in cooler. CDI, covers removed and pasta transferred to shallow containers to rapidly cool.
42 0 Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried and handled No No No 4-901.11(A) Air dry equipment and utensils after cleaning and sanitizing. Observed metal pans being wet stacked.