Mecklenburg County Health Dept
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NameMARCO'S PIZZA
Address13024 EASTFIELD RD
 
City/State/ZIP
HUNTERSVILLE NC 28078
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 8/9/2019
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
1 2 PIC present, Demonstration - Certification by accredited program, and performs duties No No No 2-102.12 PIC shall demonstrate knowledge by being a certified food protection manager. Observed present PIC with an expired food safety certification.
4 1 Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use Yes No No 2-401.11 Cover and store employee drinks to prevent contamination of food or utensils. Observed employee drinks in stand up freezer and stand up fridge stored above restaurant food. CDI- Drinks removed.
8 0 Handwashing sinks, supplied and accessible Yes No No 6-301.14 Post a handwash sign at each handsink. Observed no handwash sign at kitchen hand sink. CDI- Sign provided.
31 0.50 Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control No No 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 instances of foods actively cooling in covered containers since prep including heated wings, cut lettuce, and cut tomatoes. CDI- Reviewed proper cooling methods with PIC, food containers vented to speed cooling process, all foods observed chilled to 41 or below before required cooling time window.
35 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 large tub of pizza flour not labeled.
37 1 Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display No No No 3-305.11 Store food in a clean, dry location, not exposed to contamination. Observed dirty hand brooms stored next to pre-made pizza crust on prep table low shelf. CDI- Brooms removed, area cleaned.