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NameRED GINGER
Address401 S TRYON ST
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 7/15/2013
Final Score @ Grade
96.50 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
1 0 PIC present, Demonstration - Certification by accredited program, and performs duties Yes No No The person in charge must have certification during all hours of operation. The manager present did not have his documentation. CDI by instruction. 2 point deduction begins 2014.
2 0 Management and food employee knowledge, and conditional employee; responsibilities and reporting. Yes No No 2-103.11 (M) Person in Charge-Duties. Facility must have an employee health policy, inform their employees of this policy, and enforce this policy. This policy must be in compliance with the NC rules. Facility was left a copy of the Health Departments handout on employee health policy. CDI by instruction.
4 1 Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use No No No Employees shall not eat in the kitchen. Observed employees were eating their lunch on prep surfaces in the kitchen. CDI.
8 0 Handwashing sinks, supplied and accessible Yes No No Place "employees must wash hand signs at all hand sinks." Observed bar and sushi bar need hand wash signs. CDI by instruction.
13 1.50 Food separated and protected No No No 3-302.11 Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation, Packaging, and Segregation. Store raw meats according to final cook temperature and below ready to eat products Observed raw meats stored over sauces and vegetables in the walk-in and line cooler. CDI.
21 0 Proper date marking and disposition Yes No No 3-501.17 Ready-To-Eat Potentially Hazardous Food (Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food), Date MarkingReady to eat TCS (time/temperature control for safety foods including cooked and cooled foods shall be date marked. These foods can be held for 7 days at 41F or below and 4 days between 41-45F. Observed foods such as sushi fish, cut leafy greens, etc were not date marked. If they are kept more than 1 day in refrigeration, they must be date marked. CDI by instruction. Handout left.
23 0 Consumer advisory provided for raw or undercooked foods Yes No No 3-603.11 Consumption of Animal Foods that are Raw, Undercooked, or Not Otherwise Processed to Eliminate Pathogens. Facility needs a disclosure statement sushi as "contains raw or undercooked ingredients" in addition to the reminder statement that is foot noted on the menu. CDI by instruction. Have in place by the next inspection.
26 1 Toxic substances properly identified, stored, and used No No No 7-102.11 Common Name-Working Containers. Facility must label all working containers of chemicals, including sanitizers. Observed several chemical spray bottles without labels. CDI.
27 0 Compliance with variance, specialized process, reduced oxygen packaging criteria or HACCP plan Yes No No 3-502.11 Variance Requirement. Facility must submit for and comply with variance requirements, including a HACCP plan, for the acidification of rice to render it non TCS. The other choice is the facility must use Time as a Public Health Control which allows the facility to keep rice out of tempearture control for up to four hours. Specific requirements for a Time as a Public Health Control plan were left for the facility. CDI by instruction. Facility must have applied or be using Time in accordance with the rules by the next inspection.
30 0 Variance obtained for specialized processing methods Yes No No Facility must comply with variance requirements or use Time as a Public Health control for sushi rice. See #27. CDI by insturciton.
35 0 Food properly labeled: original container Yes No No 3-302.12 Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food. Observed unlabeled dry goods containers. CDI. These must be labled with the common name.
39 0 Wiping cloths: properly used and stored No No No 3-304.14 Wiping Cloths, Use Limitation. Facility shall store wet wiping cloths in sanitizer between uses. Observed wet wiping cloths on cutting boards and counters. CDI.