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NameRED GINGER
Address401 S TRYON ST
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 6/27/2019
Final Score @ Grade
92 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 2-301.12. Follow the cleaning procedure to adequately wash your hands. Use warm water, soap, scrub 15 secs, rinse, and dry without recontaminating hands. -P Observed food employee washing gloved hands, then removed them after conversation without a hand wash. CDI: Employee washed hands properly. REPEAT VIOLATION
13 1.50 Food separated and protected Yes No No 3-304.15(A) Discard gloves after a task is complete or any time they are damaged or soiled. -P Observed food employee handle raw protein, wash gloved hands and continue to handle ready to eat food. CDI: Employee removed gloves and washed hands properly.
18 1.50 Proper cooling time and temperatures Yes No 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 41F. -P Observed a 5 gallon plastic container with freshly prepped homemade ranch sitting covered in the walk-in. Product was cooling at a rate of 0F/min. CDI-PIC changed procedures and moved it uncovered to the freezer, stirred every 15minutes.
21 0 Proper date marking and disposition Yes No No 3-501.17 Date mark/label all TCS foods that are ready-to-eat once opened or prepared and held more than 24hrs. -Pf Observed opened tofu with no date mark, observed large quantity of homemade ranch with no date mark. CDI-PIC date marked for correct day.
22 2 Time as a Public Health Control: procedures and records Yes Yes 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 cooked broccoli that was being put on time with a time of 11:30, the time was 11:00, time starts as soon as it's taken away from temperature control. CDI-PIC correctly time stamped. Observed no procedures on site for shrimp sauce, wasabi mayo, spicy mayo, and ranch. CDI: PIC added several items to their TPHC procedures. REPEAT VIOLATION.
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 large plastic containers of mayo based homemade dressings (ranch made today, shrimp sauce-2days ago). Was informed this is normal protocol. Items will not properly cool, observed ranch that did not cool in 1hr. CDI-PIC changed methods and moved to freezer to cool. REPEAT VIOLATION.
39 0 Wiping cloths: properly used and stored Yes No No 3-304.14(B) Hold in-use wiping cloths in sanitizer between uses. Observed 2 containers of chlorine sanitizer with wiping cloths at the incorrect strength. CDI-PIC increased concentration in containers.
42 0 Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried and handled No No No 4-901.11 Equipment and Utensils, Air-Drying Required - C Observed glass ware being wet-stacked at server station.
43 0 Single-use and single-service articles; properly stored and used No No No 4-903.12 Do not store single-use and single-service articles in toilet rooms, garbage rooms, mechanical rooms or under sewer lines. Observed single-use items like chopsticks, soy sauce containers, and linens being stored in the employee bathroom.
53 0 Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean No No No 6-501.11 Repairing-Premises, Structures, Attachments, and Fixtures-Methods - C Observed damaged lip on the walk-in cooler floor, which is causing it to hold water. Observed Damaged wall near bathroom. Observed Damaged shelf near sushi area.