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NameCHEFS CATERING
Address1730 MATTHEWS TOWNSHIP PY
 
City/State/ZIP
MATTHEWS NC 28105
Premise Type2 - Food Stands
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 6/10/2020
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
16 0 Proper cooking time and temperatures Yes No No 3-401.14 Follow the procedure that was submitted and approved by the Health Dept for noncontinuous cooking of raw animal foods. -P Observed beef has been par cooked and then recorded final cook temperature does not meet or exceed 165F. No par cooked beef products were on site today. CDI: EHS and PIC discussed that per the 2009 food code, any par-cooked meat products must reach 165F when they are fully cooked. EHS and PIC did discuss that a variance to go by the 2013 or 2017 food code would allow for the facility to final cook to the foods original final cook temperature.
18 1.50 Proper cooling time and temperatures Yes No No 3-501.14(B) Quickly cool TCS foods that are prepared from room temperature ingredients. Food must be to 41F within 4 hours. -P Observed sliced turkey cooling at a rate of .02F/min in reach in. CDI: Product rapidly cooled in walk in freezer to 41F.
20 1.50 Proper cold holding temperatures Yes No No 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P Observed prep top cooler and inside walk in holding food above 41F. CDI: Foods in prep top were voluntarily discarded. Large beef in walk in was below 41F on the inside indicating that the cooler had not been out of temperature long. CDI: All TCS items relocated to other refrigeration. Refrigeration technician was scheduled to look at another unit this afternoon. Technician will look at and repair these units as well.
21 0 Proper date marking and disposition Yes No 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 Cole slaw with date mark of 5/27 when it was prepared 6/8. CDI: Product properly date marked. All other food in facility was properly date marked.
31 0 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 sliced and diced chicken, sliced turkey, and boxed lunches cooling while tightly wrapped. CDI: Chicken and turkey were unwrapped and placed in the walk in freezer and rapidly cooled to 41F. Boxed lunches were prepared and delivered within 4 hours. PIC and EHS discussed that food should be 41F before being delivered. EHS gave facility a food safety game plan catering checklist pamphlet during inspection to give a better idea of what temperatures to track and when to track them.
38 0.50 Personal cleanliness Yes Yes No 2-402.11 Use head coverings, beard guards and clothing to restrain body hair from contacting exposed food, equipment, and utensils. Observed employees with no hair restraints upon arrival. CDI: Employees donned hair restraints. REPEAT VIOLATION
45 0 Equipment, food and non-food-contact surfaces approved; cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used No Yes No 4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. Observed split gasket on main interior walk in cooler. REPEAT VIOLATION