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Mecklenburg County Health Dept

Public Health Inspections

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Premises Information


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Name

PAPA JOHN'S/SALSARITA'S EXPRESS

Address

5501 JOSH BIRMINGHAM PY

ATRIUM

City/State/ZIP

CHARLOTTE

NC

28208

Premise Type

2 - Food Stands

County

Mecklenburg

Inspection Date

10/30/2026

Final Score @ Grade

93.50

A

General Comments

Violations

CDI=Corrected During Inspection

R=Repeat Violation

VR=Verification Required

Violation Item	Demerits	Violation Description	CDI	R	VR	Comments
10	1	Handwashing sinks supplied & accessible	Yes	No	No	5-205.11 (B) A handwashing sink may not be used for purposes other than handwashing Pf. Observed large pitcher of water being stored inside hand washing sink at FOH. CDI -PIC removed large pitcher of water.
21	3	Proper hot holding temperatures	Yes	Yes	No	REPEAT 3-501.16(A)(1) Maintain TCS foods in hot holding at 135F or above. -P Observed one pan of reheated chicken, and 2 pans of reheated black beans being held below 135F in H/H cabinet with date marking from yesterday and Wednesday. CDI - PIC voluntarily discarded all three pans of food. See temp chart. For more information, please visit:www.mecknc.gov/foodsafety or view our training videos at the following weblinks: What are TCS Foods https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0iLZb7v0UM and Safe Food Temperatures https://youtu.be/tXP09IK-1TQ .
24	1.50	Time as a Public Health Control; procedures & records	Yes	No	No	3-501.19(B)(3) Follow written procedures for foods held using Time as a Public Health Control (TPHC) for 4 hours. Food shall be marked to indicate the time that is 4 hours past the point in time when the food is removed from temperature control. Pf Observed pepperoni, cheese, the work pizzas, being held on 4-TPHC with no form of time stamping. PIC could not accurately verify time when pizza was prepared. CDI - PIC voluntarily discarded 6 pizzas.
29	1	Compliance with variance, specialized process, reduced oxygen packaging criteria or HACCP plan	Yes	No	No	8-103.12 Comply with the procedures in the HACCP plan as submitted and approved as part of a variance or local approval. Maintain approval and records as required.-P/Pf. PIC could not produce variance letter for 10hour hold pizza sauce. EHS e-mail variance letter to PIC and is currently displayed at pizza station.
51	0	Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices	No	No	No	5-205.15 Maintain a plumbing system in good repair. Observed plumbing system disconnect from FOH hand washing sink leaking water onto floor. CDI - PIC placed bucket to catch and work order has already been placed.