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Name

KOREAN RESTAURANT

Address

7323 E INDEPENDENCE BV

City/State/ZIP

CHARLOTTE

28277

Premise Type

2 - Food Stands

County

Mecklenburg

Inspection Date

10/14/2025

Final Score @ Grade

General Comments

EHS spoke with Owner’s daughter named Sung and she explained some of the processes used. EHS also explained the following to Sung: 1. Prepared Kimchi and pickled or fermented foods must be cooled down quickly before putting in the Reach in coolers. Facility is no longer using the Walk in Cooler in the Super Mart. EHS discussed approved methods for quick cooling. EHS also left MCHD poster the cooling room temperature prepared foods. 2. The grab and go case is not holding TCS foods at 41F or below. Advised to look into another style case, keep in the glass display case, or put on time for 4 hrs and only put out a limited amount of product. EHS will email TPHC form to PIC. 3. Date marking items that are in the glass display case. EHS left business card for PIC to call if she has any additional questions.

Violations

CDI=Corrected During Inspection

R=Repeat Violation

VR=Verification Required

Violation Item	Demerits	Violation Description	CDI	R	VR	Comments
16	0	Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized	Yes	No	No	4-501.114 Maintain sanitizer at correct concentrations when being used to sanitize. -P Observe Quat sanitizer at 3 comp sink at 50 ppm. The blue sanitizer tablets are out dated 2022, so they have to put much more in the compartment. CDI PIC made up a new sanitizer with Quat at 200 ppm. For more information please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation or view our training videos at the following weblinks: Sanitizing Solutions - https://youtu.be/ykP2mr9CtRg and How to Test Sanitizer https://youtu.be/y0SjmnabFaY
22	0	Proper cold holding temperatures	Yes	No	No	3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P Observed Packages bean sprouts, squid, and , seasoned radish that is all house-made above 41F in the grab n go case. CDI PIC voluntarily discarded and will not use the grab n go cooler until repaired or unless they decide to use TPHC. EHS explained TPHC and will email TPHC form to PIC. 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 .
23	3	Proper date marking & disposition	Yes	Yes	No	3-501.17 (A) or (B) Date mark/label all TCS foods that are ready-to-eat once opened or prepared and are to be held for more than 24 hours. -Pf. Establish a date marking system consistent with 3-501.17 (A) or (B). Additional date marking system options are found in 3-501.17 (D). Observed kimchi and other TCS foods in the glass display case with no date marked. CDI PIC stated they were all made Sunday and she provided date mark. REPEAT 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 Date Marking Food Safely https://youtu.be/BOPsSNUajYs .