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NameTERRABELLA LITTLE AVENUE
Address7745 LITTLE AV
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28226
Premise Type16 - Institutional Food Service
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 12/9/2019
Final Score @ Grade
91.50 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
4 1 Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use Yes No No 2-401.11 Cover and store employee drinks to prevent contamination of food or utensils. Observed an uncovered employee drink stored on the food prep table. Corrected- Moved to designated area.
13 1.50 Food separated and protected No No No 3-302.11(A)(4) Protect food in storage using covered containers, intact wrappings, or packaging. -Observed open bags of food in the dry storage. Corrected- Bags wrapped.
14 1.50 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized Yes Yes No 4-501.114 Maintain sanitizer at correct concentrations when being used to sanitize. -P REPEAT: 4-501.114 Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment, Chemical Sanitization-Temperature, pH, Concentration and Hardness - P Observed the chlorine sanitizer at the dish machine at 0ppm chlorine. Corrected- Maintenance person visited the facility and fixed the strength. (No dishes were being washed at the time). Machine is now at 200ppm.
20 1.50 Proper cold holding temperatures Yes Yes No REPEAT: 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P -Observed a basket of butters stored at 71F. Corrected- discarded and informed the PIC to only place a few out at a time and/or use an ice bath. (Less temp violations since last inspection).
21 0 Proper date marking and disposition Yes No No No Points Deducted: 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 a chicken quiche in the walkin cooler dated 11/29. Corrected- Discarded.
36 1 Insects and rodents not present; no unauthorized animals No No No 6-501.111 Keep the premises free of insects, rodents, and other pests. -Observed gnats in the kitchen and in the memory care dining room. Provide pest control.
37 1 Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display Yes No No 3-305.11 Store food in a clean, dry location, not exposed to contamination. Keep at least 6 inches above the floor. -Observed pans of lunch stored under the hand soap and directly by the sink in the memory care. Corrected- Food moved. -Observed the prep table stored directly by the handsink with no splash protection. Corrected- table moved.
38 0.50 Personal cleanliness Yes No No 2-402.11 Use head coverings, beard guards and clothing to restrain body hair from contacting exposed food, equipment, and utensils. -Observed an employee making lunch plated without a hair covering. Corrected- Hair net placed on.
46 0.50 Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained and used; test strips No No No 4-302.14 Provide a test kit that accurately measures sanitizer concentrations. -Pf -Observed no chlorine test strips for the dish machine. Corrected- test strips were provided and more were ordered.
53 0 Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean No No No No Points Deducted: 6-501.12 Floors, walls, ceilings including the attachments such as soap, towel dispensers; light fixtures; and heat/ac vent covers shall be clean. Caution should be used to minimize food exposure. -Observed splash buildup on the wall by the large mixer. Clean.