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NameCRAVE DESSERT BAR
Address500 W 5TH STREET
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 10/3/2018
Final Score @ Grade
95.50 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
4 0 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 employee drink on prep table with food. Corrected during inspection (CDI): Drink relocated to an area where it would not contaminate food.
19 1.50 Proper hot holding temperatures Yes No No 3-501.16(A)(1) Maintain TCS foods in hot holding at 135F or above. -P Observed hot held items below 135F. Items were in a steam well but there was not enough water. Items rapidly reheated to over 165F and placed in steam well that had water added to it.
21 3 Proper date marking and disposition Yes Yes 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 several food items pulled from the freezer on Monday and Tuesday with their original prep date on them, not the pull date. Original prep date was more than 7 days ago. CDI: Date of thawing was placed on the products. Observed ricotta cheese and red pepper hummus prepared greater than 7 days ago. CDI: Items voluntarily discarded. REPEAT VIOLATION
33 0 Approved thawing methods used Yes No No 3-501.13 Use approved thawing methods. Observed buffalo chicken thawing in standing water in the sink. CDI: Water was turned on.
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 wet wiping cloth stored in all purpose cleaner. Employee stated that it was sanitizer. CDI: Employee was shown the correct area to get sanitizer and taught to check it with the test strips before putting it out at the bar.
42 0 Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried and handled Yes No No 4-903.11 Store cleaned equipment, utensils, linens and packages in a clean, dry location and at least 6 inches off the floor. Observed container with yellow spoons stored as clean with food debris in the container. CDI: spoons placed in a clean contianer and the original container was washed.