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NameSMELLY CAT COFFEEHOUSE
Address514 E 36TH ST
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28205
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 11/13/2019
Final Score @ Grade
98.50 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
18 0 Proper cooling time and temperatures Yes No No 3-501.14(A) Quickly cool cooked foods within 2 hours from 135F to 70F; and within a total of 6 hours from 135F to 41F. -P Observed sausage cooling in low reach in at 48F; PIC stated sausage was cooling from around 7:00 am. Sausage would not meet cooling parameters. CDI - Sausage uncovered and placed in stand up walk in to cool rapidly.
19 0 Proper hot holding temperatures Yes No No 3-501.16(A)(1) Maintain TCS foods in hot holding at 135F or above. -P Observed mediterranean quiche hot holding at 122F in hot hold box. CDI - Quiche voluntarily discarded and hot box turned up.
20 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 container of sausage at 43F in low reach in. Sausage cooling from cooking in contact with container of sausage from previous day may have caused rise in temperature. CDI - Sausage uncovered and placed in stand up walk in to cool rapidly.
21 1.50 Proper date marking and disposition Yes No No 3-501.17 Date mark/label all TCS foods that are ready-to-eat once opened or prepared and held more than 24hrs. -Pf Observed opened package of cream cheese without date mark. PIC stated it was opened Monday 11/11 to make desserts. CDI - Cream cheese properly date marked. 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 feta (10/8), cinnamon cream cheese (10/31), rosemary cream cheese (10/31), lemon cream cheese (10/30) and sun dried cream cheese (11/2) with time/temperature window expired. CDI - All items voluntarily discarded.
31 0 Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control Yes 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 sausage cooling in low reach in with lid tightly closed. CDI - Sausage uncovered and placed in stand up walk in to cool rapidly.
37 0 Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display No 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 several boxes of eggs stored on floor of walk in cooler.