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NameAMERICAN DELI
Address5430 N TRYON ST
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28213
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 7/28/2026
Final Score @ Grade
95 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
1 1 PIC Present, demonstrates knowledge, & performs duties Yes No No 2-103.11(A-P) PIC shall ensure rules in the code for food safety and handling are met. -Pf PIC stated he came in this morning and walk-in cooler was above 41F. PIC did not discard the TCS foods that were out of temperature. CDI - PIC educated on when to discard food. TCS foods must be discarded if it has been out of temperature for 4 hours or more. A Food Safety Checklist can be found at: www.mecknc.gov/foodsafety along with more food safety information related to PIC Duties, Training, and managing food safety.
6 1 Proper eating, tasting, drinking or tobacco use No No No 2-401.11 (A). Employee beverages must be stored in a designated area where contamination of food, clean equipment, utensils, linens, and single-use articles cannot occur. Employee drink stored on prep table. Employee drinks must be stored separately from food prep areas. REPEAT
15 0 Food separated & protected Yes No No 3-302.11(A)(1) Separate raw animal foods from ready-to-eat foods and washed/unwashed fruits and vegetables. -P Container of raw fish stored on top of box of fries in walk-in cooler. Do not store raw animal foods above ready-to-eat foods. CDI - PIC corrected storage order. 0 pts. For more information on food storage order please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation
16 1.50 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized Yes No No 4-703.11 After cleaning, equipment, food contact surfaces, and utensils shall be sanitized using an approved method.-P Employee was washing and rinsing utensils and did not use sanitizer after washing and rinsing. CDI - Employee educated on wash, rinse and sanitize process and she filled sink with chlorine sanitizer solution. 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 , How to Test Sanitizer https://youtu.be/y0SjmnabFaY , and Cleaning and Sanitizing Food Contact Surfaces https://youtu.be/av1Rbh-lh08 .
22 1.50 Proper cold holding temperatures Yes No No 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P All TCS foods in walk-in cooler measured 44-52F. TCS foods in cold holding shall measure 41F or less. CDI - PIC voluntarily closed and discarded out of temp TCS foods. Establishment may re-open once walk-in cooler is repaired and holds below 41F. 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 .
33 0 Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control Yes No No 4-301.11 Provide equipment in number and capacity so that cooling, heating, and holding temperatures are achieved. -Pf Establishment was operating with no functioning walk-in cooler. Establishment must not operate if walk-in cooler is not functioning. CDI - PIC voluntarily closed during inspection and discarded out of temp foods. EHS will return to verify walk-in cooler is repaired.
47 0 Equipment, food & non-food contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used No No No 4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. Walk-in cooler is holding above 41F. Repair walk-in cooler. 0 pts.