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NameLEMPIRA RESTAURANT- CENTRAL
Address4439 CENTRAL AV
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28205
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 7/13/2018
Final Score @ Grade
90 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
1 2 PIC present, Demonstration - Certification by accredited program, and performs duties No No No 2-102.12 PIC shall demonstrate knowledge by being a certified food protection manager. Observed no ceritified food protection manager on duty at time of inspection.
6 2 Hands clean and properly washed No Yes No 2-301.14 Wash hands after handling soiled equipment or utensils and before food preparation, handling clean equipment and utensils and unwrapped single-use/single-service articles. -P Observed dishwasher handle dirty dishes and then handle clean dishes without hand wash between processes. CDI by instruction and dishes rewashed. Points not escalated previous violation was for different issue.
8 1 Handwashing sinks, supplied and accessible Yes No No 6-301.12 Provide paper towels or approved alternative for hand drying at each handsink. -Pf Observed no paper towels at front hand wash at beginning of inspection . CDI paper towels replaced.
14 1.50 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized No No No 4-501.114 Maintain sanitizer at correct concentrations when being used to sanitize. -P Observed manual washing of dishes without mesuarable concentration of chlorine sanitizer. CDI emptied sink and remixed sanitizer to proper concentration.
38 0 Personal cleanliness No No No 2-402.11 Use head coverings, beard guards and clothing to restrain body hair from contacting exposed food, equipment, and utensils. Observed one cook working without hair restraint. CDI PIC had employee put on hair restraint. -0 points-
45 1 Equipment, food and non-food-contact surfaces approved; cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used No No No 4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. Observed two gaskets on prep unit and gasket on walkin cooler in need of replacement.
46 0.50 Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained and used; test strips No No Yes 4-302.14 Provide a test kit that accurately measures sanitizer concentrations. -Pf Observed no test kit available for chlorine sanitizer . 10 day verification required.
47 1 Non-food-contact surfaces clean No No No 4-601.11(C )/4-602.13 Keep the equipment clean to avoid build up of dust, food residue or debris. Observed build up of food debris in gasket of prep units and on faces of equipment . General cleaning needed.
52 1 Garbage and refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained No No No 5-501.113(B) Keep dumpster, outside waste containers covered with tight-fitting lids or doors. Observed dumpster lids open at time of inspeciton. Repeat. 5-501.115 Maintaining Refuse Areas and Enclosures - C Dumpster area in need of cleaning due to odor and build up. Dumpster in need of being replaced with clean dumpster unit and waste should be dumped more frequently to help control odor and insects.