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NameAL'S BAR & GRILLE
Address8321 MAGNOLIA ESTATES DR
SUITE B6
City/State/ZIP
CORNELIUS NC 28031
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 6/9/2021
Final Score @ Grade
92.50 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
6 2 Hands clean and properly washed Yes Yes No 2-301.12. Follow the cleaning procedure to adequately wash your hands. Use warm water, soap, scrub 15 secs, rinse, and dry without recontaminating hands. -P Observed employee turn handles of faucet off with bare hands. Educated and employee complied. Overall great hand washing in the facility observed. -REPEAT-
13 0 Food separated and protected Yes No No 3-302.11(A) Separate unwashed produce from ready-to-eat foods. -P Observed raw unwashed produce stored over ready to eat roast beef in the walk in cooler. CDI - PIC relocated the roast beef.
18 1.50 Proper cooling time and temperatures Yes Yes 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 cut lettuce prepped yesterday temped at 48F. It was packed into a large plastic container with a lid. Discussed proper cooling before placing in container. Discarded voluntarily. -REPEAT-
20 1.50 Proper cold holding temperatures Yes Yes No 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P Observed grilled chicken, meatballs, cut lettuce and corned beef in reach in cooler above 41F. CDI - PIC voluntarily discarded these foods as these foods were prepped a couple days ago. All others TCS foods in these units were below 41F.
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 roast beef prepped yesterday, without date mark. CDI - allowed PIC to properly date mark. Date marking in this facility has improved, dropped back down to half points.
31 0.50 Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control Yes Yes 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 Cole slaw and sliced tomatoes all covered and in deep pans while cooling. CDI - PIC removed covers and placed in shallower containers from the Cole slaw and sliced tomatoes. -REPEAT-
35 0 Food properly labeled: original container No No No 3-302.12 Label all working containers of food (oils, spices, salts) except food that is easy to identify such as dry pasta. Observed one working container of flour unlabeled at the prep/cookline.
36 0 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 a couple flies in the kitchen during my inspection. Contact your pest control company.
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 boxes of food on the floor - food delivery was last night. Observed a bag of onions stored next to the mop sink.
39 0 Wiping cloths: properly used and stored Yes No No 3-304.14(D) Maintain dry wiping cloths free of visible debris and soil. Maintain sanitizer containers for in-use cloths free of visible debris and soil. Observed sanitizer in sanitizing bucket at 0 ppm of quat. CDI- sanitizer was remade and is now at 200 ppm of quat.
46 0.50 Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained and used; test strips No No Yes Verification Required. 4-302.14 Provide a test kit that accurately measures sanitizer concentrations. -Pf Observed facility with no chlorine test strips to test dish machine.
54 0 Meets ventilation and lighting requirements; designated areas used No No No 6-403.11 Designated Areas-Employee Accommodations for eating / drinking/smoking - C Observed employee lunches stored on facilities foods in the walk in cooler.