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NameTGI FRIDAY'S #490
Address6840 NORTHLAKE MALL DR
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28216
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 2/23/2019
Final Score @ Grade
96.50 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
4 1 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 storing personal drink next to cutting board on prep table. CDI- Drink removed.
13 1.50 Food separated and protected Yes No No 3-302.11(A) Separate raw animal foods from ready-to-eat foods. -P Observed raw ribs stored above strawberries in walk in cooler. CDI- Raw ribs removed from walk in for cooking. 3-302.11(A) Separate the different types of raw animal foods. -P Observed raw pork ribs stored above raw salmon. CDI- Food arranged by final cook temperature.
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 small prep cooler across from grill with air temp reading approx. 45 and most foods inside reading 45 including rice and lettuce. Gave cooler approx. 30 min to recover and did not get any colder. Have cooler serviced as needed to ensure it can cold hold at 41 or below. As rule changed to 41 degrees 1/1/19, and all foods were 45 degrees, no points taken for this inspection.
31 0.50 Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control No 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 pasta noodles intially cooled in ice bath but moved to deep, stacked, and covered pans while still cooling. Noodles were 69 degrees after approx. 3 hrs of cooling, indicating a slow cooling rate. CDI- Noodles moved to ice baths, observed cooled to 59 degrees and cooling at much faster rate.
54 0.50 Meets ventilation and lighting requirements; designated areas used No No No 6-403.11 Designated Areas-Employee Accommodations for eating / drinking/smoking - C Observed one of the cooks eating in the kitchen. CDI- Employee corrected, left the kitchen area. 6-305.11/6-501.110 Designate and use an area for the orderly storage of employees' clothing and possessions. Observed a few employee personal food items etc. stored on rack in walk in cooler above restaurant food. CDI- PIC relocated personal items to designated area.