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Mecklenburg County Health Dept

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Premises Information


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Name

HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS & SUITES CHARLOTTE NORTH

Address

7230 SMITH CORNERS BV

City/State/ZIP

CHARLOTTE

NC

28269

Premise Type

1 - Restaurant

County

Mecklenburg

Inspection Date

5/16/2025

Final Score @ Grade

97.50

A

General Comments

Violations

CDI=Corrected During Inspection

R=Repeat Violation

VR=Verification Required

Violation Item	Demerits	Violation Description	CDI	R	VR	Comments
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. Observed sausage gravy being held on counter temping above 41F. PIC stated item was opened around 630 and has been there since. CDI- PIC removed item from counter to be cooled in WIC. Observed milk cartons at front of RIC temping above 41F. EHS observed an ambient temp of 41F but ambient temp rose quickly when door was opened. CDI- PIC voluntarily discarded items. 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	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 gravy cooling at a rate of .06F/min in WIC. PIC removed covering and had item moved to shallow pans. EHS also discussed effective cooling methods to use in future. For more information, please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation or view our training videos at the following weblinks: What are TCS Foods https://youtu.be/bRvqAETDjQU and Cooling Food Safely https://youtu.be/P6x8b1ZVOxU .
35	1	Approved thawing methods used	Yes	Yes	No	3-501.13 (A), (B), (C ) Use approved thawing methods. Pf. Observed omelets thawing in prep sink at ambient temp. CDI- EHS discussed approved thawing methods, PIC removed item from sink and put it in standing RIC. REPEAT
43	0	In-use utensils: properly stored	Yes	No	No	3-304.12 (A) In-use utensils in TCS food, must be stored with handles above the food and top of the food container. Observed handle of spoon for sausage gravy at consumer self service breakfast bar stored in food. PIC removed spoon and replaced with clean utensil.