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NameSAONA RESTAURANT BAR AND GRILL
Address530 EASTWAY DR
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28215
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 4/20/2022
Final Score @ Grade
90 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
8 2 Hands clean & properly washed Yes No No 2-301.14 Wash hands before engaging in food preparation including working with exposed food, clean equipment and utensils, and unwrapped single service and single use articles. -P. Observed employee come from outside and went straight to dish washing without cleaning hands. CDI. Employee washed his hands.
15 3 Food separated & protected Yes Yes No 3-302.11(A)(4) Protect food in storage using covered containers, intact wrappings, or packaging. Observed multiple opened containers of cooked food in the WI anf RI cooler. CDI. PIC covered the food. REPEAT.
23 3 Proper date marking & disposition Yes Yes 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 For more information on date marking please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety. Observed no food in the WI cooler without a date mark. CDI. PIC date marked. REPEAT.
28 0 Toxic substances properly identified stored & used Yes No No 7-201.11 Store toxic materials to avoid contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, and single-service/use items. -P. Observed chemicals stored directly by single use items. CDI. PIC removed.
35 0 Approved thawing methods used Yes No No 3-501.13 (A), (B), (C ) Use approved thawing methods. Pf. Observed chicken, beef, thawing in the prep table without running water. CDI. PIC removed.
43 0 In-use utensils: properly stored Yes No No 3-304.12 (C ) Store in-use utensils on a clean portion of the food preparation table or cooking equipment. The utensils and storage surface must be cleaned and sanitized every 4 hours. Observed in use rice scoop stored directly on a dirty cover in the dry storage area. CDI. PIC removed.
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. Observed damaged prep top cover. Needs to be repaired.
49 1 Non-food contact surfaces clean No Yes No 4-601.11(C ) Keep non food contact surfaces of equipment clean to avoid build up of dust, food residue or debris. 4-602.13 Non food contact surfaces of equipment shall be cleaned frequently to preclude accumulation of soil residues. Observed prep unit doors, inside of prep units, handles of all equipment, doors of equipment, side of fryer, side of grill, outside of squeeze bottles, shelving inside walk-in cooler, micro waves and dry good containers in need of cleaning. Kitchen needs detailed cleaning. Also observed build up on shelves in the WI cooler. REPEAT.
51 0 Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices No No No 5-205.15 Maintain a plumbing system in good repair. Observed water leaks from the ceiling and the floors. Needs repairs.
55 1 Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean No Yes No REPEAT: 6-501.11 Floors, walls, and ceilings including the attachments such as soap and towel dispensers; light fixtures; and heat/ac vents shall be maintained in good repair. Observed broken floor and missing ceiling tiles in some areas of kitchen. Ceiling tiles hanging low, and some with water damages and water leaks. This needs to be repaired to avoid possible collapse. 6-501.12 Floors, walls, ceilings including the attachments such as soap, towel dispensers; light fixtures; and heat/ac vent covers shall be clean. Caution should be used to minimize food exposure. Floors, walls and ceiling and in need of detailed cleaning. REPEAT.