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NamePHO QUYNH VIETNAMESE RESTAURANT
Address4900 CENTRAL AV
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28205
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 12/20/2022
Final Score @ Grade
95 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
6 0 Proper eating, tasting, drinking or tobacco use No No No 2-401.11 (A) Employees shall eat, drink, or use any form of tobacco only in designated areas where the contamination of exposed food, clean equipment and utensils, and other items needing protection can not result. 2 employee drinks observed on prep tables at beginning of inspection. Employee drinks shall be stored in a manner that prevents potential contamination of food, clean utensils, and single-use/single-service articles. Store in a separate area, such as a low shelf. 0 pts.
10 0 Handwashing sinks supplied & accessible Yes No No 6-301.11 Provide soap for handwashing at each handsink. -Pf No soap in women’s restroom. CDI - PIC placed soap in restroom. 0 pts.
16 3 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized Yes Yes No 4-601.11(A) Equipment food contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. -Pf. For more information please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety or view our training videos at the following weblinks: Sanitizing Solutions - https://youtu.be/ykP2mr9CtRg , How to Test Sanitizer https://youtu.be/y0SjmnabFaY , and Cleaning and Sanitizing Food Contact Surfaces https://youtu.be/av1Rbh-lh08 . 7 strainers, bowls and vegetable peelers found with food residue on them and were stored as clean. Food-contact surfaces of equipment and utensils shall be cleaned to sight and touch. CDI - Items taken to dish machine to be washed. REPEAT
22 0 Proper cold holding temperatures Yes No No 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P For more information please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety or view our training videos at the following weblinks: What are TCS Foods https://youtu.be/bRvqAETDjQU and Safe Food Temperatures https://youtu.be/tXP09IK-1TQ . Tripe measured 75-80F in sandwich cooler top. PIC states that employee thawed it out under warm water earlier. TCS foods shall be 41F or less in cold holding. Non-raw food shall be not rise above 41F during thawing process. Use cold, running water to thaw or thaw under refrigeration. CDI - Tripe moved to walk-in cooler to cool. 0 pts.
23 1.50 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 please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety or view our training videos at the following weblinks: What are TCS Foods https://youtu.be/bRvqAETDjQU and Date Marking Food Safely https://youtu.be/BOPsSNUajYs . Broths, cork, tripe, beef, shrimp and rice were missing date labels. TCS ready-to-eat foods must be labeled with date. CDI - Items dated by PIC. REPEAT // 3-501.18 Discard the food requiring date labels once time/temperature window has expired, if it is not been labeled, or if the label is incorrect. -P For more information please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety or view our training videos at the following weblinks: What are TCS Foods https://youtu.be/bRvqAETDjQU and Date Marking Food Safely https://youtu.be/BOPsSNUajYs . Fish sauce (made with cooked garlic), shrimp sauce (made with cooked garlic), and chili oil (made with cooked garlic) were dated as being prepared on 12-13. PIC states they were actually made 3 days ago and the label wasn’t changed. CDI - PIC corrected date label.
24 0 Time as a Public Health Control; procedures & records Yes No No 3-501.19 (A) (1) Written procedures for Time as a Public Health Control shall be prepared in advance, maintained in the establishment, and made available for the Health Department upon request. Written TPHC procedures must specify methods of compliance with 3-501.19 (B) or (C). -Pf. TPHC procedure template may be found at: http://meck.co/FoodSafety Noodles were missing from TPHC procedure. CDI - PIC added noodles to TPHC procedure during inspection. 0 pts.
37 0 Food properly labeled: original container No No No 3-302.12 Label all working containers of food (oils, spices, salts, flour, sugar) except food that is easy to identify such as dry pasta. Container of sugar not labeled. 0 pts.
43 0 In-use utensils: properly stored No No No 3-304.12 (B) In-use utensils for food that is not TCS must be stored with their handles above the top of the food within containers or equipment that can be closed. Handle of scoop laying in sugar. Bowls used as scoops in 2 different food containers during inspection. Handles of utensils shall not contact the food and the utensil must have a handle. 0 pts.
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. Torn gaskets present on upright cooler doors. Replace torn gaskets. 0 pts.
49 0.50 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. Shelves throughout kitchen need additional cleaning. REPEAT
55 0 Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean No No No 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. Wall behind dish machine needs to be cleaned. 0 pts.