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NameBURTONS GRILL AND BAR
Address1601 E WOODLAWN RD
UNIT A
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 10/17/2019
Final Score @ Grade
94 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
4 0 Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use Yes No No General Comment: 2-401.11 Cover and store employee drinks to prevent contamination of food or utensils. Observed Employee personal beverage stored on back shelf with dry good containers.
8 0 Handwashing sinks, supplied and accessible Yes No No General Comment: 5-205.11 Maintain access to handsinks. Handsinks may only be used for handwashing.-Pf. Observed handsink blocked next to walk-in cooler. CDI: rack relocated; handsink made accessible.
14 1.50 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized Yes Yes No Repeat: 4-601.11(A) Equipment food contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. -P. Observed lip stick smudges on wine glasses at bar. CDI: removed and cleaned. Points not escalated due to the nature of violation. Ice machine observed cleaned on this inspection.
18 1.50 Proper cooling time and temperatures Yes No 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 inside walk-in cooler vegetable stock at 47F, short rib aujus at 46F, and marinara sauce at 52F that had cooled from last night. CDI: all products were discarded and denatured.
21 1.50 Proper date marking and disposition Yes Yes No 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. Observed maple dijonaise sauce dated for 10/7 that had expired 7 day window. CDI: product discarded. Points not escalated due to nature of violation. All TCS products observed date marked properly.
22 0 Time as a Public Health Control: procedures and records Yes No No General Comment: 3-501.19 Provide and follow written procedures for foods held using Time as a Public Health Control (TPHC). Clearly mark foods with begin and end times. All food not sold by the end of 4 hours shall be discarded. -P/Pf. Observed lemon spread and lemon butter sauce not documented to written procedure for TPHC. CDI: products were added to written procedures on site.
31 1 Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control Yes Yes No Repeat: 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 TCS foods being prepared and stored directly into prep units prior to cooling down to 41F/below. CDI: items were removed and placed inside walk-in cooler to rapid cool. Also ensure not to overstack products above fill line in pans.
35 0 Food properly labeled: original container No No No General Comment: 3-302.12 Label all working containers of food (oils, spices, salts) except food that is easy to identify such as dry pasta. Observed some dry good bins without labels.
37 0 Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display No No No General Comment: 3-305.11 Store food in a clean, dry location, not exposed to contamination. Keep at least 6 inches above the floor. Observed food in boxes from delivery stored on floor of kitchen. Ensure food is stored on pallets/shelving to avoid contamination of food prep surfaces if boxes from floor are stored on tables.
38 0 Personal cleanliness No No No General Comment: 2-303.11 Remove jewelry on hands and arms while preparing food. A plain ring, such as a wedding band, is allowed. Observed food handlers wearing bracelets and watches. 2-302.11 (B) Unless wearing intact gloves in good repair, a Food Employee may not wear fingernail polish or artificial fingernails when working with exposed food. - Pf. Observed food handler with nail polish on. CDI: instructed to wear gloves. 2-402.11 Use head coverings, beard guards and clothing to restrain body hair from contacting exposed food, equipment, and utensils. Observed food handlers without hair restraints.
39 0 Wiping cloths: properly used and stored No Yes No Repeat; 3-304.14(B) Hold in-use wiping cloths in sanitizer between uses. Observed cloths stored in chemical sanitizer used to wipe counter at 50ppm. CDI: bucket changed out and corrected to 200ppm.
42 0.50 Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried and handled No Yes No Repeat: 4-901.11(A) Air dry equipment and utensils after cleaning and sanitizing. Observed metal pans wet stacked at back dish area.
45 0 Equipment, food and non-food-contact surfaces approved; cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used No Yes No Repeat: 4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. Observed some plastic containers with cracked lids. 4-501.12 Resurface or replace cutting surfaces that can no longer be effectively cleaned and sanitized. Observed some cutting boards stored with deep cuts.