Mecklenburg County Health Dept
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NameSITHARA
Address9609 N TRYON ST
SUITE I
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28262
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 2/28/2019
Final Score @ Grade
88 B
General Comments
Violations 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
1 2 PIC present, Demonstration - Certification by accredited program, and performs duties No Yes No 2-102.12 PIC shall demonstrate knowledge by being a certified food protection manager. Present PIC not food safe certified. (repeat)
4 2 Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use No Yes No 2-401.11 Cover and store employee drinks to prevent contamination of food or utensils. Observed employee bottle drink stored on prep table. CDI- Drink removed. (repeat)
13 3 Food separated and protected Yes Yes No 3-302.11(A) Separate raw animal foods from ready-to-eat foods. -P Observed raw shell eggs stored on rack above cauliflower and other vegetables. CDI- Eggs moved to bottom rack below vegetables. 3-302.11(A)(4) Protect food in storage using covered containers, intact wrappings, or packaging. Observed large number of spices and herbs in open containers stored on shelf by back door. CDI- Containers covered. (repeat)
21 3 Proper date marking and 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 Observed foods made 24 hrs ago or more that were not date marked in walk in and prep cooler including a pan of biryani rice, cooked chicken, and cooked potatoes. CDI- Potatoes and rice said by PIC to be cooked yesterday were date marked. Cooked chicken, which PIC could not verify date was voluntarily disposed of. (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 a number of foods with confusing and/or old date markings in walk in cooler: cooked chicken date marked for 12 days ago, cooked TCS tomato sauce date marked for 10 days ago, onion sauce date marked with two different date stickers and a pan of veggie sambar with 3 different date stickers. CDI- Incorrectly date marked foods voluntarily disposed of.
37 1 Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display Yes No No 3-305.11 Store food in a clean, dry location, not exposed to contamination. Keep at least 6 inches above the floor. Observed 3 buckets of peeled onions stored on floor of kitchen. Observed bag of raw onions stored on wood pallet less than 6 inches from floor. CDI- Foods stored off the floor.
42 1 Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried and handled No Yes No 4-901.11(A) Air dry equipment and utensils after cleaning and sanitizing. Observed large number of pans and dishes being tight stacked while wet. (repeat) GENERAL COMMENT: Dish machine has been replaced since last inspection. Recommend PIC use a line check chart to track and have oversight of date marking. Emailed PIC a date marking check list they can use.