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NameBALLANTYNE HOTEL AND LODGE
Address10000 BALLANTYNE COMMONS PY
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 10/25/2018
Final Score @ Grade
95 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
14 1.50 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized No No Yes 4-501.114 Maintain sanitizer at correct concentrations when being used to sanitize. -P Observed glass washer in bar area reading 0ppm for chlorine sanitizer. PIC and food employee tried to prime machine several times and it did not work. CDI- PIC stated that they would call to get someone to come in and repair dish machine. For now bar employee will use main kitchen dish machine. Verification needed.
16 0 Proper cooking time and temperatures Yes No No 3-401.11 Cook raw animal foods to required temperatures. Do not interrupt the cooking process without approved procedures. -P Observed chicken in walk in cooler at 41F that was not fully cooked. PIC stated the cooking process was stopped when the chicken was no longer needed and PIC had plans to finish to cook temperature. CDI- Stated to PIC that an approved procedure is needed for non continuous cooking and allowed them to finish cooking the temperature to 165F since it was cold holding properly.
19 0 Proper hot holding temperatures Yes No No 3-501.16(A)(1) Maintain TCS foods in hot holding at 135F or above. -P On front cooked line observed sausage at steam table holding at 109F. CDI- PIC stated that sausages were only being used for breakfast and voluntarily discarded them. Observed trout in hot box at 126F. CDI- Trout was reheated to 181F.
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 several items throughout the walk in coolers and flip top units that were not date marked such as tomatoes, turkey burgers, marniara sauce, cooked meatballs and cooked veggies. CDI- Items were voluntarily discarded. 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 several items throughout the walk in coolers that had expired dates such as beets dated 10/17, roasted shallots dated 10/12. CDI- Items were voluntarily discarded.
41 0.50 In-use utensils: properly stored No No No 3-304.12 Store in-use utensils in a clean, dry place, in food with handles out, in 135F or greater water or in running water which quickly moves food particles to the drain. Observed utensils being stored in 102F water and also observed tongs hanging on ovens causing possible contamination from people walking by and brushing up against them.
42 0 Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried and handled No No No 4-903.11 Store cleaned equipment, utensils, linens and packages in a clean, dry location and at least 6 inches off the floor. Observed clean equipment being stored in bin with a lot of food debris in the bottom of the drawers.
45 0 Equipment, food and non-food-contact surfaces approved; cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used No No Yes 4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. Blast chiller not operational. PIC states technician already called for service at 1:00 today. Facility needs quick-chill equipment based on amount of cooling in facility, and assembly of sandwiches for same day service that must be chilled before service.
53 0 Physical facilities installed, maintained and 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. Observed spills on front line walls, cleaning is needed. 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 hole in partition wall in dishwash area. PIC stated that construction was happening soon. Observed 2-comp prep sink separating from wall. Observed broken and missing floor and base tiles in facility. Damaged wall at left of walk-in cooler entrance (prepared foods walk-in) across from entrance to cook line.