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NameBALLANTYNE HOTEL AND LODGE
Address10000 BALLANTYNE COMMONS PY
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 2/17/2021
Final Score @ Grade
95 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
4 1 Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use Yes No No 2-401.11 Cover and store employee drinks to prevent contamination of food or utensils. Bottled water with screw cap stored on cutting board at line. CDI- removed. 2-401.11 Eating, Drinking, or Using Tobacco - C: Employee drinking from bottled water with no lid or straw when drinking..
13 0 Food separated and protected Yes No No 3-302.11(A) Separate raw animal foods from ready-to-eat foods. -P: Raw proteins stored over cooked fingerling potatoes. CDI- potatoes moved to location where contamination cannot occur.
14 0 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized No No No 4-602.11 Clean the equipment and utensils used with nonTCS foods as required to avoid contamination. Black build-up starting to accumulate in ice machine. No signature due to Covid-19 precautions.
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: Found two large volumes of vegetable stock cooling from previous day at 45F. CDI- both containers voluntarily discarded.
20 1.50 Proper cold holding temperatures Yes Yes No 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P: Produce cooler holding at 43F. Milk and cream cheese found in cooler were 43F. CDI- voluntarily discarded each.
23 0.50 Consumer advisory provided for raw or undercooked foods Yes Yes No 3-603.11 Provide consumer advisory for animal foods served raw or under-cooked. Consumer advisory must include disclosure and reminder.-Pf: Salmon add-on for salad not covered by Consumer Advisory on menu. CDI- asterisk added to menu while on site. Asterisk on red snapper removed, as red snapper is not served undercooked.
31 0.50 Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control Yes No No 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: Found two large volumes of vegetable stock from previous day tightly covered. Cooling methods did not result in stock being cooled within required time parameters.
35 0 Food properly labeled: original container No No No 3-302.12 Label all working containers of food (oils, spices, salts) except food that is easy to identify such as dry pasta. Sugar bin not labeled. Couple of oil bottles at cook line not labeled.
45 0 Equipment, food and non-food-contact surfaces approved; cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used No No No 4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. Some coating on shelves in reach in coolers starting to crack.
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. Floors and walls under high-temp dish machine in prep kitchen need cleaning.