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Name

THE PORTERS HOUSE

Address

7417 WAVERLY WALK AV

City/State/ZIP

CHARLOTTE

28277

Premise Type

1 - Restaurant

County

Mecklenburg

Inspection Date

1/30/2025

Final Score @ Grade

96.50

General Comments

EHS provided Employee Reporting Agreement and Bodily Fluid Clean Up procedures in Spanish via email.

Violations

CDI=Corrected During Inspection

R=Repeat Violation

VR=Verification Required

Violation Item	Demerits	Violation Description	CDI	R	VR	Comments
21	0	Proper hot holding temperatures	No	No	No	3-501.16(A)(1) Maintain TCS foods in hot holding at 135F or above. -P Observed marsala sauce in steamwell maintaining 118F during inspection. PIC stated it had only been there for a brief period of time. CDI - Employee reheated to 170F within 10 minutes. 0 pts. For more information, please visit: www.mecknc.gov/foodsafety or view our training videos at the following weblinks: What are TCS Foods https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0iLZb7v0UM and Safe Food Temperatures https://youtu.be/tXP09IK-1TQ .
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 Observed cooked cocktail shrimp in appetizer prep and cooked tomatoes in entree prep maintaining above 41F during inspection. CDI - PIC voluntarily discarded. All other cold holding compliant. 0 pts. For more information, please visit: www.mecknc.gov/foodsafety or view our training videos at the following weblinks: What are TCS Foods https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0iLZb7v0UM and Safe Food Temperatures https://youtu.be/tXP09IK-1TQ .
23	3	Proper date marking & disposition	Yes	Yes	No	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 container of chicken stock in WIC dated 1/20, and container of short ribs in entree prep unit labeled 1/17 during inspection. CDI - PIC voluntarily discarded. 3 pts. Risk Control Plan to be discussed if no improvement by next inspection. For more information, please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation 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 .
47	0.50	Equipment, food & non-food contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used	No	Yes	No	4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. Observed rusting on shelving units throughout kitchen area. Resurfacing or replacement needed. Repeat. 0.5 pts.