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NameMETRO DINER
Address8334 PINEVILLE-MATTHEWS RD
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28226
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 3/19/2024
Final Score @ Grade
96 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
8 2 Hands clean & properly washed Yes No No 2-301.14 (E) Wash hands after handling soiled equipment or utensils. -P - Observed dishwasher handle soiled equipment then proceed to handle clean equipment without washing their hands. CDI, employee washed hands.
20 0 Proper cooling time & 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 sausage gravy cooling at 117 degrees F at 2:14pm. At 2:49 pm sausage gravy was at 99 degrees F in ice bath. Ice bath not sired. Cooling rate calculation indicated method not effective to reach cooling parameters. CDI, ice added and utensil for stirring. Proper use of ice bath methods to cool discussed with operator. 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 Cooling Food Safely https://youtu.be/P6x8b1ZVOxU .
33 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 - Observed sausage gravy cooling at 117 degrees F at 2:14pm. At 2:49 pm sausage gravy was at 99 degrees F in ice bath. Ice bath not sired. Cooling rate calculation indicated method not effective to reach cooling parameters. CDI, ice added and utensil for stirring. Proper use of ice bath methods to cool discussed with operator. Observed stuffing cooling in tightly covered . CDI, cover removed and stuffing relocated to walk in cooler uncovered to rapidly cool. 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 Cooling Food Safely https://youtu.be/P6x8b1ZVOxU .
35 0 Approved thawing methods used No No No 3-501.13 (E ) Reduced oxygen packaged fish, required to be kept frozen until time of use per labeling, shall be removed from the reduced oxygen environment prior to thawing under refrigeration or upon completion of thawing using running water. Observed vacuum packaged fish thawing in vacuum package state in walk in cooler. CDI, operator voluntarily discarded salmon.
41 0.50 Wiping cloths: properly used & stored No No No 3-304.14(B) Hold in-use wiping cloths in properly concentrated sanitizer between uses. Observed sanitizer bucket below required concentration of quart sanitizer.
44 1 Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried & handled No Yes No 4-901.11(A) Air dry equipment and utensils after cleaning and sanitizing. Observed dishwasher towel drying equipment after sending through dish machine to be washed. Observed some containers stored clean wet stacked.