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NameCOURTYARD BISTRO
Address11425 E INDEPENDENCE BV
 
City/State/ZIP
MATTHEWS NC 28105
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 9/21/2022
Final Score @ Grade
91.50 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
3 0 Management, food & conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities & reporting Yes No No 2-103.11(O) Ensure food employees are informed of their responsibility to report required symptoms, illnesses and exposure.-PF For more information on employee health policy please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety. Observed facility with only the employee health flyer and no decision tree/employee health agreement. CDI: EHS provided document.
5 0.50 Procedures for responding to vomiting & diarrheal events Yes Yes No REPEAT 2-501.11 A food establishment shall have written procedures for employees to follow when responding to vomiting or diarrheal events. -Pf For more information please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety. Observed facility with only the flyer and no written procedures for vomit/diarrhea clean up. CDI: EHS provided document.
16 3 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized No Yes Yes REPEAT 4-501.114 Maintain sanitizer at correct concentrations when being used to sanitize. -P For more information please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety. Observed dish machine with 10ppm chlorine after running about 5 cycles. Repair person had been called for dish machine and facility will wash rinse sanitize dishes in 3 compartment sink. VR required within 3 days.
22 1.50 Proper cold holding temperatures No No Yes 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P For more information please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety or view our training videos at the following weblinks: What are TCS Foods https://youtu.be/bRvqAETDjQU and Safe Food Temperatures https://youtu.be/tXP09IK-1TQ . Observed multiple items in reach in cooler above 41F. Items that were opened today or sealed were moved to another unit. Items that had been in the unit more than 4 hours were voluntarily discarded. Unit had ambient air temperature of 45F. VR required with 3 days. Half/half and milk were observed sitting in carafe above 41F. CDI: PIC voluntarily discarded items.
23 3 Proper date marking & 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 For more information on date marking please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety. Observed an open milk, bags of lettuce, a precooked chicken without dates. CDI: Items were properly dated. 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 For more information please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety 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 . Observed open canned tomatoes with the incorrect date. CDI: item was opened today and item was properly dated.
33 0 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 For more information please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety 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 . Observed boiled eggs not cooling fast enough according to cooling calculation while cooling in reach in with lid tightly on. CDI: lid was removed to quickly cool
36 0.50 Thermometers provided & accurate No No Yes 4-302.12 Provide an accessible thermometer for use. Provide a thin probe thermometer for accurate measure of thin foods.-Pf . For information on how to properly calibrate a thermometer please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety or view our training video at the following weblink: https://youtu.be/IxXix712KkI. Observed facility without a thin probe thermometer. VR required within 10 days
47 0 Equipment, food & non-food contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used No No No 4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. Observed reach in unit with an ambient air temperature of 45F. repair unit
49 0 Non-food contact surfaces clean No No No 4-601.11(C ) Keep non food contact surfaces of equipment clean to avoid build up of dust, food residue or debris.4-602.13 Non food contact surfaces of equipment shall be cleaned frequently to preclude accumulation of soil residues. Observed 2 door reach in and freezer in need of cleaning.