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Name

INGLES #55 DELI

Address

630 CHAMPION DRIVE

City/State/ZIP

CANTON

28716

Premise Type

1 - Restaurant

County

Haywood

Inspection Date

6/3/2026

Final Score @ Grade

General Comments

This inspection is in conjunction with a consumer complaint. The complaint focuses on the Men’s Restroom being dirty and not cleaned regularly. At the time of this inspection the Men’s Restroom was found with dirty urinals and toilets. Management states that a facility maintenance clerk is on the premises from 9 to 5 every weekday and on the weekends regular staff takes care of the cleaning responsibilities from 9 to 5. Bathroom is checked approximately every 2 hours for cleanliness. The policy described to the health inspector exceeds the food code recommendations. Better attention is needed during the cleaning process by designated employees to ensure proper cleaning is occurring.

Violations

CDI=Corrected During Inspection

R=Repeat Violation

VR=Verification Required

Violation Item	Demerits	Violation Description	CDI	R	VR	Comments
6	0	Proper eating, tasting, drinking or tobacco use	Yes	Yes	No	2-401.11 Eating, Drinking, or Using Tobacco (C). . . .REPEAT. . . .Food employee may drink from a closed beverage container if the container is handled to prevent contamination of exposed foods and utensils. . . . . .Employee open cans of soft drinks observed on counter tops. Closed drink container found on work surface. . . . . . CDI - Drink removed and properly stored.
8	2	Hands clean & properly washed	Yes	Yes	No	2-301.14 When to Wash (P). . .REPEAT. . .Food Employees must wash hands after handling soiled equipment or utensils and before food preparation, handling clean equipment and utensils and unwrapped single-use/single-service articles. . . . . .Multiple food service employees observed donning single-use gloves without washing hands. . . . . .CDI - All employees were addressed by management to wash hands prior to donning gloves.
15	1.50	Food separated & protected	Yes	No	No	3-304.15 (A) Gloves, Use Limitation (P). . . . .Discard gloves after a task is complete or any time they are damaged or soiled. . . . . .Employee wearing single-use gloves observed handling phone and touching body and then resuming food preparation activities. . . . . .CDI - Management informed employee of proper glove use activities.
16	1.50	Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized	Yes	No	No	4-602.11 Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils - Frequency (P). . . . .Food contact surfaces and utensils shall be cleaned at a frequency to avoid contamination. . . . . .Rubber gloves used by staff to handle rotisserie chickens from the oven observed stored on shelving with food residue and debris. When management was asked how often the gloves are washed, rinsed, and sanitized, they informed inspector that they are cleaned once per day. . . . . . .The gloves are considered food contact utensils and should be washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use or every 4 hours. The gloves should also be stored in an area that is cleaned regularly to avoid cross-contamination with the shelving unit. . . . . . .CDI - Gloves taken to three-compartment sink to be washed, rinsed, and sanitized.
28	1	Toxic substances properly identified stored & used	Yes	Yes	No	7-201.11 Separation - Storage (P). . .REPEAT. . .Poisonous or toxic materials shall be stored so they cannot contaminate food, equipment, utensils, linens, and single-use items. . . . . . .Working bottles of sanitizer found stored on work counters by the three-compartment sink, the rotisserie oven, and the slicer counter top. . . . . .Storage of in use chemicals should be in an area where it cannot cross-contaminate food, utensils, equipment, or single-use items. . . . . . . .CDI - Items removed and properly stored.
35	0.50	Approved thawing methods used	Yes	No	No	3-501.13 Thawing (Pf). . . . . . .Reduced Oxygen Packaged Fish that bears the label indicating that it is to kept frozen until time of use shall be removed from the reduced oxygen environment prior to its thawing under refrigeration. . . . . . .ROP fish thawing in the reach in cold storage unit observed not exposed to open air. . . . . .CDI - Package is open to eliminate ROP environment.
40	0	Personal cleanliness	No	No	No	2-402.11 Effectiveness - Hair Restraints (C). . . . .Use head coverings, beard guards, and clothing to restrain body hair from contacting exposed food, equipment, and utensils. . . . . .Employees with beards observed not wearing covering. Employees observed wearing caps but with hair free falling out of the cap. . . . . .Effective hair restraints must be worn during food preparation activities at all times.
43	0	In-use utensils: properly stored	No	No	No	3-304.12 In-Use Utensils, Between-Use Storage (C). . . . . . .Food preparation and dispensing utensils shall be: Stored in the Food with Handle out of Food Product / On a Clean Portion of the Food Preparation Table, IF Table and Utensil are Cleaned and Sanitized at the Appropriate Frequency / In Running Water of Sufficient Velocity to Flush Particles of Utensils. . . . . . . .The rice scoop observed stored in standing water. . . . . . .Item should be stored as described above.
47	0	Equipment, food & non-food contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used	No	No	No	4-501.11 Good Repair and Proper Adjustment - Equipment (C). . . . .Equipment shall be maintained in good repair. . . . . .The air cooling unit in the walk in freezer observed with ice buildup on the condensate drain line. . . . . .Equipment should operate as intended.
49	0.50	Non-food contact surfaces clean	No	No	No	4-602.13 Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C). . . . . . .Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be cleaned at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil residue. . . . . .Inside cavities of cold holding units observed with food debris and residue. Ledges of equipment observed with food debris. Door gaskets observed with food debris build-up. . . . . .Areas should be monitored and cleaned as needed.
56	0	Meets ventilation & lighting requirements; designated areas used	No	No	No	6-501.110 Using Dressing Rooms and Lockers (C). . . . . .Lockers or other suitable facilities shall be provided for the orderly storage of employees' clothing and other possessions. . . . . .Employee personal clothing and items observed stored in areas with food product, on food prep surfaces, or with single-use equipment. . . . . .CDI - Item removed.