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NameMCALISTERS DELI #1085
Address2217 MATTHEWS TOWNSHIP PY
STE A
City/State/ZIP
MATTHEWS NC 28105
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 6/22/2020
Final Score @ Grade
95 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
6 2 Hands clean and properly washed Yes Yes No 2-301.12. Follow the cleaning procedure to adequately wash your hands. Use warm water, soap, scrub 15 secs, rinse, and dry without recontaminating hands. -P - Observed 2 food employees ttturn faucet off with their bare hands after washing and employee touch mask but did not wash their hands. CDI by instruction .2-301.14 When to Wash - P
14 1.50 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized Yes No No 4-501.114 Maintain sanitizer at correct concentrations when being used to sanitize. -P - Observed quat sanitizer bottle empty at 3 compartment sink and sanitizer bucket below required concentration. 4-602.11 Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils-Frequency - Observed some black soil residues on top of interior of ice machine.
17 0 Proper reheating procedures for hot holding Yes No No 3-403.11 Reheating for Hot Holding - P - General Comment: Observed TCS items such as mac and cheese, stock, au jus sauce reheating on steam table. CDI, PIC transferred items to microwave to rapidly reheat. Ensure proper equipment / methods are used to rapidly reheat foods. TCS must be reheated within 2 hours. Observed tomatoes cooling at 42 degrees F and operator relocated to walk in cooler to rapidly cool.
18 0 Proper cooling time and temperatures Yes No No Observed chicken cooling from yesterday as communicated by PIC at 48 degrees F in prep cooler and lettuce cooling in tightly wrapped packaging cooling from yesterday. CDI, operator voluntarily discarded foods.
31 1 Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control Yes Yes 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 chicken and lettuce cooling in prep coolers and chicken in deep covered container at 48 degrees from day before and lettuce cooling in deep wrapped packaging. CDI, items voluntarily discarded by PIC. Observed tomatoe cooling in deep covered container in walk in cooler at 57 degrees F at 11:02 am and at 53 degrees F at 11:36 am. Cooling rate calculation showed item did not meet cooling rate parameters. CDI, tomatoe relocated to shallow sheet pan to rapidly cool in walk in cooler. Observed roasted vegetable cooling on sheet pan in kitchen near oven. CDI, roasted vegetable relocated to walk in cooler to rapidly cool. Proper cooling methods discussed with PIC. Repeat.
43 0 Single-use and single-service articles; properly stored and used No No No 4-903.11 (A) and (C) Equipment, Utensils, Linens and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles-Storing - C - Observed single-service cups overstacked behind front counter.
52 0.50 Garbage and refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained No No No 5-501.114 Using Drain Plugs - C - Observed drain plug damaged in cardboard dumpster. Observed some trash bags left out and door left open on dumpster. 5-501.113(B) Keep dumpster, outside waste containers covered with tight-fitting lids or doors.