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NameMETRO DINER #3005
Address10412 E INDEPENDENCE BV
 
City/State/ZIP
MATTHEWS NC 28105
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 8/30/2018
Final Score @ Grade
94.50 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
4 0 Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use Yes No No 2-401.11 Cover and store employee drinks to prevent contamination of food or utensils. Employee drink stored on prep counter. CDI - Relocated.
6 0 Hands clean and properly washed Yes No 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 2-301.14 Wash hands before donning gloves and between gloves uses.-P Employee recontaminated hands after washing by touching faucet handle with no barrier. CDI - Verbal correction; employee rewashed. Observed employee change gloves but no hand wash after touching raw eggs. CDI - PIC instructed employee to wash hands and change gloves.
13 0 Food separated and protected Yes No No 3-302.11(A) Separate unwashed produce from ready-to-eat foods. -P Unwashed strawberries and blueberries stored above ready to eat lettuce in walk in cooler. CDI- PIC started rearranging cooler with unwashed produce below ready to eat items.
14 3 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized Yes Yes No 4-601.11(A) Equipment food contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. -Pf Metal food pans stored as clean with food debris and sticker residue; build up on back of slicer blade. CDI - Pans sent to dish area; employees began breaking down slicer to clean.
21 0 Proper date marking and disposition Yes No 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 Butter in walk in cooler and au jus in reach in with past expiration dates. CDI - Both discarded.
26 0 Toxic substances properly identified, stored, and used Yes No No 7-102.11 Label working containers of toxic materials such as cleaners and sanitizers.-Pf One spray bottle with no label. CDI - Bottle dumped.
31 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 Tomatoes cooling in container with lid on in reach in cooler. CDI- Lid removed to allow rapid cooling.
42 1 Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried and handled No Yes No 4-901.11(A) Air dry equipment and utensils after cleaning and sanitizing. Metal and plastic food pans wet stacked. Separate to allow air drying.
43 0 Single-use and single-service articles; properly stored and used No No No 4-903.11(A) Store single-use and single-service articles to prevent contamination and at least 6 inches off the floor. Boxes of paper place mats stored on floor in dry storage room. Move to shelf.
47 1 Non-food-contact surfaces clean No Yes No 4-601.11(C )/4-602.13 Keep the equipment clean to avoid build up of dust, food residue or debris. Clean crumbs from low prep cooler door gaskets.
49 0 Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices No No No 5-205.15 Maintain a plumbing system in good repair. Repair leaking faucet at can wash.
52 0 Garbage and refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained No No No 5-501.114 Ensure drain plug on dumpsters, waste containers is in place. No drain plug on dumpster. Contact solid waste service provider and request replacement plug.
53 0.50 Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean No Yes No 6-502.12 Floors, walls, ceilings including the attachments such as soap, towel dispensers; light fixtures; and heat/ac vent covers shall be clean. Caution should be used to minimize food exposure. 6-201.11 Floors, walls and ceilings shall be designed, constructed, and installed so they are smooth and easily cleanable. Sweep floor in walk in freezer. Replace absorbent ceiling tiles in restrooms with non-absorbent tiles.