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NameSMOOTHIE KING #1570
Address8156 S TRYON ST
SUITE A
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28273
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 8/5/2024
Final Score @ Grade
98 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
16 1.50 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized No Yes No 4-602.11 (E )Clean the equipment and utensils used with nonTCS foods as required to avoid contamination. Observed ice machine with moderate amount of dark build up on the inside section of the door. 4-601.11(A) Equipment food contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. -Pf. Observed multiple containers with sticker residue remaining on plastic containers and multiple containers with dark build up stored with cleaned containers. PIC stated containers with dark staining on the inside of the plastic containers are not currently used by the facility. CDI- PIC moved containers to be rewashed. Repeat, but points not escalated due to improvement with containers and sticker residue. For more information, please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation or view our training videos at the following weblinks: Sanitizing Solutions - https://youtu.be/ykP2mr9CtRg , How to Test Sanitizer https://youtu.be/y0SjmnabFaY , and Cleaning and Sanitizing Food Contact Surfaces https://youtu.be/av1Rbh-lh08 .
44 0 Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried & handled No No No 4-901.11(A) Air dry equipment and utensils after cleaning and sanitizing. Observed one stack of plastic containers wet stacked.
47 0 Equipment, food & non-food contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used No Yes No 4-501.12 Resurface or replace cutting surfaces that can no longer be effectively cleaned and sanitized. Observed multiple cutting boards with deep cuts. 4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. Observed one gasket slightly torn on the top section of the left door of the refrigerated lowboy near the door to the back of the kitchen. Repeat, but points not escalated due to one small tear and unaffecting equipment temperature.
51 0 Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices No No No 5-205.15 Maintain a plumbing system in good repair. Observed drain used for ice chest by front counter that was had some standing water and not effectively draining water from ice chest, but not overflowing.
54 0 Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained No No No 5-501.113(B) Keep dumpster, outside waste containers covered with tight-fitting lids or doors. Observed a shared dumpster constructed to have no lids used for storing trash that was a replacement for the previous dumpster that was not in good repair. PIC stated that new waste management company replaced dumpsters during the past weekend and has been in contact with the landlord about replacing with dumpsters with lids. 5-501.16(A) Provide receptacles of sufficient capacity to hold refuse, recyclables, and returnables that accumulate. Observed two garbage cans used to store cardboard for multiple businesses in this section of Whitehall, leading to cardboard boxes being stored on the ground and in the enclosure.
55 0.50 Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean No Yes No 6-501.11 Floors, walls, and ceilings including the attachments such as soap and towel dispensers; light fixtures; and heat/ac vents shall be maintained in good repair. Observed missing tile of baseboard underneath ice chest by the front counter. Repeat.