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NamePRIME FOOD EXPRESS
Address13720 MALLARD CREEK RD
SUITE B
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28262
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 3/3/2026
Final Score @ Grade
95.50 A
General CommentsPizza sauce maintained on prep counter is nonTCS per state variance. PIC stated that produce comes in pre washed and prepped. EHS provided updated employee health handout as additional resource to internal training.

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
2 1 Certified Food Protection Manager No Yes No 2-102.12 (A) PIC shall demonstrate knowledge by being a certified food protection manager. Observed no CFPM onsite during inspection. *REPEAT* For more information on becoming a certified food protection manager please visit: www.mecknc.gov/foodsafety
8 2 Hands clean & properly washed Yes Yes No 2-301.12 (A),(B) Wash hands for at least 20 seconds. Follow the cleaning procedure to adequately wash your hands. Use warm water, soap, scrub 10 to 15 seconds, rinse, and immediately follow the cleaning procedure with thorough hand drying method (ex. Disposable Paper Towel). -P. Observed food employee fail to properly wash hands prior to applying sanitizer to hands before beginning new task involving food. CDI- EHS discussed proper handwashing with PIC, PIC had food employee stop activities then properly wash hands before returning to task. *REPEAT* For more information on handwashing, please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation or view our training video at the following web link, https://youtu.be/BH6CLGrH10M . 2-301.14 (H) Wash hands before donning gloves to initiate a task that involves working with food. -P. Observed food employee don gloves to work with food without first washing hands after working with unclean equipment. CDI- EHS discussed with PIC, PIC had food employee discard gloves then wash hands before replacing. *REPEAT*
16 1.50 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized Yes Yes No 4-601.11(A) Equipment food contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. Per PIC, some items not in use. -Pf. Observed food debris and greasy residue on large stack of dishes stored as clean by 3-comp. PIC stated items were not in the process of being cleaned. CDI- PIC moved items to dishpit to be W/R/S. *REPEAT* 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 .
22 0 Proper cold holding temperatures Yes No No 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P. Observed top portion of Italian sausage and diced ham being maintained above 41F. CDI- PIC removed items to rapidly cool in Walk-in freezer. For more information, please visit: www.mecknc.gov/foodsafety or view our training videos at the following weblinks: What are TCS Foods https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0iLZb7v0UM and Safe Food Temperatures https://youtu.be/tXP09IK-1TQ .
49 0 Non-food contact surfaces clean No No No 4-601.11 (B) Food contact surfaces of cooking equipment and pans shall be kept free of encrusted grease deposits and other soil accumulations. Observed several pans heavily encrusted. EHS discussed plan for pans to be cleaned or removed.