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NameTHE LANDING GRILL
Address4457 MILL LANDING ROAD
 
City/State/ZIP
WANCHESE NC 27981
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyDare
Inspection Date 5/21/2026
Final Score @ Grade
96.50 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
15 1.50 Food separated & protected Yes Yes No 3-302.11 Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation (P) - Observed raw hamburger on a shelf above raw scallops in the 4 door refrigeration unit. CDI - hamburger and scallops swapped.
20 1.50 Proper cooling time & temperatures No No Yes 3-501.14 Cooling (P) - Observed cooked grits cooling in the pizza box that temped 145F at 11:19am. Temped 140F at 11:48am. They cooled 5F in 29 minutes at a rate of .26F per minute. Cooked sausage gravy temped 152F at 11:19, and 138F at 11:48. Cooled 14F in 29 minutes at a rate of .48F per minute. Food must cool .54F per minute.
28 0 Toxic substances properly identified stored & used Yes No No 7-102.11 Common Name - Working Containers (Pf) - Observed one spray bottle of Awesome that was not labeled. CDI - container labeled.
33 0.50 Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control No No Yes 3-501.15 Cooling Methods (Pf) - Gravy, grits, and sausages were all cooling in the pizza three door low reach in box in covered food containers. The grits were stacked on top of the gravy. Do not cover food when cooling. Do not stack food when cooling. Only cool food in the walk in cooler.
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) - Replace torn door seal on low reach in single door seafood box and low single door freezer at make line. Seals were observed damaged.
48 0 Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips No No Yes 4-302.14 Sanitizing Solutions, Testing Devices (Pf) - Could not locate the sanitizer test strips for the quaternary ammonia sanitizer. Purchase test strips.
49 0 Non-food contact surfaces clean No No No 4-602.13 Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) - Upright two door freezer had a lot of crumb debris in the bottom of the unit.
53 0 Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied & cleaned No No No 6-501.19 Closing Toilet Room Doors (C) - mens bathroom door was left open. - keep the door closed. 6-202.14 Toilet Rooms, Enclosed (C) - Men’s bathroom door self closing mechanism was hanging up and not self closing the door. - fix the unit.
55 0 Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean No No No 6-101.11 Surface Characteristics - Indoor Areas (C) / 6-201.11 Floors, Walls and Ceilings - Cleanability (C) - Floors in the kitchen were cracked and sections were missing under the oven and frier. Repair the floors so they are smooth and easily cleanable.