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Name

TROPICAL GOODIES

Address

2316 LASALLE ST

City/State/ZIP

CHARLOTTE

28216

Premise Type

2 - Food Stands

County

Mecklenburg

Inspection Date

5/13/2024

Final Score @ Grade

96.50

General Comments

EHS conducted conversation with owner(s) today regarding permit conditions restricting the cooling of hot foods due to insufficient/proper equipment. A meeting with owners will be set up in the near future to discuss permit conditions and options moving forward. Owners expressed desire to meet at Valerie Woodward Center. Todays observations included cooked TCS foods that had been cooled dated 5/8/24 and 5/11/24, foods shown in temp chart for "reach in cooler". these foods are in violation of permit conditions, reasoning is as stated above. No temperature violations were noted today refer to temperature chart.

Violations

CDI=Corrected During Inspection

R=Repeat Violation

VR=Verification Required

Violation Item	Demerits	Violation Description	CDI	R	VR	Comments
8	2	Hands clean & properly washed	Yes	No	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 wash hands properly but ended hand wash by turning off faucets using clean hands, re-soiling clean hands. CDI - EHS educated employee on mistake and observed proper hand washing from there. 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 .
15	1.50	Food separated & protected	Yes	Yes	No	3-302.11 (A)(2) Separate types of raw animal foods from each other such as beef, fish, lamb, pork, and poultry during storage, preparation, holding, and display. -P - Observed - Raw chicken above raw beef in reach-in freezer. Observed - Raw fish above plantains in reach in freezer. *CDI - Chef reorganized reach-in correcting storage order. For more information on food storage order please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation
16	0	Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized	Yes	No	No	4-601.11(A) Equipment food contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. -Pf. Observed - 3 metal containers with food residue and debris. CDI - handed to dish washer for recleaning. Note: no point deduction due to severity and amount in comparison to clean dishes. 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 .
54	0	Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained	Yes	No	No	5-501.113(B) Keep dumpster, outside waste containers covered with tight-fitting lids or doors. Observed - Dumpster door left open in dumpster area. CDI - EHS closed dumpster door and educated PIC on importance of closing door.