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NameAMERICAN DELI
Address2004 BEATTIES FORD RD
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28216
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 11/6/2025
Final Score @ Grade
91.50 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
3 0 Management, food & conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities & reporting Yes No No 2-103.11(O) Ensure food employees are informed of their responsibility to report required symptoms, illnesses and exposure.-PF: employee could not be confirmed as having been informed of their reporting responsibilities. CDI- employee filled out Reporting Agreement while inspection being conducted. For more information on employee health policy, please visit: www.mecknc.gov/foodsafety
20 1.50 Proper cooling time & temperatures Yes No No 3-501.14(A) Quickly cool cooked foods within 2 hours from 135F to 70F; and within a total of 6 hours from 135F to 41F. -P. Found white rice covered and in cooling process 61.0 F. Forty-five minutes later rice had dropped to 59.0 F. Cooling rate is not sufficient to reach 41.0 F within 4 hours. PIC voluntarily discarded rice. 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 Cooling Food Safely https://youtu.be/P6x8b1ZVOxU .
22 3 Proper cold holding temperatures Yes Yes No 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P : 2-drawer protein unit has damaged door that does not close tightly. Raw fish 48.0 F. Raw wings 43.0. Facility will not use unit until repaired or replaced. CDI- fish and chicken moved to WIC. 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 .
23 1.50 Proper date marking & disposition No No Yes 3-501.17 (A) or (B) Date mark/label all TCS foods that are ready-to-eat once opened or prepared and are to be held for more than 24 hours. -Pf. Establish a date marking system consistent with 3-501.17 (A) or (B). Additional date marking system options are found in 3-501.17 (D). Small containers of TCS food in grill prep unit are not date marked. Deli turkey in lower reach-in portion not date marked. Return visit within 10 days to see that a compliant system of date marking has been implemented. 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 Date Marking Food Safely https://youtu.be/BOPsSNUajYs .
33 0.50 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 : white rice cooling in dense volume and covered in WIC. PIC stated that is the way rice is usually cooled in facility. Two temperatures taken forty-five minutes apart showed a drop of only 2 degrees. PIC voluntarily discarded. For more information, please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation or view our training videos at the following weblinks: What are TCS Foods https://youtu.be/bRvqAETDjQU and Cooling Food Safely https://youtu.be/P6x8b1ZVOxU .
47 0.50 Equipment, food & non-food contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used No No No 4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. Raw protein 2-drawer cold unit has lower drawer damaged and cannot close. Raw proteins not in proper temperature. Do not use unit until unit repaired or replaced.
53 0.50 Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied & cleaned No No No 6-402.11 Toilet rooms shall be conveniently located and accessible to employees during all hours of operation. Toilet room door locked and cannot be unlocked, due to key locked in room. 5-203.12 At least one toilet, and not fewer than what is required by law, shall be provided. No accessible toilet available. See above.
54 0.50 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. Dumpster doors open.
55 0.50 Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean No Yes No 6-501.12 Floors, walls, ceilings including the attachments such as soap, towel dispensers; light fixtures; and heat/ac vent covers shall be clean. More frequent cleaning needed in tight areas.