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NameCOMMUNITY MATTERS CAFE
Address821 W 1ST ST
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 6/16/2020
Final Score @ Grade
93.50 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
6 2 Hands clean and properly washed Yes No No 2-301.14 Wash hands before donning gloves and between gloves uses. -P Observed employee crack raw egg and then change gloves but not wash hands. Employee then handled plate going out to customer. Food was sent to customer before it could be replated. CDI: Employee changed gloves and washed hands.
13 0 Food separated and protected Yes No No 3-302.11(A) Separate raw animal foods from ready-to-eat foods. -P Observed raw shell eggs stored behind ready to eat pork in cooler drawer. CDI: Items reorganized.
14 1.50 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized Yes No No 4-501.112(A)(2) Provide a minimum of 180F rinse water for sanitization when using the dish machine. -Pf Observed dish machine not reaching proper temperatures and therefore not sanitizing. CDI: Items were washed in dish machine and then moved to 3-comp sink for sanitizing. 4-703.11 Hot Water and Chemical-Methods - P Observed employee placing dishes in sanitizer for less than the contact time of 1 min on the chemical bottle directions. CDI: Employee used proper contact time for rest of inspection.
18 1.50 Proper cooling time and temperatures Yes No No 3-501.14(B) Quickly cool TCS foods that are prepared from room temperature ingredients. Food must be to 41F within 4 hours. -P Observed ground turkey sausage cooling at .067F/min. CDI: Item spread on sheet pan and cooled at proper rate.
20 0 Proper cold holding temperatures Yes Yes No 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P Observed cooler drawer food above 41F. CDI: Product rapidly cooled down to 41F by end of inspection. Monitor cooler to ensure it is closed completely. REPEAT VIOLATION Significant improvement from previous inspection. All previous issues corrected.
21 1.50 Proper date marking and disposition Yes Yes No 3-501.17 Date mark/label all TCS foods that are ready-to-eat once opened or prepared and held more than 24hrs. -Pf Observed no date mark on white potatoes or purple potatoes, both cooked yesterday. Observed no pull thaw date on pulled pork in walk in. CDI: Products properly date marked. REPEAT VIOLATION Some improvement from previous inspection.
23 0 Consumer advisory provided for raw or undercooked foods Yes No No 3-603.11 Provide consumer advisory for animal foods served raw or under-cooked. Consumer advisory must include disclosure and reminder.-Pf Observed no asterisks on menus for items undercooked. Employees added asterisks to menus before end of inspection.
31 0 Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control No 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 Observed ground turkey sausage cooling while tightly covered in walk in, turkey sausage patties cooling in cooler drawer, and tomatoes cooling in reach in. CDI: Products moved to sheet pans in walk in and cooled properly.