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NameCOMMUNITY MATTERS CAFE
Address821 W 1ST ST
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 7/1/2025
Final Score @ Grade
92.50 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
8 0 Hands clean & properly washed Yes No No 2-301.14 (A) Wash hands after touching bare human body parts other than clean hands and clean, exposed portions of arms. - P. Observed food handler wipe face with bare hands and transition into donning clean gloves without hand washing. CDI - Food handler coached and instructed to hand wash which resulted in compliance. -0-
16 1.50 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized Yes No No 4-501.114 Maintain sanitizer at correct concentrations when being used to sanitize. - P. Observed multiple utensils at the 3rd-compartment sink basin in sanitizer solution recorded at 50 ppm quat. CDI - PIC instructed on manually making sanitizer. Low sanitizer solution drained and utensils W/R/S. Facility will contact CINTAS for repairs to dispenser. -1.5- 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 and How to Test Sanitizer: https://youtu.be/y0SjmnabFaY.
22 3 Proper cold holding temperatures Yes Yes No REPEAT VIOLATION: 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41 F or less. - P. Observed several TCS applicable foods cold holding above 41 F. Refer to temperature observation chart. From discussion with PIC, many foods were transferred from the walk-in cooler to their respective units as early as 6 AM and several recently prepared. CDI - Recently prepped foods relocated to the walk-in cooler/freezer to cool down towards < 41 F, while remaining voluntary discarded by PIC. -3- ***Facility has had two consecutive repeat violations with full points for non-compliance. Next repeat will implement a risk control plan. 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 Safe Food Temperatures https://youtu.be/tXP09IK-1TQ.
23 0 Proper date marking & disposition Yes Yes No REPEAT VIOLATION: 3-501.17 Date mark/label all TCS foods that are ready-to-eat once opened or prepared and held more than 24 hrs. - Pf. Observed no date marking for mixed greens which were prepared yesterday for family meal, according to the PIC. CDI - Allowed PIC to properly date mark food. REPEAT VIOLATION: 3-501.18 Discard the food requiring date labels once time/temperature window has expired, if it is not been labeled, or if the label is incorrect. - P. Observed no pull date for andouille sausage. CDI - PIC traced back to yesterday and allowed to add pull date. No demerits due to significant improvement noted from previous inspection. -0- 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 Date Marking Food Safely https://youtu.be/BOPsSNUajYs.
24 1.50 Time as a Public Health Control; procedures & records Yes Yes No REPEAT VIOLATION: 3-501.19(B)(3) Follow written procedures for foods held using Time as a Public Health Control (TPHC) for 4 hours. Food shall be marked to indicate the time that is 4 hours past the point in time when the food is removed from temperature control. - Pf. Observed cheddar cheese, butter and whipped butter held on TPHC at expo counter without time stamps. CDI - Products voluntarily discarded. -1.5-
33 0 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. Observed recently cut mixed fruit cooling covered in plastic containers in the prep reach-in unit. CDI - PIC vented and transferred product the walk-in cooler to efficiently cool towards < 41 F. -0- 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.
39 1 Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display No Yes No REPEAT VIOLATION: 3-305.11 Store food in a clean, dry location, not exposed to contamination. Keep at least 6 inches above the floor. Observed boxed and packaged foods stored on the floor in the walk-in freezer. Food distribution delivery received yesterday, per PIC. -1-
40 0 Personal cleanliness No No No 2-402.11 Use head coverings, beard guards and clothing to restrain body hair from contacting exposed food, equipment, and utensils. Observed one food handler prepping food without a hair restraint. -0-
41 0.50 Wiping cloths: properly used & stored Yes Yes No REPEAT VIOLATION: 3-304.14(B) Hold in-use wiping cloths in properly concentrated sanitizer between uses. Observed in use wiping cloth held in bucket with quat sanitizer concentration of 50 ppm at the coffee station. CDI - Sanitizer discarded and refreshed. -0.5-