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NameCOMMUNITY MATTERS CAFE
Address821 W 1ST ST
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 8/1/2022
Final Score @ Grade
97.50 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
23 1.50 Proper date marking & disposition Yes Yes No 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 For more information please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety 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 . Soup date marked 7-25 and gravy date marked 7-22 had not yet been discarded. Discard TCS ready-to-eat foods 7 days from preparation. CDI - Items discarded. Kept at half-credit due to no increase in severity from last inspection. REPEAT
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 For more information please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety 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 . Cut lettuce cooling in sandwich cooler bottom at 53F. Use equipment designed to rapidly cool TCS foods, such as the walk-in cooler. CDI - Lettuce moved to walk-in cooler.
42 0 Washing fruits & vegetables No No No 3-302.15 Wash fruits and vegetables prior to use. Employee observed cutting onions without washing. Wash fruits and vegetables thoroughly before use. 0 pts.
44 0.50 Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried & handled No Yes No 4-901.11(A) Air dry equipment and utensils after cleaning and sanitizing. Some stacks of clean pans and bus tubs stacked while still wet. Utensils shall be air dried prior to stacking. REPEAT
47 0 Equipment, food & non-food contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used No No No 4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. Torn gasket present on reach-in cooler door at coffee area. Replace torn gasket. 0 pts.