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NameCENTRAL TEA HOUSE
Address3000 CENTRAL AV
STE 6
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28205
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 8/30/2021
Final Score @ Grade
96.50 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
4 1 Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use No No No 2-401.11 Cover and store employee drinks to prevent contamination of food or utensils. Observed in use employee beverages including screw top water bottle and iced beverage with lids and straw on food prep surface in kitchen immediately adjacent to several different food items in process. Employee beverages must have a lid/straw and be stored away from food and food contact items to prevent contamination.
14 0 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized Yes No No 4-602.11 Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils-Frequency - P. Observed blenders used with TCS milk and nut milk items washed after use but only sanitized once per day. CDI - PIC removed to 3 part sink to wash/rinse/sanitize. Blenders which contact TCS food must be cleaned and sanitized at least every 4 hours during use.
20 1.50 Proper cold holding temperatures Yes No No 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P. Observed front counter display cooler with ambient air temperature of 43f holding TCS items above 41f. See chart. CDI - items discarded as they had been in cooler overnight. Maintain display cooler temperature so that TCS foods in the unit are held below 41f.
26 1 Toxic substances properly identified, stored, and used Yes No No 7-201.11 Store toxic materials to avoid contamination. -P. Observed spray bottles of chemicals hanging on rack under front counter immediately adjacent to/over top of open single service food packaging. CDI - PIC relocated. 7-204.11 Provide sanitizer at correct concentrations, diluting as required.-P. Observed spray bottle of chlorine sanitizer testing off of the scale of test strips - bleached out indicator of strips. CDI - PIC diluted to proper concentration. Maintain cl sanitizer at 50-100ppm.
38 0 Personal cleanliness No No No 2-303.11 Remove jewelry on hands and arms while preparing food. A plain ring, such as a wedding band, is allowed. Observed employee handling food items wearing elastic and bracelet on wrist. Remove jewelry and other items from wrists when working with food.
45 0 Equipment, food and non-food-contact surfaces approved; cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used No No No 4-501.12 Resurface or replace cutting surfaces that can no longer be effectively cleaned and sanitized. Observed brown cutting board and various cutting mats with excessive wear/ deep cuts/ damaged edges. Resurface or replace.