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Mecklenburg County Health Dept

Public Health Inspections

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Premises Information


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Name

EXCHANGE, THE

Address

1515 S TRYON ST

City/State/ZIP

CHARLOTTE

NC

28203

Premise Type

1 - Restaurant

County

Mecklenburg

Inspection Date

8/22/2023

Final Score @ Grade

99

A

General Comments

Violations

CDI=Corrected During Inspection

R=Repeat Violation

VR=Verification Required

Violation Item	Demerits	Violation Description	CDI	R	VR	Comments
8	0	Hands clean & properly washed	Yes	No	No	2-301.14 (E) Wash hands after handling soiled equipment or utensils. -P Observed employee using personal cell phone proceed to food prep without a hand wash. CDI-EHS explained observation to PIC and employee properly washed hands upon instruction.
16	0	Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized	Yes	No	No	4-601.11(A) Equipment food contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. -Pf. 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 , How to Test Sanitizer https://youtu.be/y0SjmnabFaY , and Cleaning and Sanitizing Food Contact Surfaces https://youtu.be/av1Rbh-lh08 . Observed can opener knife visibly soiled. CDI-PIC moved can opener to be W/R/S.
25	0.50	Consumer advisory provided for raw/ undercooked foods	Yes	No	No	3-603.11 (A) Provide consumer advisory for animal foods served raw or under-cooked. Consumer advisory must include disclosure and reminder.-Pf Observed no consumer advisory at poke bowl station that serves raw fish. CDI-PIC posted consumer advisory at station.
33	0.50	Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control	Yes	Yes	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: 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 . Observed trays of deli sandwiches that were in cooling process in WIC, tightly covered. CDI-PIC uncovered sandwiches to increase cold air flow and quickly cool.
37	0	Food properly labeled: original container	No	No	No	3-302.12 Label all working containers of food (oils, spices, salts, flour, sugar) except food that is easy to identify such as dry pasta. Observed multiple unlabeled squeeze bottles at prep stations. Add accurate labels to all working containers.