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NameLOVES TRAVEL STOPS & COUNTRY STORES #714
Address2603 SAM WILSON RD
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28214
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 6/8/2026
Final Score @ Grade
95 A
General CommentsFacility is gas station facility and connected Chester’s chicken. Chester Chicken side is holding all items in hot display cabinet on 4 hour TPHC, EXCEPT bone in large fried chicken. Bone in large fried chicken is being held for temperature, at end of night, PIC takes temperature and if remaining bone in fried chicken is holding 135F and above, then items are properly cooled and used to prepare BBQ chicken for next day.

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
6 0 Proper eating, tasting, drinking or tobacco use Yes No No 2-401.11 (A) Employees shall eat, drink, or use any form of tobacco only in designated areas where the contamination of exposed food, clean equipment and utensils, and other items needing protection can not result. Observed employee eating at prep table where other prep items for resale where stationed. CDI Employee relocated.
8 2 Hands clean & properly washed Yes No No 2-301.14 Wash hands before engaging in food preparation including working with exposed food, clean equipment and utensils, and unwrapped single service and single use articles. -P Observed food employee come in from other section of stored, holidng personal drink, then don gloves and begin to engage in food prep and service. Employees was reminded of procedures by PIC. 2-301.14 (E) Wash hands after handling soiled equipment or utensils. -P Observed employee touch soiled container/equipment and then pull items out of oven without hand wash. CDI Employee washed hands.
16 1.50 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized Yes Yes No 4-501.114 Maintain sanitizer at correct concentrations when being used to sanitize. -P Sanitizer at three comp sink on gas station side was 0 ppm quat sanitizer. Observed bottle of sanitizer empty. CDI PIC replaced and tested at 200 ppm. 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 4-601.11(A) Equipment food contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. -Pf. Observed several containers on Chester’s side with food residue and debris on the inside, food contact surface of the containers, stacked as clean. CDI Items returned for re wash. 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 .
22 0 Proper cold holding temperatures Yes No No 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P Observed cut cantaloupe and yogurt perturbed at facility, on gas station side, stored in grab in go, holding above 41F. CDI PIC voluntarily discarded. Store TCS items in grab n go closer to fans. For more information, please visit: www.mecknc.gov/foodsafety or view our training videos at the following weblinks: What are TCS Foods https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0iLZb7v0UM and Safe Food Temperatures https://youtu.be/tXP09IK-1TQ .
24 1.50 Time as a Public Health Control; procedures & records Yes No No 3-501.19 (A) (1) Written procedures for Time as a Public Health Control shall be prepared in advance, maintained in the establishment, and made available for the Health Department upon request. Written TPHC procedures must specify methods of compliance with 3-501.19 (B) or (C). -Pf. Facility is holding all items in hot cabinet on time EXCEPT bone in large fried chicken. Observed no written TPHC procedures. Chester Chicken Side TPHC procedure template may be found at: www.mecknc.gov/foodsafety 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 no current times written down for items held on TPHC. CDI PIC wrote down time. Chester Chicken Side
43 0 In-use utensils: properly stored No No No 3-304.12 (C ) Store in-use utensils on a clean portion of the food preparation table or cooking equipment. The utensils and storage surface must be cleaned and sanitized every 4 hours. Observed in use tongs stored on door handle of sliding door of hot cabinet, food contact surface touching sliding door.
49 0 Non-food contact surfaces clean No No No Repeat: 4-601.11(C ) Keep non food contact surfaces of equipment clean to avoid build up of dust, food residue or debris.4-602.13 Non food contact surfaces of equipment shall be cleaned frequently to preclude accumulation of soil residues. Observed build up of food debris on faces of equipment, handles.
54 0 Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained No No No 5-501.110 Keep waste stored in receptacles so waste is inaccessible to insects and rodents. Observed garbage compactor being repaired and multiple bags of trash stored outside of compactor. PIC stated compactor is being repaired today.