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NameCRAB CRACKER, THE
Address8640 UNIVERSITY CITY BV
STE A1
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28213
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 8/22/2019
Final Score @ Grade
95.50 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
4 0 Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use Yes No No 2-401.11 Cover and store employee drinks to prevent contamination of food or utensils. Observed employee personal water bottle and drinking cups stored on shelving above cook line. CDI- by removal.
6 0 Hands clean and properly washed Yes No No 2-301.14 Wash hands after activities that contaminate them.-P Observed employee touch his face and walk to cook line to attempt to continue cooking. CDI- employee was stopped and re-directed for hand washing.
7 1.50 No bare hand contact with RTE foods or a pre-approved alternate properly followed Yes No No 3-301.11(B) Do not contact exposed ready-to-eat food with bare hands. Use suitable utensils, single-use gloves or dispensing equipment.-P Observed an employee grab a handful of garlic gloves with bare hands. CDI- disposal, education and gloves provided.
13 1.50 Food separated and protected Yes No No 3-302.11(A) Separate raw animal foods from ready-to-eat foods. -P 3-302.11(A) Separate the different types of raw animal foods. -P Observed raw chicken stored on shelving above fries, raw seafood above cooked corn on the cob and raw chicken above raw shrimp. CDI by rearranging.
14 1.50 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized Yes No No 4-601.11(A) Equipment food contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. -Pf 4-501.114 Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment, Chemical Sanitization-Temperature, pH, Concentration and Hardness - P Observed plastic food containers stored a clean with food debris. Observed employee wash and rinse a plastic bin without sanitizing. CDI- be removal to be rewashed, rinsed and sanitized.
21 0 Proper date marking and disposition Yes No No 3-501.17 Date mark/label all TCS foods that are ready-to-eat once opened or prepared and held more than 24hrs. -Pf Observed no date label on cooked sausage and cooked crawfish that may last up anywhere from 2 days. CDI by date labeling.
34 0 Thermometers provided and accurate Yes No No 4-302.12 Provide an accessible thermometer for use. Provide a thin probe thermometer for accurate measure of thin foods.-Pf Observed no thin probe thermometer available. CDI by providing.
35 0 Food properly labeled: original container No No No 3-302.12 Label all working containers of food (oils, spices, salts) except food that is easy to identify such as dry pasta. Observed squeeze bottles, small spice containers and bulk spice containers not labeled.
43 0 Single-use and single-service articles; properly stored and used No No No 4-502.13 Single-use and single-service articles may not be reused. Observed containers from shucked oyster being re-used for other products. 4-903.11(A) Store single-use and single-service articles to prevent contamination and at least 6 inches off the floor. Observed box of single service cups on floor of locked storage room.
45 0 Equipment, food and non-food-contact surfaces approved; cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used No No No 4-205.10 Ensure equipment other than toasters, mixers, microwaves, water heaters and hoods is ANSI certified or equivalent. Observed residential hot holding unit used to store butter and water for rice scoop. Advised to remove and provide commercial table top steam table.
46 0 Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained and used; test strips Yes No No 4-302.14 Provide a test kit that accurately measures sanitizer concentrations. -Pf Observed no test kit available for quat sanitizer. CDI- by obtaining test strips.
54 0 Meets ventilation and lighting requirements; designated areas used No No No 6-305.11/6-501.110 Designate and use an area for the orderly storage of employees' clothing and possessions. Designate a labeled area for employee personal food items.