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NameLITTLE TOKYO
Address114 RESEVOIR RD
 
City/State/ZIP
BURNSVILLE NC 28714
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyYancey
Inspection Date 3/3/2026
Final Score @ Grade
95 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
2 1 Certified Food Protection Manager No Yes No 2-102.12 (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C): PIC in charge to be Serve Safe Certified. Manager states that he is going to take the class and test asap
15 1.50 Food separated & protected Yes No No 3-302.11 Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation (P): observed scallops stored over ready to eat chicken in walk in. Raw chicken over cooked shrimp in walk in. Raw meats must be stored below all ready to eat foods to prevent any cross contamination. Manager moved to correct stacking order.
16 0 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized Yes No No 4-601.11 (A) Equipment, Food-Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces, and Utensils (Pf): food contact surfaces clean to sight and touch. Observed food debris present on knives. Manager washed and sanitized knives during the inspection.
35 0.50 Approved thawing methods used Yes No No 3-501.13 Thawing (Pf): Thawing to be accomplished 1 of 4 ways: in microwave, during cooking, in fridge or under running water. Observed shrimp in a bucket of water sitting on floor under 3 Cmpt sink. Shrimp was still in package. You may not thaw in standing water. Manager placed bucket under running water.
39 1 Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display Yes No No 3-305.11 Food Storage - Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C): observed food on steam table without lids. Observed buckets of food sitting on the floor. Keep all foods covered when not in use. All food to be stored off the floor. Manager moved buckets of food to a shelf. Lids were added to uncovered pans.
43 0.50 In-use utensils: properly stored Yes No No 3-304.12 In-Use Utensils, Between-Use Storage (C): observed spoon in rice with the handle in the rice. Also observed plastic bowel used as a scoop in the sugar bin. If utensils are going to be left in the product they must be stored handle up. Plastic bowls should never be used as a scoop because they are never touched in the same place twice. Recommend getting scoops for bins. Manager placed spoon handle up in rice and bowel weas taken out of sugar.
47 0.50 Equipment, food & non-food contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used No Yes No 4-205.10 Food Equipment, Certification and Classification (C): Coke cooler is designed for pre packaged or bottle products only. It must be used as its intended use.
49 0 Non-food contact surfaces clean No No No 4-602.13 Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C): clean piping under hood. Drippage present..