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NameMIDDAY AT THE TOWER
Address1718 E 4TH ST
SUITE 301
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28204
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 7/15/2022
Final Score @ Grade
94.50 A
General Comments

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 No 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 drinks stored on top of ice machine. Maintain items below any facility food items or clean equipment. - 0 -
16 0 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized No Yes No 4-602.11 (E )Clean the equipment and utensils used with nonTCS foods as required to avoid contamination. Observed black build up present in drink nozzles at drink station. Clean as needed to prevent contamination. - REPEAT - 0 - * points remain the same due to facility cleaning ice machine from last inspection. * 4-703.11 After cleaning, equipment, food contact surfaces, and utensils shall be sanitized using an approved method.-P For more information please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety 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 equipment food contact surfaces not being sanitized after being washed. CDI - Items moved to be sanitized.
20 1.50 Proper cooling time & temperatures Yes No No 3-501.14(A) Quickly cool cooked foods within 2 hours from 135F to 70F; and within a total of 6 hours from 135F to 41F. -P. For more information please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety 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 turkey, tomatoes, and ham cooling tightly covered in reach in cooler. Items showed 0F/minute change in 20 minutes of cooling. CDI - Items were uncovered for rapid cooling. - 1.5 -
24 3 Time as a Public Health Control; procedures & records No Yes No 3-501.19(B)(4)(5)Follow written procedures for foods held using Time as a Public Health Control (TPHC) for 4 hours. The food shall be discarded after the food has completed its 4 hour hold time, if the food is in unmarked containers, or marked with a time that exceeds the 4 hour time limit. -P Observed eggs and sausage held on TPHC marked for 630-1030 placed into reach in cooler at 1045. Items held on TPHC must be discarded after ending time has passed. PIC stated items were refilled around 1.5 hours ago but were not relabeled. Be sure to relabel items and change containers whenever starting new TPHC batch. - REPEAT - 3 -
28 1 Toxic substances properly identified stored & used Yes No No 7-204.11 Provide sanitizer at correct concentrations, diluting as required.-P Observed sanitizer container reaching over 200ppm chlorine sanitizer. testing strip was bleached out. CDI- Items diluted. 7-207.11 (B) Store labeled, employee medications to prevent contamination of food, equipment, and other food service related items. -P Observed employee inhaler stored above sugar container. CDI - Item moved. - 1 -
33 0 Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control Yes No 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: http://meck.co/FoodSafety 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 tomatoes, ham, and turkey cooling tightly covered in reach in cooler. Observed tomatoes cooling tightly covered in prep unit. CDI - Items uncovered. - 0 -
47 0 Equipment, food & non-food contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used No No No 4-101.19 Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C) Observed spongy foam wrapped around freezer handles. Observed cardboard lining shelving. Remove and replace with non-absorbent material. - 0 -
56 0 Meets ventilation & 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. Observed employee items stored above sugar in storage. Remove as needed. - 0 -