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NameLINCOLN ST KITCHEN
Address1320 S CHURCH ST
SUITE 400
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28203
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 12/7/2021
Final Score @ Grade
97.50 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
3 0 Management, food & conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities & reporting Yes No No 2-103.11(O) Ensure food employees are informed of their responsibility to report required symptoms, illnesses and exposure.-PF For more information on employee health policy please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety Observed food employees not aware of Salmonella nontyphoidal as one of the reportable illnesses. CDI - EHS educated PIC. Staff trained on this requirement. -0-
5 0 Procedures for responding to vomiting & diarrheal events Yes No No 2-501.11 A food establishment shall have written procedures for employees to follow when responding to vomiting or diarrheal events. -Pf For more information please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety Observed no written plan for vomiting and diarrheal event cleanup today. CDI - EHS educated PIC and example written plan given. -0-
16 1.50 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 Observed food buildup inside cooking pans stored on high shelf over cook line. CDI - Items were cleaned. -1.5-
22 0 Proper cold holding temperatures No No No 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P Observed oat milk cold holding in bar cooler at 48F. CDI - PIC voluntarily discarded. -0-
24 0 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. TPHC procedure template may be found at: http://meck.co/FoodSafety Observed softening unsalted butter held at room temperature today declared on TPHC without written procedure. CDI - EHS gave new procedure to PIC. Fill out completely and have available for all future inspection if unsalted butter is to be held at room temperature. Time stamp placed on butter and PIC educated on 4 hour discard requirement if temperature rises above 70F. -0-
25 0 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 disclosure statement on brunch menu Eggs Purgatory, Eggs Benedict and Turkish Eggs. CDI - PIC revised menu and reprinted during inspection. EHS reminded PIC to remove menus that do not meet this Code section so all required information is provided to consumers before ordering these items. Retain this template for future re-prints with all required parts. -0-
39 1 Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display Yes No No 6-404.11 Designate a separate area for items that are not for use and are being held for credit, such as dented cans or recalled products. -Pf Observed heavily dented cans stored on high shelf above intact cans in upstairs dry storage area. CDI - PIC moved these to a low shelf and EHS educated PIC about the risk if cans were to break and leak on other items for food service. -1-
44 0 Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried & handled No No No 4-901.11(A) Air dry equipment and utensils after cleaning and sanitizing. Observed wet stacked metal pans over 3-comp sink and standing water in Robocoup blender cup. Air dry these to prevent growth and buildup.
45 0 Single-use & single-service articles: properly stored & used No No No 4-904.11 (A) Display and handle single-use and single-service articles and cleaned and sanitized utensils to prevent contamination. Observed food contact surface of to-go containers facing up at the cook line without a cover to protect from soiled items falling inside. EHS advised PIC to put these items on their side to prevent buildup.