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NameBLUE ORCHID SUSHI BAR AND ASIAN BISTRO
Address8170 S TRYON ST
SUITE G
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28273
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 7/14/2020
Final Score @ Grade
93 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
8 1 Handwashing sinks, supplied and accessible Yes No No 5-205.11 Maintain access to handsinks. Handsinks may only be used for handwashing.-Pf Hand sink was being blocked off by cooling pot of rice. CDI- sink was unblocked and education was given. - 1 point,.
14 1.50 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized No No Yes 4-702.11 Before Use After Cleaning - P/4-501.114 Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment, Chemical Sanitization-Temperature, pH, Concentration and Hardness - P Observed dish machine not properly dispensing chlorine sanitizer. Also observed dishes being washed in damaged dish machine. Bleach sanitizer bucket was reading 0 ppm also. CDI/VR- Quat sanitizer was made for food contact surfaces, dish machine is to be repaired ASAP. Use 3 comp sink or Single service articles until dish machine is repaired. Dishes in the dish machine were placed near 3 comp sink to be re-washed. -1.5 points. VR
20 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 sushi cold holding in sushi case at 49F. CDI- sushi was placed in freezer to chill before it's 1 hour expiration time expires. 0 points. Inspection was conducted with Irianto Lim. No signature due to covid19.
21 3 Proper date marking and disposition Yes Yes 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 mark on lettuce, rice almond milk and soy mix. CDI/REPEAT : Food items were dated during the inspection. REPEAT - 3 points.
22 1 Time as a Public Health Control: procedures and records Yes Yes No 3-501.19 Provide and follow written procedures for foods held using Time as a Public Health Control (TPHC). Clearly mark foods with begin and end times. All food not sold by the end of 4 hours shall be discarded. -P/Pf Observed sticker on rice state 11am-4pm. Also observed no written documentation procedures for TPHC. REPEAT. Time was changed on rice. EHS emailed TPHC template to be filled out VR. REPEAT - 1 point. Adjust violation or risk losing full points on next inspection.
31 0.50 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 Observed shrimp tempura and rice cooling at room temp. PIC stated that they cool at ambient air for 2 hours. Also observed sushi, blanched carrots and broccoli just cooled, cooling inside of cold hold units. CDI/VR- Items were moved to the freezer to cool. Education on better cooling was given. -.5 points.
37 0 Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display No No No 3-305.11 Store food in a clean, dry location, not exposed to contamination. Keep at least 6 inches above the floor. Observed several foods stored on freezer floor. 0 points.
47 0 Non-food-contact surfaces clean No No No 4-601.11(C )/4-602.13 Keep the equipment clean to avoid build up of dust, food residue or debris. Cleaning needed on all equipment in kitchen. 0 points.