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NameRED SAKE
Address8410 REA RD
UNIT 100
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 12/14/2020
Final Score @ Grade
93.50 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 No No No 2-401.11 Cover and store employee drinks to prevent contamination of food or utensils. Observed personal employee water bottles with screw cap lids in use stored on equipment surfaces and mixed with restaurant food items in sushi prep area. Employee beverages must have a lid and straw and be stored away from food and food contact items.
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. Observed trash can pushed in front of hand sink near wok area, buckets pushed in front of hand sink near walk in freezer, and pitcher of water in basin of hand sink in bar area. CDI - PIC removed items. Ensure hand sinks are accessible for use at all times. Do not block access to hand sinks. 6-301.14 Post a handwash sign at each handsink. No hand washing signs posted at back of house hand sinks. EHS provided new signs during inspection.
13 1.50 Food separated and protected Yes Yes No 3-302.11(A) Separate unwashed produce from ready-to-eat foods. -P. Observed cardboard boxes of unwashed produce items stored directly above washed and ready to eat produce items in walk in cooler. CDI - PIC relocated unwashed produce to lower shelf. REPEAT
21 1.50 Proper date marking and disposition Yes No No 3-501.17 Ready-To-Eat Potentially Hazardous Food (Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food), Date Marking - PF. Observed multiple ready to eat prepared/opened TCS food items in sushi coolers with no date marking present or with multiple stickers with varying date marks present. Observed TCS foods including sprouts and cut cabbage in prep top cooler near woks with no date marking. PIC confirmed items may be placed into reach in unit and used another day. Observed crab sticks in reach in cooler with two varying date marks present. CDI - PIC date marked items with missing labels, corrected date marking as needed.
23 0.50 Consumer advisory provided for raw or undercooked foods Yes No No 3-603.11 Provide consumer advisory for animal foods served raw or under-cooked. Consumer advisory must include disclosure and reminder.-Pf. Observed poke bowls made with raw tuna/salmon on lunch menu and Toro Tar Tar tuna on dinner menu with no asterisks denoting them as part of consumer advisory. CDI - PIC placed asterisks on items during inspection.
26 1 Toxic substances properly identified, stored, and used Yes Yes No 7-201.11 Store toxic materials to avoid contamination. -P. Observed can of butane stored immediately adjacent to food items on shelf in sushi area. CDI - PIC relocated. Store toxic materials away from food and food contact items to prevent contamination. REPEAT
31 0.50 Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control Yes Yes 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 tuna and salmon cooling in sushi area display cooler tightly wrapped in plastic and tuna cooling in sushi reach in sealed in lidded box. CDI - PIC unwrapped and relocated to freezer to quickly chill. Use methods that allow food to quickly cool. Do not wrap food in plastic and place into display units or seal into boxes while cooling. REPEAT
37 0 Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and 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 two dented cans mixed with in use inventory in dry storage area. CDI - PIC discarded. Segregate damaged items from in use inventory until returned for credit or discard.
41 0 In-use utensils: properly stored No No No 3-304.12 Store in-use utensils in a clean, dry place, in food with handles out, in 135F or greater water or in running water which quickly moves food particles to the drain. Observed in use tongs in food items falling over with handle surfaces in direct contact with food items in containers on prep top near wok area. Store in use tongs so that the hand contact surface does not come in contact with food.
47 0.50 Non-food-contact surfaces clean No Yes No 4-601.11 (B) and (C) Equipment, Food-Contact Surfaces, Nonfood-Contact Surfaces, and Utensils - C. Observed label adhesive residue and old date stickers on exterior surfaces of metal and plastic food containers stored as clean. REPEAT