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NameCHARLOTTE BEER GARDEN
Address1300 S TRYON ST
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28203
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 9/22/2026
Final Score @ Grade
96 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of their responsibility to report required symptoms, illnesses and exposure.-PF - Observed the facility using an outdated employee health policy with only 5 reportable illnesses on it. Signed policies were missing both forms of salmonella (typhoidal and non-typhoidal). CDI - EHS provided a paper copy of the updated employee health policy with onsite employees signing it. EHS to email PDF version following the inspection. For more information on employee health policy, please visit: www.mecknc.gov/foodsafety
15 3 Food separated & protected Yes Yes No 3-302.11 (A)(2) Separate types of raw animal foods from each other such as beef, fish, lamb, pork, and poultry during storage, preparation, holding, and display. -P. - Observed 2 trays of raw chicken breast to be stored on the speed rack in the WIC directly above containers of raw shrimp and raw tuna. REPEAT. CDI - PIC rearranged storage order. For more information on food storage order please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation
23 0 Proper date marking & disposition Yes No No 3-501.18 Discard the food requiring date labels once time/temperature window has expired, if it has not been labeled, or if the label is incorrect. -P The PIC should train and assign staff to monitor date marking to prevent the use of food products that are no longer in compliance with 3-501.17 (A), (B), or (C) - Observed an insert container of hot dogs to be in the WIC with a date mark of 9/10, making today day 13. CDI - PIC voluntarily discarded. For more information, please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation or view our training videos at the following weblinks: What are TCS Foods https://youtu.be/bRvqAETDjQU and Date Marking Food Safely https://youtu.be/BOPsSNUajYs .
33 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 a container of bruschetta to be cooling at a rate of 0.0 degrees/min in the WIC. Container was observed to be densely filled with a tight fitting plastic lid on, which does not allow for adequate air flow around the product to facilitate rapid cooling. CDI - PIC moved to WIF and began stirring the product periodically to allow for rapid cooling. For more information, please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation 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 .
41 0 Wiping cloths: properly used & stored Yes No No 3-304.14(B) Hold in-use wiping cloths in properly concentrated sanitizer between uses. - Observed both of the wiping cloth buckets at the cookline to be testing at 0ppm of quaternary ammonia. CDI - PIC emptied buckets and refilled with properly concentrated 300ppm solution.
47 0.50 Equipment, food & non-food contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used Yes No No 4-502.11(A) Maintain utensils in good repair. - Observed a large metal sifter to be in use and in disrepair in that the metal meshing was bent off the frame and metal wires were fraying on all sides. CDI - PIC voluntarily discarded.
56 0 Meets ventilation & lighting requirements; designated areas used Yes No No 6-403.11 (A)Areas designated for employees to eat and drink, shall be located so that food, equipment, linens, single service/use items are protected from contamination. - Observed a employee can of soda to be stored on the top shelf of the cookline lowboy amongst insert containers of RTE foods to be used for consumers. - Observed a to go clamshell containing employee food to be stored on the top shelf of the expo lowboy refrigerator, directly above prepped cups of RTE condiments for consumers. CDI - Soda removed from lowboy. Employee lunch voluntarily discarded.