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NameTUPELO HONEY CAFE
Address101 S TRYON ST
SUITE 130
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 8/6/2021
Final Score @ Grade
95 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 Yes No 5-205.11 Maintain access to handsinks. Handsinks may only be used for handwashing.-Pf Observed handwash sink at the bar being used to wash fruit. CDI: Sink cleaned. PIC corrected staff on where to properly wash fruit. REPEAT VIOLATION Improvement from previous inspection as this was the only hand sink issue today.
14 0 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized Yes No No 4-601.11(A) Equipment food contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. -Pf Observed stacked pans with sticker residue. CDI: Pans rewashed.
18 1.50 Proper cooling time and temperatures Yes Yes 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 Observed creole sauce in walk in cooler still cooling from yesterday. CDI: Product voluntarily discarded. REPEAT VIOLATION Overall significant improvements have been made in cooling. Facility has instituted more one on one training regarding cooling, has good procedures in place and follow up personnel. See temp chart.
21 1.50 Proper date marking and disposition Yes Yes No 3-501.18 Discard the food requiring date labels once time/temperature window has expired, if it is not been labeled, or if the label is incorrect. -P Observed items throughout facility that were prepped previous days with todays date because this is when the items were panned. Items included but are not limited to sweet potatoes, pickled onions, and cole slaw. Observed hot-pickled red onions in prep top with no date mark. CDI: Item dated. PIC stated that these were just filled today. REPEAT VIOLATION
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 creole sauce cooling in walk-in cooler in a deep covered container. CDI: sauce was voluntarily discarded. Observed smashed potatoes cooling in cooler drawer. CDI: potatoes moved to sheet pans and rapidly cooled to 41F. REPEAT VIOLATION
42 0.50 Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried and handled No Yes No 4-901.11(A) Air dry equipment and utensils after cleaning and sanitizing. Observed wet stacked pans stored as clean. REPEAT VIOLATION