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Mecklenburg County Health Dept

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Premises Information


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Name

MIDTOWN TAVERN

Address

1500 E 3RD ST

SUITE A

City/State/ZIP

CHARLOTTE

NC

28204

Premise Type

1 - Restaurant

County

Mecklenburg

Inspection Date

3/14/2023

Final Score @ Grade

99

A

General Comments

Violations

CDI=Corrected During Inspection

R=Repeat Violation

VR=Verification Required

Violation Item	Demerits	Violation Description	CDI	R	VR	Comments
6	0	Proper eating, tasting, drinking or tobacco use	No	No	No	2-401.11 (A) Employees shall eat, drink, or use any form of tobacco only in designated areas where the contamination of exposed food, clean equipment and utensils, and other items needing protection can not result. Employee drink observed on pizza prep table. Do not store employee drinks where food is prepared. Store in a separate location, such as a low shelf. 0 pts.
23	0	Proper date marking & disposition	Yes	No	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 For more information, please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety 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 . 1 container of ground beef in reach-in cooler was missing date label. CDI - PIC stated ground beef was cooked yesterday so yesterday’s date was placed on pan. 0 pts.
25	0.50	Consumer advisory provided for raw/ undercooked foods	Yes	Yes	No	3-603.11 (A) Provide consumer advisory for animal foods served raw or under-cooked. Consumer advisory must include disclosure and reminder.-Pf Asterisks missing on brunch menu for items that are served with eggs that may be ordered undercooked. CDI - PIC printed off new brunch menu with asterisk on items with eggs during the inspection. REPEAT
41	0.50	Wiping cloths: properly used & stored	No	No	No	3-304.14(B) Hold in-use wiping cloths in properly concentrated sanitizer between uses. Wiping cloth bucket measured less than 150 ppm quat. Maintain wet wiping cloths in sanitizer solution at the appropriate concentration when in between uses.
43	0	In-use utensils: properly stored	No	No	No	3-304.12 (A) In-use utensils in TCS food, must be stored with handles above the food and top of the food container. Ramekin observed in pan of blue cheese. Utensils must have a handle. Do not use ramekins as scoops. 0 pts.