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NameYAKIKO
Address710 W TRADE ST
SUITE F
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 8/16/2023
Final Score @ Grade
95.50 A
General CommentsBased on volume and amount of various items requiring cooling with current menu, additional cooling equipment will be required and/or a reduction in number of items that are cooled if cooling violations persist.

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
6 0 Proper eating, tasting, drinking or tobacco use Yes 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. Observed employee drink in the reach in cooler. CDI 0 PIC relocated.
20 3 Proper cooling time & temperatures Yes Yes No REPEAT 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 no temperature change in the white rice in the 3-door reach in cooler. Ambient air of the unit was 52F. Discussion with the PIC, rice was prepped this morning 11AM-1230AM and placed into unit. CDI - PIC removed rice and placed into the blast chiller and placed on a sheet pan to rapidly cool down to 41F. ITS issued for cooling. Continued non-compliance may result in this facility no longer being permitted to cool TCS foods. 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 .
28 0 Toxic substances properly identified stored & used Yes No No 7-201.11 Store toxic materials to avoid contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, and single-service/use items. -P Observed oven cleaner stored with clean equipment. CDI - PIC relocated.
33 1 Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control No 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 covered just prepped fried rice in the 3-door reach in cooler. Ensure all items are cooled in the blast chiller. This is the only approved cooling equipment. REPEAT VIOLATION 4-301.11 Provide equipment in number and capacity so that cooling, heating, and holding temperatures are achieved. -Pf Observed facility has very limited storage and cooling space. Blast chiller is small and can only accommodate one type of food to cool at a time when several food items are needed to cool at once. Additional equipment will be required if cooling violations continue. Seen today, were 3 containers of cooked rice prepped today. Ensure prep is spread out or more/larger equipment will be needed. Facility has a 3-door low boy reach in cooler with an ambient air temp of 52F. ITS issued today. REPEAT VIOLATION VERIFICATION REQUIRED 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 sanitizer in the sanitizing bucket below 10 ppm of chlorine. CDI - PIC remade the sanitizer.
47 0.50 Equipment, food & non-food contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used No No No 4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. Observed ice built up in the 2-door reach in freezer. Clean and repair.