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NameMEZEH MEDITERRANEAN GRILL STRAWBERRY HILL
Address4920 OLD SARDIS RD
STE D3
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28211
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 11/14/2024
Final Score @ Grade
90 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
2 1 Certified Food Protection Manager No Yes No 2-102.12 (A) PIC shall demonstrate knowledge by being a certified food protection manager. For more information on becoming a certified food protection manager please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation A Certified Food Protection Manager was not onsite during inspection. A CFPM shall be onsite during all hours of operation. REPEAT.
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. Observed employee beverage being stored on prep counter next to prep sink. Store employee beverages in designated areas away from food, clean equipment and utensils.
8 2 Hands clean & properly washed Yes No No 2-301.14 (E) Wash hands after handling soiled equipment or utensils. -P Observed employee handling soiled equipment and utensils at dish machine and proceed to don gloves to begin working with food before washing hands. CDI: Employee washed hands before donning gloves and handling food.
21 3 Proper hot holding temperatures Yes Yes No 3-501.16(A)(1) Maintain TCS foods in hot holding at 135F or above. -P For more information, please visit: www.mecknc.gov/foodsafety or view our training videos at the following weblinks: What are TCS Foods https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0iLZb7v0UM and Safe Food Temperatures https://youtu.be/tXP09IK-1TQ . Observed containers of steak and roasted vegetables being held below 135F on serving line. CDI: Employee reheated items to above 165F before returning to hot hold on line. See temp chart. REPEAT.
22 1.50 Proper cold holding temperatures Yes Yes No 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P For more information, please visit: www.mecknc.gov/foodsafety or view our training videos at the following weblinks: What are TCS Foods https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0iLZb7v0UM and Safe Food Temperatures https://youtu.be/tXP09IK-1TQ . Observed a container of lentils being held at 43F in WIC. CDI: PIC voluntarily discarded lentils. REPEAT. Points not escalated due to significant improvement from previous inspection.
23 1.50 Proper date marking & 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 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 . Observed a container of lentils being held in WIC date marked with a prep date of tomorrow’s date 11/15. CDI: PIC stated lentils were prepared last night and updated date mark. REPEAT. Points not escalated due to multiple violations on previous report.
37 0 Food properly labeled: original container Yes No No 3-302.12 Label all working containers of food (oils, spices, salts, flour, sugar) except food that is easy to identify such as dry pasta. Observed one large working container of sugar without a label being held on dry storage shelf in prep area. CDI: Employee labeled container of sugar.
38 1 Insects & rodents not present; no unauthorized animals No Yes No 6-501.111 Keep the premises free of insects, rodents, and other pests. Observed flying insects in back prep area. Contact pest control service provider to address issue. REPEAT. Points reduced to half due to multiple violations on previous report.
45 0 Single-use & single-service articles: properly stored & used Yes No No 4-903.11(C ) Single Service and Single Use items shall be kept in the original protective package or stored using other means that protect the item until used. Observed two stacks of single use to go bowls being stored outside of their original packaging right side up on serving line counter. CDI: Employee inverted bowls.