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NameSNOOZE AM EATERY SOUTH END
Address2041 SOUTH BV
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28203
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 8/11/2023
Final Score @ Grade
96.50 A
General Comments

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 open employee redbull on prep table and employee orange juice over open prep top. CDI-PIC moved beverages to a designated area.
8 0 Hands clean & properly washed Yes No No 2-301.14 (H) Wash hands before donning gloves to initiate a task that involves working with food.- P Observed two employee remove gloves and begin to don new gloves for food preparation. CDI-Education provided to employees and employees properly washed hands prior to donning new gloves for food prep.
15 1.50 Food separated & protected No No No 3-302.11(A)(1) Separate raw animal foods from ready-to-eat foods and washed/unwashed fruits and vegetables. -P For more information on food storage order please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation Observed raw shell eggs stored over RTE cheeses and milk. Observed raw bacon stored over pancake batter in large reachin. CDI-PIC corrected storage order. 3-302.11(A)(8) Separate unwashed produce from ready-to-eat foods. For more information on food storage order please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation Observed unwashed strawberries stored over washed, diced peppers and onions. Ensure RTE foods are stored over unwashed produce.
16 0 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized Yes No No 4-602.11 (E )Clean the equipment and utensils used with nonTCS foods as required to avoid contamination. Observed pink and black buildup inside ice machine. CDI-Employee thorough cleaned ice machine during inspection and removed all buildup.
22 0 Proper cold holding temperatures Yes No No 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -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 Safe Food Temperatures https://youtu.be/tXP09IK-1TQ . Observed hot pickled onions at 45F and sliced havarti at 46F. CDI-PIC voluntarily discarded both TCS foods that were above 41F.
24 0 Time as a Public Health Control; procedures & records Yes No No 3-501.19(B)(3) Follow written procedures for foods held using Time as a Public Health Control (TPHC) for 4 hours. Food shall be marked to indicate the time that is 4 hours past the point in time when the food is removed from temperature control. Pf Observed 3 types of hollandaise sauces that PIC stated were held on time, without any sort of time stamp to indicate 4 hour window of time the food is held on TPHC for. CDI-PIC voluntarily discarded sauces. Replacement sauces were prepared and correct time stamps added.
37 1 Food properly labeled: original container No Yes 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 multiple shakers containing various spices without labels. Add labels to all working containers.
40 0 Personal cleanliness No No No 2-402.11 Use head coverings, beard guards and clothing to restrain body hair from contacting exposed food, equipment, and utensils. Observed multiple employees preparing food without a restraint for their facial hair, like a beard guard. Ensure all employees restrain facial hair with a beard guard to prevent contamination.
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 buckets at 50 ppm. CDI-PIC remade sanitizer buckets to correct ppm of quat sanitizer.
44 1 Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried & handled Yes Yes No 4-901.11(A) Air dry equipment and utensils after cleaning and sanitizing. Observed clean dishes stacked wet. Allow dishes to air dry prior to stacking. CDI-EHS demonstrated alternative stacking to facilitate air drying.