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NameSTEAK 48
Address4425 SHARON RD
SUITE 130
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28211
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 10/22/2021
Final Score @ Grade
93 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
15 1.50 Food separated & protected Yes Yes No 3-302.11(A)(8) Separate unwashed produce from ready-to-eat foods. For more information on food storage order please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety Observed unwashed berries over prepped brussel sprouts. CDI: Items reorganized. REPEAT VIOLATION Significant improvement from previous inspection as this was the only item that was needing to be reorganized.
16 0 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized Yes No No 4-601.11(A) Equipment food contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. -Pf Observed au gratin potato staubs with food debris on them stored as clean. CDI: items rewashed.
20 3 Proper cooling time & 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 For more information on proper cooling procedures please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety Observed containers of pasta from yesterday above 41F. CDI: Product voluntarily discarded. Observed unsalted clarified butter at 51F from yesterday in the reach in. CDI: Product voluntarily discarded. REPEAT VIOLATION 3-501.14(B) Quickly cool TCS foods that are prepared from room temperature ingredients. Food must be to 41F within 4 hours. -P Observed meatloaf cooling at a rate of .03F/min in walk in. CDI: Product moved to walk in freezer and rapidly cooled.
23 1.50 Proper date marking & disposition Yes No 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 on date marking please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety Observed feta date marked 10/13, cooked house steak sauce from 10/13, and cooked eggs from 10/14. CDI: Items voluntarily discarded. Observed tomato jam with a prep date of 10/23. CDI: Original batch was made 10/21. Date corrected. 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 on date marking please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety Observed no date mark on an open bag of arugula. CDI: Bag dated for yesterday. PIC stated that it was only added to the beet salad last night.
33 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 For more information on proper cooling procedures please visit:  http://meck.co/FoodSafety Observed 1/3 pan of unsalted clarified butter cooling in reach in from yesterday. CDI: Product voluntarily discarded. Observed pasta cooling in full hotel pan that is covered. CDI: Pasta separated, opened, and cooled in the walk in freezer. Observed meatloaf cooling in walk in while tightly wrapped. CDI: Product moved to walk in freezer. REPEAT VIOLATION
44 0.50 Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried & handled Yes Yes No 4-901.11 (B) After cleaning and sanitizing, equipment and utensils may not be cloth dried. Observed employee towel drying dishes as they came out of the machine. CDI: Employee educated. 4-901.11(A) Air dry equipment and utensils after cleaning and sanitizing. Observed wet stacked pans stored as clean. CDI: Pans separated for air drying.REPEAT VIOLATION PIC stated that facility is looking to add a larger dish machine with bigger booster and a fan to assist with drying of dishes. EHS advised PIC to send her the spec sheet prior to ordering to verify that it will work with the hot water heaters.
47 0 Equipment, food & non-food contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used Yes Yes No 4-202.11 Multiuse food contact surfaces shall be smooth, free of open seams, cracks, chips, pits, sharp internal angles, crevices and assembled to allow access to clean. -Pf Observed wooden boards used for lobster that are cracked on the food contact surface. CDI: Boards voluntarily discarded. 4-501.12 Resurface or replace cutting surfaces that can no longer be effectively cleaned and sanitized. Observed cutting boards with very scored/rough surfaces. CDI: Boards voluntarily discarded. 4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. Observed damaged gaskets on units throughout facility. CDI: Facility has ordered new gaskets and showed EHS the invoice. Gaskets are predicted to be here next week. REPEAT VIOLATION Previous gaskets replaced.