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NameRICE & SPICE THAI STREET FOOD
Address8314 PINEVILLE-MATTHEWS RD
SUITE 901
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28226
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 7/14/2022
Final Score @ Grade
95.50 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
10 0 Handwashing sinks supplied & accessible Yes No No 5-205.11 (A),(B) Maintain access to handsinks. Handsinks may only be used for handwashing. - Pf. Observed bar service mats left out hung to dry on top bar hand washing sink. CDI - Obstructions removed.
15 0 Food separated & protected Yes 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: http://meck.co/FoodSafety. Observed raw beef stored over ready to eat curry sauce and over container of greens. CDI - Storage order corrected.
20 1.50 Proper cooling time & temperatures Yes No No 3-501.14(A) Quickly cool cooked foods within 2 hours from 135 F to 70 F; and within a total of 6 hours from 135 F to 41 F. - P. For more information on proper cooling procedures please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety. Observed cooked rice from 7/13/22 at 59 F inside walk-in cooler. CDI - PIC voluntarily discarded product.
22 0 Proper cold holding temperatures Yes Yes No REPEAT: 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. - P. Observed cooked chicken at 46 F inside flip top unit. Product left in unit from previous day. CDI - PIC voluntarily discarded product.***No escalation in points due to significant improvement from previous inspection.
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 24 hrs. - Pf. For more information on date marking please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety. Observed no date marking on cabbage. PIC confirmed first use date as 7/13/22. CDI - Product date marked. 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 no pull date on fried chicken and commercially made crab meat from 7/6/22. CDI - PIC confirmed pull date and correctly labeled, other product voluntarily discarded.
33 1 Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control Yes Yes No REPEAT: 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 please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety 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. Observed large plastic container full of white rice cooling since previous day inside walk-in cooler. CDI - EHS educated and product voluntarily discarded as it did not meet cooling parameter requirement.
39 2 Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display No Yes No REPEAT: 3-305.11 Store food in a clean, dry location, not exposed to contamination.Keep at least 6 inches above the floor. Observed containers of foods stored on flooring throughout facility’s dry storage and inside walk-in cooler.
45 0 Single-use & single-service articles: properly stored & used Yes No No 4-904.11 (A) Display and handle single-use and single-service articles and cleaned and sanitized utensils to prevent contamination. Observed single service to-go containers faced up on top shelving unit above prep station. CDI - Containers inverted.