Select your filters and click the Search button to search for data, or click Clear to clear all filters
 
Logo Main Menu
Mecklenburg County Health Dept
Public Health Inspections
Select your filters and click the Search button to search for data, or click Clear to clear all filters
 
  
 

Premises Information

Return to Inspections
NameEARLY WAFFLE
Address11915 N TRYON ST
SUITE G
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28262
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 3/8/2021
Final Score @ Grade
95 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
4 0 Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use Yes No No 2-401.11 Cover and store employee drinks to prevent contamination of food or utensils. Observed open employee beverage stored on food prep table with food. CDI- covered and stored below work surface.
13 0 Food separated and protected Yes No No 3-302.11(A) Separate the different types of raw animal foods. -Pf 3-302.11 Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation, Packaging, and Segregation - P Observed raw beef and raw ground beef stored in same container. Both food items had been removed from original packaging. CDI by rearranged storage order.
14 1.50 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized Yes No Yes 4-501.114 Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment, Chemical Sanitization-Temperature, pH, Concentration and Hardness - P Observed dish machine fail test strip test for QAC sanitizer. CDI- PIC will utilize 3 compartment sink to complete wash, rinse, sanitize steps. Dish machine is overflowing with detergent and may be giving a false reading for test strip. See item # 45. Verification required within 10 days.
20 1.50 Proper cold holding temperatures Yes No No 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P Observed shell eggs stored at grill > 41F. CDI- eggs moved to freezer for rapid cooling and returned to cooler. PIC will begin utilizing TPHC for eggs held at grill off of temperature control.
21 1.50 Proper date marking and 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 24hrs. -Pf Observed sliced turkey in prep cooler without date mark. CDI by discard. 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 Observed sliced ham with 3-1 date mark, diced tomatoes 2-27 date mark. CDI by discard.
23 0 Consumer advisory provided for raw or undercooked foods No No Yes 3-603.11 Provide consumer advisory for animal foods served raw or under-cooked. Consumer advisory must include disclosure and reminder.-Pf Observed incomplete consumer advisory. Asterisks are not being used to identify all undercooked foods. Verification required within 10 days.
34 0.50 Thermometers provided and accurate No No Yes 4-204-112 Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality - PF 4-302.12 Provide an accessible thermometer for use. Provide a thin probe thermometer for accurate measure of thin foods.-Pf Observed thermometer to be broken. Need a thin probe thermometer. Verification required within 10 days.
37 0 Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display No No No 3-305.11 Store food in a clean, dry location, not exposed to contamination. Keep at least 6 inches above the floor. Observed boxes of oil stored on the floor in back storage room. Observed open bags of dry food.
39 0 Wiping cloths: properly used and stored No No No 3-304.14(E) Store sanitizer containers used for wet wiping cloths off the floor. Observed sanitizing buckets stored on the floor.
45 0 Equipment, food and non-food-contact surfaces approved; cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used No No Yes 4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. Observed large 3 door upright cooler air temp > 41F. PIC has requested service repair. PIC has added a beverage cooler to store food temporarily until other cooler is repaired. Observed all food in beverage cooler < 41F. Verification required within 10 days. 4-205.10 Food Equipment, Certification and Classification - C Observed newly installed beverage cooler in use. Cooler is not approved for food storage. 4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. Observed dish machine overflowing with detergent suds. Repair dish machine.