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NameRAI LAY ASIAN BISTRO
Address9515 RIVERBEND VILLAGE DR
SUITE H1
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28216
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 5/13/2021
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
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 employee beverages stored on work surfaces. CDI removed and discarded by PIC.
14 1.50 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized Yes No No 4-501.114 Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment, Chemical Sanitization-Temperature, pH, Concentration and Hardness - P Observed dish machine operating with 0ppm chlorine. CDI by replacing empty sanitizer container with full one. Tested at 100ppm chlorine.
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 working containers of ready to eat foods in the cook line coolers without date mark. Ensure date marks are being carried over from bulk food in walk-in cooler to working containers of food. CDI by date mark.
22 0 Time as a Public Health Control: procedures and records Yes No No 3-501.19 Provide and follow written procedures for foods held using Time as a Public Health Control (TPHC). Clearly mark foods with begin and end times. All food not sold by the end of 4 hours shall be discarded. -P/Pf Written procedure for sushi rice on TPHC not provided. CDI- Written procedure provided during inspection.
23 0.50 Consumer advisory provided for raw or undercooked foods Yes No No 3-603.11 Provide consumer advisory for animal foods served raw or under-cooked. Consumer advisory must include disclosure and reminder.-Pf Observed Dynamite Maki Roll on sushi menu without asterisk mark for disclosure requirements of consumer advisory. Per Sushi Chef tuna is flash fried but not fully cooked. CDI- menus are being temporarily corrected with label. Menus will be changed when reprinted.
31 0 Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control Yes No 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 observed rice cooling in walk-in cooler in deep pans and lid covering. CDI- remove lid and place in shallow pans to complete cooling process.
37 0 Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display Yes No No 3-306.11 Food Display-Preventing Contamination by Consumers - P Observed uncovered water pitchers stored on dining room bar without cover. CDI - water pitchers moved to behind the bar.
39 0.50 Wiping cloths: properly used and stored No No No 3-304.14(B) Hold in-use wiping cloths in sanitizer between uses. Observed wiping cloths stored on work surfaces throughout. Sanitizer solution in buckets testing 50ppm QAC. CDI - refilled and tested at 200ppm.
41 0 In-use utensils: properly stored No No No 3-304.12 In-Use Utensils, Between-Use Storage - C Observed multiple knives stored between equipment on the cook line.
42 0 Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried and handled No No No 4-901.11(A) Air dry equipment and utensils after cleaning and sanitizing. Observed wet stacked containers on the drying rack. Observed towel drying of cleaned utensils. Air dry only.
46 0.50 Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained and used; test strips No No Yes 4-302.14 Provide a test kit that accurately measures sanitizer concentrations. -Pf QAC test strips were not provided during inspection. VR required within 10 days.