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NameRED CRAB SEAFOOD RESTAURANT
Address10224 PERIMETER PY
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28216
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 8/23/2021
Final Score @ Grade
90.50 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 No No No 2-401.11 Cover and store employee drinks to prevent contamination of food or utensils. Observed open container of employee tofu stored with customer food in walk-in cooler. Observed insert pan of employee whole raw fish stored with customer food in freezer. Observed employee water bottle and keys stored above make table.
8 1 Handwashing sinks, supplied and accessible Yes Yes No 5-205.11 Maintain access to handsinks. Handsinks may only be used for handwashing.-Pf Observed several wiping cloths stored over side of hand sink in bar area and near dish machine. CDI: PIC placed wiping cloths into sanitizer buckets. REPEAT VIOLATION. 6-301.12 Provide paper towels or approved alternative for hand drying at each handsink. -Pf Observed no paper towels at hand sink close to sauce cooler in kitchen. CDI: Food employee provided paper towels.
13 3 Food separated and protected Yes Yes No 3-302.11(A) Separate the different types of raw animal foods. -P Observed milk wash and batter next to fryers being used for both seafood and chicken. CDI: EHS provide education and PIC made separate batter and milk baths. REPEAT VIOLATION.
14 0 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized Yes No No 4-501.114 Maintain sanitizer at correct concentrations when being used to sanitize. -P Observed chlorine sanitizer in sanitizer buckets too high- 200+ppm. CDI: PIC remade sanitizer solution- 100ppm.
18 3 Proper cooling time and 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 Observed noodles and hard boiled eggs cooling in walk-in cooler with only one degree change in approx. 30 minutes. CDI: PIC vented products and added ice to noodles. Observed raw shrimp and cooked lobster tail being cooling in make table with no temperature change over 30 minute period. CDI: Food employee covered product with ice. REPEAT VIOLATION.
20 1.50 Proper cold holding temperatures Yes Yes No 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P Observed pre-cooked crab leg and pre-cooked mussels and clams being held above 41F in make table. Ambient temp of unit 38F. Product thawed today @11am. Crab legs heavily overstacked in make table. CDI: Food employee lowered temperature of unit and product began cooling within 10 minutes. Food employee removed excess crab legs so they were no longer overstacked. REPEAT VIOLATION.
31 1 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 Observed lobster tail prepared @12pm being cooled in make table. Unit designed to cold hold, not cool. CDI: Food employee covered product in ice. Observed raw shrimp, noodles, and hard boiled egg being cooled in deep plastic containers covered with plastic wrap. PIC stated products prepared @1pm. CDI: EHS provided education and PIC vented product and added ice. REPEAT VIOLATION.
36 0 Insects and rodents not present; no unauthorized animals No No No 6-501.111 Keep the premises free of insects, rodents, and other pests. Observed a few fruit flies throughout kitchen.