| Violation Item
| Demerits
| Violation Description
| CDI | R | VR |
|
|---|
|
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 employee beverage with screw top lid stored sitting on prep table surface mixed with food items in kitchen. Employee drinks in the kitchen area must have a lid and straw and be stored away from food and food contact items. |
|
7
|
1.50
|
No bare hand contact with RTE foods or a pre-approved alternate properly followed |
Yes |
No
|
No |
3-301.11(B) Do not contact exposed ready-to-eat food with bare hands. Use suitable utensils, single-use gloves or dispensing equipment. -P. Observed employee chopping washed tomatoes with one glove and other hand bare. CDI - PIC discarded tomatoes, employee washed hands and donned two gloves to cut washed produce. Do not touch food that is in a ready to eat form with bare hands. |
|
14
|
1.50
|
Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized |
Yes |
No
|
No |
4-601.11(A) Equipment food contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. -Pf. Can opener and immersion blender both observed with dried food residue. CDI - both relocated to dish area for re-cleaning.
4-501.114 Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment, Chemical Sanitization-Temperature, pH, Concentration and Hardness - P. Observed dish machine with 0 ppm cl in sanitizing rinse. CDI - PIC identified sanitizer source bucket empty and changed to new bucket. EHS verified sanitizing at 50ppm cl. |
|
21
|
1.50
|
Proper date marking and disposition |
Yes |
No
|
No |
3-501.17 Ready-To-Eat Potentially Hazardous Food (Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food), Date Marking - PF. Observed various TCS food items with no date marking including open milk in reach in cooler, bulk sweet yogurt in reach in cooler, paneer in line cooler and pav bahaji in walk in cooler. CDI - PIC corrected. |
|
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 dish sitting out at room temperature while cooling at 131f. CDI - PIC relocated to reach in freezer to quickly cool. Once TCS foods reach 135f, use a method to quickly cool. Do not allow food to sit out at room temperature while cooling. |
|
33
|
0
|
Approved thawing methods used |
No |
No
|
No |
3-501.13 Use approved thawing methods. Observed bulk TCS food item thawing sitting at room temperature. Do not thaw food at room temperature. |
|
35
|
0
|
Food properly labeled: original container |
No |
No
|
No |
3-302.12 Label all working containers of food (oils, spices, salts) except food that is easy to identify such as dry pasta. Observed numerous food items with no labeling or identification including squirt bottles of oils, ghee, sauces, and pans of food in reach in cooler. |
|
36
|
1
|
Insects and rodents not present; no unauthorized animals |
No |
No
|
No |
6-202.15 Protect outer openings of establishment from insect or rodent entry. Observed back door propped open with no screening or other insect barrier in place. Flies observed actively entering the establishment.
6-501.111 Keep the premises free of insects, rodents, and other pests. Observed multiple flies present in the establishment. Contact PCO for service. |
|
37
|
1
|
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 thawing food, cooling food, and bulk dry food items all stored on both sides immediately adjacent to back of house hand sink which has no splash guard in place. Splatter from hand washing observed on food containers. Do not store food adjacent to hand sinks or near other sources of contamination.
3-305.14 Food Preparation - C. Observed containers of parsley sitting on 3 part sink drain board while dishes actively being washed in the sink. |
|
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 multiple wet/soiled wiping cloths laying on equipment surfaces in kitchen area at beginning of inspection. Once used, remove wiping cloths to soiled linen receptacle or place into sanitizer if it will be used again. |
|
41
|
0
|
In-use utensils: properly stored |
No |
No
|
No |
3-304.12 Store in-use utensils in a clean, dry place, in food with handles out, in 135F or greater water or in running water which quickly moves food particles to the drain. Observed multiple food items in reach in cooler with plastic portion bowls used as scoops laying or floating in the food. Scoops must have a handle which is kept out of the food. Do not use bowls as scoops in food. |
|
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 multiple metal pans stored as clean stacked together wet. Air dry items before stacking together. |
|
45
|
0
|
Equipment, food and non-food-contact surfaces approved; cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used |
No |
No
|
No |
4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. Observed sliding top door of freezer in need of repair. 0 point deduction as item is noted on transitional permit. |
|
52
|
0
|
Garbage and refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained |
No |
No
|
No |
5-501.115 Discard items and litter stored in the waste areas and enclosures as they are not necessary to operation and maintenance. Observed litter and food debris on ground inside dumpster enclosure and around back dumpster area. Dumpster is shared, however, food, packaging and other litter were observed in this establishment. Clean area to prevent pests. |
|
53
|
0
|
Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean |
No |
No
|
No |
6-501.12 Floors, walls, ceilings including the attachments such as soap, towel dispensers; light fixtures; and heat/ac vent covers shall be clean. Caution should be used to minimize food exposure. Observed various floor and wall areas through the establishment in need of cleaning.
6-501.11 Floors, walls, and ceilings including the attachments such as soap and towel dispensers; light fixtures; and heat/ac vents shall be maintained in good repair. Observed various floor and wall areas including baseboards in need of repair in back of house areas. 0 point deduction as items noted on transitional permit.
6-501.114 Discard items and litter stored on the premises as they are not necessary to operation and maintenance. Observed various equipment items PIC noted are no longer used by establishment during transitional permit process remaining in facility including bulk pots and bowls which are too large to be washed in the existing ware washing equipment. Discard equipment and utensils that are no longer to be used in the operation. 0 point deduction as item is noted on transitional permit.
Note: Observed today new outdoor storage shed made of particle board adjacent to walk in cooler. This outdoor storage was not part of the transitional permit process and has been added after the transitional permit is issued. The unit appears to be constructed in a manner that may not meet current building code and was not part of the approved plans for dining room expansion that is in process. PIC was unable to access the unit. Do not store any food or food contact items in the storage building. Contact Mecklenburg County building standards for information. |