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NameCRAB DU JOUR CAJUN SEAFOOD RESTAURANT & BAR
Address8140 S TRYON ST
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28273
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 10/26/2026
Final Score @ Grade
97 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
16 1.50 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized No Yes No *REPEAT* 4-602.11 (E )Clean the equipment and utensils used with nonTCS foods as required to avoid contamination. *Observed - Ice Machine with black build up in top of interior near ice dispenser.
23 1.50 Proper date marking & disposition Yes No No 3-501.17 (A) or (B) Date mark/label all TCS foods that are ready-to-eat once opened or prepared and are to be held for more than 24 hours. -Pf. Establish a date marking system consistent with 3-501.17 (A) or (B). Additional date marking system options are found in 3-501.17 (D). For more information, please visit: www.mecknc.gov/foodsafety or view our training videos at the following weblinks: What are TCS Foods https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0iLZb7v0UM and Date Marking Food Safely https://youtu.be/BOPsSNUajYs . 3-501.18 Discard the food requiring date labels once time/temperature window has expired, if it has not been labeled, or if the label is incorrect. -P The PIC should train and assign staff to monitor date marking to prevent the use of food products that are no longer in compliance with 3-501.17 (A), (B), or (C). *Observed - Fried Fish date marked 10/15 in WIC and Gumbo date marked 10/18 in Seafood 1 Lowboy. *CDI - PIC voluntarily discarded items. *Observed - Potato Soup made Saturday without date mark in Seafood 1 Lowboy. *CDI - PIC date marked item. For more information, please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation or view our training videos at the following weblinks: What are TCS Foods https://youtu.be/bRvqAETDjQU and Date Marking Food Safely https://youtu.be/BOPsSNUajYs .
33 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 - Pre-cooked Clams, Pre-cooked Mussels and Raw Shrimp that were all thawed and prepped this morning cooling with decent change in temperature but not enough per the parameters. *CDI - PIC moved items to WIC to improve the cooling rate for the items. For more information, please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation 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 .
41 0 Wiping cloths: properly used & stored No No No 3-304.14(B) Hold in-use wiping cloths in properly concentrated sanitizer between uses. *Observed - 2 Wiping cloths stored on prep tables of both Flip Top Units.
47 0 Equipment, food & non-food contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used No No No 4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. *Observed - Commercially packaged To-Go sauces stored in 2 Door Glassdoor RIC unit that had an ambient temperature of 55F. PIC moved items and will plan to repair unit. PIC will not store TCS items in unit until it is able to maintain proper cold holding temperatures.
49 0 Non-food contact surfaces clean Yes No No 4-601.11(C ) Keep non food contact surfaces of equipment clean to avoid build up of dust, food residue or debris.4-602.13 Non food contact surfaces of equipment shall be cleaned frequently to preclude accumulation of soil residues. *Observed - 3 Containers stored as clean with label on outside of containers. Stickers and labels shall be removed before item is washed, rinsed and sanitized. *CDI - PIC had employee removed labels and place them into dish machine to be washed, rinsed and santized.