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NameFORTUNE COOKIE
Address1518 E 3RD ST
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28204
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 11/21/2025
Final Score @ Grade
96 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
10 1 Handwashing sinks supplied & accessible Yes No No 6-301.11 Provide soap for handwashing at each handsink. -Pf Observed no soap available at the front handsink. CDI: PIC provided soap bottle for the handsink. 6-301.12 Provide paper towels or approved alternative for hand drying at each handsink. -Pf Observed no paper towels available at the front handsink. CDI: PIC had employee bring roll of paper towels for the handsink.
15 1.50 Food separated & protected Yes No No 3-302.11(A)(1) Separate raw animal foods from ready-to-eat foods and washed/unwashed fruits and vegetables. -P Observed large mixing bowl full of raw, marinated chicken chunks stored directly on top of multiple 5-gallon containers of RTE sauces, inside the WIC. CDI: PIC moved mixing bowl of raw chicken to prevent contamination. For more information on food storage order please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation
22 0 Proper cold holding temperatures Yes No No 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P Observed large mixing bowl of house-made crab rangoon filling temping above 41F, stored inside the WIC. PIC stated that they had it out recently to make more crab rangoons. CDI: PIC moved crab rangoon filling into the WIF to rapidly cool down. Observed top portion of fried tofu inside a pan in make table 2 temping above 41F, and the bottom portion temping at 41F. CDI: EHS explained volume was surpassing the fill line, and PIC voluntarily discarded top portion of the pan. 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 Safe Food Temperatures https://youtu.be/tXP09IK-1TQ .
23 1.50 Proper date marking & disposition Yes Yes No 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 two bustubs full of fried sweet and sour chicken date-marked with a prep date of 11/14, stored inside the WIC. CDI: PIC voluntarily discarded both bustubs since the 7-day window had surpassed. Observed mixing bowl of crab rangoon filling missing date label, stored inside the WIC. PIC stated they made the filling yesterday. CDI: PIC created date label for crab rangoon filling. Observed four single-serve containers of cut napa cabbage missing date labels, stored inside the RIC. PIC stated these were also prepared yesterday. CDI: PIC created date labels for cut napa cabbage. REPEAT VIOLATION. *Note: Although a repeat violation, facility has shown great deal of improvement in understanding and following the different date-marking rules. EHS reducing to half point deduction today. 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 .
44 0 Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried & handled Yes No No 4-901.11(A) Air dry equipment and utensils after cleaning and sanitizing. Observed a stack of bustubs (used to hold fried foods) wet-stacked together, stored on clean dish rack. CDI: Bustubs were separated to allow proper air drying.