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NamePARA
Address235 W TREMONT AV
UNIT 100
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28203
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 8/22/2023
Final Score @ Grade
94.50 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
2 1 Certified Food Protection Manager Yes No No 2-102.12 (A) PIC shall demonstrate knowledge by being a certified food protection manager. Upon entry and start of inspection, no one certified as a Food Protection Manager. CDI- certified person arrived during inspection. For more information on becoming a certified food protection manager please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation
20 1.50 Proper cooling time & temperatures Yes No 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. Lobster bisque 88.0 F in high, dense volume and covered, from morning. CDI- Voluntarily discarded. 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 .
23 1.50 Proper date marking & disposition Yes No No 3-501.18 Discard the food requiring date labels once time/temperature window has expired, if it is not been labeled, or if the label is incorrect. -P: Short ribs dated 8/15. Dumplings dated 8/15. Pickles made in house from hot pickle dated 6/24. All voluntarily discarded. 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 .
25 0 Consumer advisory provided for raw/ undercooked foods Yes No No 3-603.11 (A) Provide consumer advisory for animal foods served raw or under-cooked. Consumer advisory must include disclosure and reminder.-Pf: Menu lacked Consumer Advisory disclosure for add-on caviar for lobster roll. CDI- item added to menu and Consumer Advisory.
29 1 Compliance with variance, specialized process, reduced oxygen packaging criteria or HACCP plan Yes No No 3-502.12 (F) Reduced Oxygen packaged TCS food removed from its package in the food establishment within 48 hours after packaging shall be labeled with the production time and date, and be held at 41 F or less during refrigerated storage. Found ROP raw beef steaks dated 8/4. Facility does not have an approved HACCP Plan. Previously was opening ROP packages within 48 hours. Steak packages voluntarily discarded.
33 0.50 Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control No 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: Lobster bisque cooling in dense volume and tightly covered did not meet cooling parameters. Found charred broccoli and chick pea salsa cooling in cold drawers and reach in. Spread out in WIC for rapid cooling. Found portioned pasta bags stacked in tight space container while cooling. CDI- spread out on tray for cooling. 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 .