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NameCAVA METROPOLITAN
Address1055 METROPOLITAN AV
STE 11-
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28204
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 4/26/2023
Final Score @ Grade
94 A
General Comments*NOTE: Facility currently cooks and cools 2 items - right rice & hot pickled onions.

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
10 0 Handwashing sinks supplied & accessible Yes No No 5-205.11 (B) A handwashing sink may not be used for purposes other than handwashing. - Pf - Observed discarded food in one handsink and discarded ice in another handsink. Do not use handsinks to discard food or beverages. - CDI - Education provided. Sinks cleaned.
16 1.50 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized No No Yes 4-501.114 Maintain sanitizer at correct concentrations when being used to sanitize. - P - Observed maximum quat sanitizer concentration of 50-100ppm at the 3 compartment sink. Contact vendor to correct sanitizer concentration coming out of dispenser. PIC agreed to run all dishes through dish machine to be sanitized with chlorine sanitizer until - VR - Verification required within 3 days. For more information please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation or view our training videos at the following weblinks: Sanitizing Solutions - https://youtu.be/ykP2mr9CtRg and How to Test Sanitizer https://youtu.be/y0SjmnabFaY
20 3 Proper cooling time & 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 - REPEAT - Observed hot pickled onions temp 94F while cooling in deep, plastic container in an ice bath at 2:23PM. Per PIC and cooling logs, hot pickled onions temped at 154F at 12PM. Hot pickled onions would not meet required 2 hour cooling parameter without intervention. - CDI - PIC reheated onions to above 165F and started the cooling process over. 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 .
33 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 hot pickled onions cooling in deep, plastic containers in an ice bath without active stirring being utilized. If deep containers are used for cooling purposes, stirring must occur to help heat escape. EHS recommends using sheet trays to cool or incorporating active stirring every 10-15 minutes. - CDI - Education provided. Active stirring incorporated in cooling methods. 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 wet wiping cloths stored in quat sanitizer of 50ppm. PIC contacting vendor to correct quat sanitizer dispenser (see violation #16).
44 0 Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried & handled No No No 4-901.11(A) Air dry equipment and utensils after cleaning and sanitizing. - Observed clean dishes stacked wet. Allow dishes to air dry prior to stacking.
45 0 Single-use & single-service articles: properly stored & used Yes No No 4-903.11(C ) Single Service and Single Use items shall be kept in the original protective package or stored using other means that protect the item until used. - Observed single service plates not inverted and not in their original protective covering. - CDI - PIC inverted single service plates.
55 0.50 Physical facilities installed, maintained & 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 floors and walls in need of cleaning throughout facility. Clean and increase cleaning frequency to maintain clean.