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NameCAVA MEZZE GRILL BLAKENEY
Address9848 REA RD
STE G
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 10/2/2023
Final Score @ Grade
96 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
1 1 PIC Present, demonstrates knowledge, & performs duties Yes No No 2-103.11(A-P) PIC shall ensure rules in the code for food safety and handling are met. -Pf - Oberved PIC food logs not monitored. Observed from yesterday or today according to manager. Observed walk in cooler not maintaining TCS foods at required temperature. PIC not knowledgeable of critical limits for holding. CDI by instruction. A Food Safety Checklist can be found at: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation along with more food safety information related to PIC Duties, Training, and managing food safety.
15 1.50 Food separated & protected Yes No No 3-304.15(A) Discard gloves after a task is complete or any time they are damaged or soiled. -P - Observed dishwasher handle soiled equipment with same gloves before proceeding to handle clean equipment. CDI, employee washed and changed gloves.
22 1.50 Proper cold holding temperatures Yes No No 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P - Observed walk in cooler with ambient air temperature of 46 degrees F. TCS foods measured 48-50 degrees F. See temperature observation chart. Monitoring logs were not completed for today according to PIC. CDI, all TCS foods in walk in cooler over 4 hours voluntarily discarded. Observed thermostat on walk in cooler set at 40 degrees F. Operator lowered thermostat and observed ambient air drop after several minutes of monitoring. Maintenance arrived while on-site. Observed several cold held items foods such as cheese, hummus, slaw and Tomatoe cold held above 41 degrees F at front line and prep cooler. See temperature observation chart. CDI, foods 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 Safe Food Temperatures https://youtu.be/tXP09IK-1TQ .
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 heat treated pickled onion cooling on ice. At 1:31 onion was at 92 degrees F. At 2:46 onion was at 78 degrees F. Cooling rate calculation indicated method not effective to reach cooling parameters. CDI, onions relocated to shallow uncovered sheet pan to rapidly cool. 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 .
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 several pans wet stacked on rack.
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 thermostat set high and not maintaining TCS foods at required temperature.