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Mecklenburg County Health Dept

Public Health Inspections

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Name

PENGUIN

Address

1531 EAST BV

City/State/ZIP

CHARLOTTE

NC

28203

Premise Type

1 - Restaurant

County

Mecklenburg

Inspection Date

12/3/2025

Final Score @ Grade

98.50

A

General Comments

Violations

CDI=Corrected During Inspection

R=Repeat Violation

VR=Verification Required

Violation Item	Demerits	Violation Description	CDI	R	VR	Comments
15	0	Food separated & protected	Yes	No	No	3-302.11 (A)(4) Except when the food is being cooled, store food in packages, covered containers, or wrappings. -Observed queso and au jus in WIC uncovered, stored without lids. -CDI- PIC covered foods with lids.
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 buttermilk above 41, stored at room temperature, used for breading raw chicken for frying. PIC stated buttermilk was moved out of cold holding approximately 30 minutes ago, to be used for breading raw chicken, and was unintentionally left out. -CDI- PIC moved buttermilk to lowboy for rapid cooling. By end of inspection, EHS observed buttermilk cooling at sufficient rate to reach 41F within 4 hours. Ensure buttermilk is held in cold holding when not in active use. 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 portioned cups of spinach artichoke dip in low reach-in cooler with incorrect date mark (date listed today, 12/3, when it was originally prepared on 11/29). PIC stated dip was portioned today, and original bulk container of dip showed date mark of 11/29. EHS explained that food must retain the original date mark, so that it does not exceed the 7-day limit. -CDI- PIC corrected date mark to show 11/29. REPEAT 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 .