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Name

RIBEYES OF CLINTON

Address

100 WESTOVER RD.

City/State/ZIP

CLINTON

28328

Premise Type

1 - Restaurant

County

Sampson

Inspection Date

5/6/2026

Final Score @ Grade

87.50

General Comments

Discussed with cook the process of cooking the chicken wings due to a complaint our office received. The cook said that they cook them in the oven without getting to 165F and then when someone orders the wings they fry them in the deep fryer to 165F. Educated PIC that they have to have prior approval from Sampson County Environmental Health Department before they can do the non-continuous cooking process. Facility needs to provide updated kitchen/cook line floor plan layout and spec sheets for all new equipment that has been added in the facility to Sampson County Environmental Health Department. Base on amount of food storage today additional refrigeration is need to store foods to prevent cross contaminated or have smaller food deliveries more frequently. Once facility is ready to raise the Sanitation grade call 910-592-4675 to request a reinspection.

Violations

CDI=Corrected During Inspection

R=Repeat Violation

VR=Verification Required

Violation Item	Demerits	Violation Description	CDI	R	VR	Comments
1	1	PIC Present, demonstrates knowledge, & performs duties	No	No	Yes	2-103.11 Person in Charge (A) - (P) (Pf). PIC did not know that foods in refrigerator and prep cooler were above 41F and several other priority item violations and no CFPM on duty. Finish correcting all priority items by follow up.
2	1	Certified Food Protection Manager	No	No	No	2-102.12 (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C). Observed no CFPM on duty. Have a CFPM on duty at all times.
10	2	Handwashing sinks supplied & accessible	Yes	Yes	No	5-203.11 Handwashing Sinks - Numbers and Capacities (Pf). Observed hand sink at dishwashing area with glasses in front of it. Had staff move glasses. Hand sinks should be unblocked at all times.
15	0	Food separated & protected	Yes	No	No	3-302.11 Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation (P). Observed raw tuna stored on top of beer kegs in walk-in cooler. Had staff moved tuna from off of kegs..
16	1.50	Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized	No	No	Yes	4-601.11 (A) Equipment, Food-Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces, and Utensils (Pf). Observed several dishes on clean dish rack with stickers still on them. Have all stickers removed from all clean dishes. 4-702.11 Before Use After Cleaning (P). Observed staff using dishwashing machine to wash, rinse, and sanitize dishes with no sanitizer connected to machine. Facility had no containers of sanitizer to use for dishwashing machine. Staff started using dishwasher only to wash and rinse and is using 3 comp. sink to sanitize dishes.
22	1.50	Proper cold holding temperatures	No	No	Yes	3-501.16 (A) (2) and (B) Time / Temperature Control for Safety Food, Hot and Cold Holding (P). Observed TCS foods in prep cooler and beverage air refrigerator at waitress area above 41F. Had staff moved all items that had been place in units this morning in other refrigeration to cool down and voluntary discarded any items that had been in them over night. Have maintenance come look at units. Observed sweet potatoes fries on top of deep friers above 41F. Had staff the sweet potatoes back to coolers and educated they can't leave them out at room temperature; they have to keep them hot or cold.
33	1	Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control	Yes	Yes	No	3-501.15 Cooling Methods (Pf). Observed chicken that had been prep/thawed these morning with lid left on it to cool down in walk-in cooler. Educated staff to leave lids open when cooling foods down. PIC lifted lid.
35	0.50	Approved thawing methods used	Yes	No	No	3-501.13 Thawing (Pf). Observed ROP tuna and salmon thawed in grill low boy cooler and walk-in cooler that were not open that has to be open when thawed. PIC open ROP packaged Tuna and salmon.
37	0	Food properly labeled: original container	No	No	No	3-302.12 Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C). Observed a working container of sugar at waitress area with no label on it. Label all foods working containers that are not easily identified like flour, salt, and sugar.
38	1	Insects & rodents not present; no unauthorized animals	No	Yes	No	6-501.111 Controlling Pests (C). Observed several flies in facility. Get rid of flies.
39	0	Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display	No	No	No	3-305.11 Food Storage - Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C). Observed potatoes stored at 3 comp. sink that was getting splashed on when staff were using 3 comp. sink. Had staff moved potatoes.
43	0.50	In-use utensils: properly stored	No	No	No	3-304.12 In-Use Utensils, Between-Use Storage (C). Observed sugar scoop at waitress area in sugar and sauce in bottom of prep cooler with a scoop with no handle down in sauce. Have scoops with handles to dip food out of containers and keep handles out of food.
44	0.50	Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried & handled	No	Yes	No	4-901.11 Equipment and Utensils, Air-Drying Required (C). Observed glasses stacked tightly together wet. Stack dishes loosely until completely air dried.
47	0.50	Equipment, food & non-food contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used	No	No	No	4-501.11 Good Repair and Proper Adjustment - Equipment (C). Observed gasket of salad refrigerator torn. Replace gasket. Observed pieces of hood system filters not install proper or parts that have been place in it are not the correct parts. Place correct filters in unit correctly. 4-205.10 Food Equipment, Certification and Classification (C). Observed shelve on prep table beside meat prep table painted. Remove paint or replace with a new shelve. Observed a wooden pilot used as a stepping stool for staff to reach pans and pots on counter top stove tops. Remove wooden pilot.
49	0.50	Non-food contact surfaces clean	No	Yes	No	4-601.11 (B) and (C) Equipment, Food-Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces, and Utensils (C). Observed tables/equipment tops under cooking equipment on cook line, 1 door freezer door and door frame, and top of dishwashing machine dirty or have ice on them. Clean equipment. Observed shipping protective cover on side of oven. Remove cover to make it easier to clean.
51	0	Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices	No	No	No	5-205.15 (B) Leak pipe etc. not imminent threat. Observed faucet leaking of meat prep sink that has been fix with material that is not easily to clean. Replace faucet.
55	1	Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean	No	Yes	No	6-501.11 Repairing - Premises, Structures, Attachments, and Fixtures - Methods (C). Observed several floor tiles broken and all the floor tiles missing on cook line and part of the wall behind prep cooler and prep tables that is exposed wood. Fix areas with flooring and wall that is smooth, non-absorbent, and easily to clean. Observed several holes in FRP board throughout facility. Fix holes. 6-201.11 Floors, Walls and Ceilings - Cleanability (C). Observed ceiling tile that has lights in them that is over ice bean and hot holding unit had been painted, but they are still not non-absorbent, smooth, and easily to clean. Paint ceiling tiles more to be non-absorbent, smooth and easily to clean or replace them with non-absorbent, smooth and easily to clean tiles. 6-501.12 Cleaning, Frequency and Restrictions (C). Observed ac return covers dusty. Clean ac return covers.
56	0	Meets ventilation & lighting requirements; designated areas used	No	No	No	6-303.11 Intensity - Lighting (C). Observed lighting 28-42ft candles on ice bin and hot holding unit. Increase to 50ft candles on these areas.