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NameMARCO'S PIZZA #8292
Address6816 MATTHEWS-MINT HILL RD
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28227
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 3/28/2023
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 0 Certified Food Protection Manager No Yes No 2-102.12 PIC shall demonstrate knowledge by being a certified food protection manager. For more information on becoming a certified food protection manager please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety. PIC not certified. Facility recently permitted. Facility has until May 7th 2023 to obtain certification before points deducted.
8 2 Hands clean & properly washed Yes No No 2-301.14 Wash hands before engaging in food preparation including working with exposed food, clean equipment and utensils, and unwrapped single service and single use articles. -P Observed PIC handling cell phone before proceeding to lift pan out of fliptop to date mark it. CDI: PIC instructed to wash hands.
23 1.50 Proper date marking & disposition Yes Yes No 3-501.17 Date mark/label all TCS foods that are ready-to-eat once opened or prepared and held more than 24hrs. -Pf Observed pan of mozzarella without a date mark present. PIC stated that cheese was opened and put there this morning. CDI: PIC date marked pan of mozzarella. For more information, please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety 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 . 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 Observed cooked ground beef and olives with a date mark of 3/19 and on its 10th holding day. Observed ground beef container missing a prep date mark and PIC stated the prep day is unknown. REPEAT CDI: PIC voluntarily discarded products. Points not escalated due to improvements since last inspection. For more information, please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety 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 .
24 1.50 Time as a Public Health Control; procedures & records Yes No No 3-501.19(B)(3) Follow written procedures for foods held using Time as a Public Health Control (TPHC) for 4 hours. Food shall be marked to indicate the time that is 4 hours past the point in time when the food is removed from temperature control. Pf Observed variance letter to hold sauce at ambient temperatures for up to 24 hours. Sauce on counter top being held on TPHC was not labeled with the start time or discard time. PIC stated that the sauce was removed from the WIC around 10:30 this morning. CDI: PIC labeled the sauce containers with time stamps.
36 0 Thermometers provided & accurate Yes No No 4-302.12 Provide an accessible thermometer for use. Provide a thin probe thermometer for accurate measure of thin foods.-Pf . Observed thermometer with dead battery and not accessible. PIC stated that upper management is supposed to deliver a new battery to the store today. CDI: Battery was obtained and thermometer is functioning and accessible.
47 0.50 Equipment, food & non-food contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used Yes Yes No 4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. Observed 3 rusting racks inside walk in cooler towards door. Observed out of order drink dispensers. PIC stated they will be removing and going with bottled beverage. PIC stated that Pepsi has been saying that pick up will take place soon and has not yet come.REPEAT. Observed fliptop pizza station with lifting lid missing on right side. PIC stated that it has been broken for a while.
51 0 Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices No No No 5-205.15 Maintain a plumbing system in good repair. Observed broken back flow preventer bell at can wash. Hose had a vacuum breaker equipped. Replace back flow preventer.
55 0 Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean No Yes No 6-101.11/6-201.11 Floors, walls and ceilings shall be designed, constructed, and installed so they are smooth and easily cleanable. Floors shall be non-absorbent in areas subject to moisture. Observed peeling baseboard tiles, missing and damaged baseboard tile inside walk in cooler near door. Observed peeling baseboards behind front counter and register. Replace. REPEAT