Mecklenburg County Health Dept
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NameSAL'S PIZZA FACTORY
Address3723 MONROE RD
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28205
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 8/29/2024
Final Score @ Grade
93.50 A
General Comments
Violations 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
2 1 Certified Food Protection Manager No Yes No 2-102.12 (A) PIC shall demonstrate knowledge by being a certified food protection manager. No one could verify certification today. For more information on becoming a certified food protection manager please visit: www.mecknc.gov/foodsafety
8 2 Hands clean & properly washed Yes No No 2-301.15 Only wash hands in handwashing sink. -PF: Employee rinsed hands at 3-comp sink. Only use hand sinks properly equipped with soap and drying devices to wash hands. REHS notified PIC and PIC had employee wash hands at properly equipped hand sink.
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 : Found diced chicken 114.0 F and 88.0 F in two deep containers cooling in 2-door reach in cooler. CDI- employee combined both containers into one shallow pan and placed in freezer. Found pasta cooling in deep container in same unit at 62.0 F. Pasta spread out and moved to WIC. chicken cooled to 85.0 F within 40 minutes, pasta cooled to 48.0 within 40 minutes. 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 .
37 1 Food properly labeled: original container No No No 3-302.12 Label all working containers of food (oils, spices, salts, flour, sugar) except food that is easy to identify such as dry pasta. Working bottles of oils not labeled.
47 1 Equipment, food & non-food contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used No Yes No 4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. Stand up refrigerator has been removed from kitchen because non-functional. Unit is still being stored in outside storage shed. Repair or replace to restore food storage capacity for kitchen to previous levels.
49 0.50 Non-food contact surfaces clean No No No 4-601.11(C ) Keep non food contact surfaces of equipment clean to avoid build up of dust, food residue or debris.4-602.13 Non food contact surfaces of equipment shall be cleaned frequently to preclude accumulation of soil residues. Non food contact areas of slicer with cheese caked on residue.