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NameTHE BODEGA DELI
Address5600 ALBEMARLE RD
STE 700
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28212
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 8/25/2026
Final Score @ Grade
96 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
21 1.50 Proper hot holding temperatures Yes No No 3-501.16(A)(1) Maintain TCS foods in hot holding at 135F or above. -P Ham and sausage measured 74F and 77F on stove top. TCS foods in hot holding shall measure at least 135F. CDI - Employee put items in freezer to cool down and will hold these items below 41F until a customers orders them in future. 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 No 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) Deli meats in front sandwich cooler were missing prep date labels. Mushrooms in other sandwich cooler missing prep date label. Also, container of empanadas and a pan of pulled chicken were missing prep date labels in upright cooler. TCS RTE foods must be labeled with prep dates and used or discarded within 7 days of preparation. CDI - Employees placed prep date labels on items. 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 .
24 0 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 Eggs and cheese held using TPHC were missing TPHC labels. CDI - Employee stated she got them from cooler at 12PM so she placed the 12PM start time on wall. 0 pts.
40 0 Personal cleanliness No No No 2-402.11 Use head coverings, beard guards and clothing to restrain body hair from contacting exposed food, equipment, and utensils. 1 food employee was not wearing a hair restraint. Food employees must wear a hair restraint, such as a hat or hair net. 0 pts.
51 1 Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices No No Yes 5-202.13 An air gap between the water supply and flood level rim shall be at least twice the diameter of the water supply inlet and not less than 1 inch.-P Sprayer at 3-compartment sink hangs below flood rim of sink. VR - Verification required within 3 days that spray arm has been repaired and there is an air gap.
54 0 Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained No Yes No 5-501.15 Provide dumpster, waste containers that are of sound construction. Dumpster is rusted through and missing lid. Replace dumpster. REPEAT