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NameAKAHANA ASIAN BISTRO
Address1308 THE PLAZA
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28205
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 4/10/2023
Final Score @ Grade
94 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
5 0 Procedures for responding to vomiting & diarrheal events Yes No No 2-501.11 A food establishment shall have written procedures for employees to follow when responding to vomiting or diarrheal events. -Pf Observed no vomit and diarrheal written procedures available. Provided procedures. CDI For more information please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety
15 3 Food separated & protected Yes Yes No 3-302.11(A)(1) Separate raw animal foods from ready-to-eat foods and washed/unwashed fruits and vegetables. -P For more information on food storage order please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety Wrapped cooked octopus stored on same tray as wrapped raw fish in sushi cooler. Raw seafood stored behind garlic and cooked chicken in sandwich cooler top. Store raw animal foods in a manner to prevent cross contamination. Do not store raw animal foods directly behind ready-to-eat foods in sandwich cooler tops. Observed raw crab and chicken stored over cooked meat products in WIC. CDI - Food storage order corrected during inspection. Repeat
16 0 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized Yes No No 4-601.11(A) Equipment food contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. -Pf. Can opener with build up and residue. Opener moved to dish area for cleaning. CDI For more information, please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety or view our training videos at the following weblinks: Sanitizing Solutions - https://youtu.be/ykP2mr9CtRg , How to Test Sanitizer https://youtu.be/y0SjmnabFaY , and Cleaning and Sanitizing Food Contact Surfaces https://youtu.be/av1Rbh-lh08 .
23 3 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 multiple items with out date marking (tofu, cooked chicken, Brie, cooked pork, cut lettuce) throughout facilities cold holding units. PIC facilitated date marking of all items. CDI Repeat 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 0 Time as a Public Health Control; procedures & records Yes No No 3-501.19(B) (1) Follow written procedures for foods held using Time as a Public Health Control (TPHC) for 4 hours. Food shall have an initial temperature of 41 F when removed from cold holding temperature control or 135 F or greater when removed from hot holding temperature control. -P Observed shrimp tempura on cook line in back kitchen with no time stamp. Item was time stamped.
33 0 Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control Yes No 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 Observed large plastic tubs with lids secured containing large cooked beef bones sitting at 67F prepared 2 hours prior. PIC moved items to open container metal pans to facilitate rapid cooling. CDI 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 Cooling Food Safely https://youtu.be/P6x8b1ZVOxU .
48 0 Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips No Yes No 4-204.113 Warewashing machines shall be provided with an easily accessible and readable data plate. No data plate on dish machine. Contact company to replace missing data plate. 0 pts w/in 180 transitional permit period. Repeat