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NameHESTIA
Address14819 BALLANTYNE VILLAGE WY
STE 1600
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 4/19/2023
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
6 0 Proper eating, tasting, drinking or tobacco use Yes No No 2-401.11 (A) Employees shall eat, drink, or use any form of tobacco only in designated areas where the contamination of exposed food, clean equipment and utensils, and other items needing protection can not result. Observed multiple employee beverages on or adjacent to food prep surfaces CDI discarded
8 0 Hands clean & properly washed Yes No No 2-301.12 (A),(B) Wash hands for at least 20 seconds. Follow the cleaning procedure to adequately wash your hands. Use warm water, soap, scrub 10 to 15 seconds, rinse, and immediately follow the cleaning procedure with thorough hand drying method (ex. Disposable Paper Towel). -P Observed multiple food employees donning gloves without washing hands first. Entering and leaving kitchen without hand wash, initiating food preparation without washing hands. CDI corrected. Hands washed. Pic coached For more information on handwashing, please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety or view our training video at the following web link, https://youtu.be/BH6CLGrH10M .
9 2 No bare hand contact with RTE foods or pre- approved alternate procedure properly followed Yes No No 3-301.11(B) Do not contact exposed ready-to-eat food with bare hands. Use suitable utensils, single-use gloves or dispensing equipment. -P observed food employee contacting raw onions not to be cooked with bare hands and soiled cloth. Observed food employee bare hand contact herbs and chef bare hand contact cooked rice. CDI discarded For more information, please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety or view our training video at the following web link: Handwashing and No Barehand Contact https://youtu.be/BH6CLGrH10M
14 1 Required records available: shellstock tags, parasite destruction Yes No No 3-203.12 Retain tag on the bag of shellstock until empty. Record date on the tag when the last shellstock from the container is used. Store tags in chronological order for 90 days. -Pf observed no shell stock tags had last used date written on them. CDI coached
19 0 Proper reheating procedures for hot holding Yes No No 3-403.11 (A),(D) Reheat all TCS foods to 165F within 2 hours if food is to be hot held until service. -P observed 4 TCS foods in steam well. Pic stated they had been reheated to 165 and were now hot holding. Observed Demi glaze at 121° and mushrooms at 114° with rice and others above 147°. CDI removed to reheat.
25 0.50 Consumer advisory provided for raw/ undercooked foods No No Yes 3-603.11 (A) Provide consumer advisory for animal foods served raw or under-cooked. Consumer advisory must include disclosure and reminder.-Pf observed no disclosure on menu. Vr
29 1 Compliance with variance, specialized process, reduced oxygen packaging criteria or HACCP plan Yes No No 3-502.12 Obtain Health Dept approval for the HACCP plan required for on site reduced oxygen packaging. -P/Pf observed raw tri tip ROP in house. CDI coached. No discard for raw to be cooked 3-502.11 Obtain a variance for specialized processes.-Pf observed cooked comminuted wagyu ROP d in house. CDI discard. For more information on how to apply for a variance please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety
32 1 Variance obtained for specialized processing methods Yes No No 8-103.11 Provide the required information to obtain a variance to the regulatory authority.-Pf ROP of cooked foods requires variance. Submit for or cease ROP of cooked foods For more information on how to request a variance please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety
39 0 Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display Yes No No 3-305.11 Store food in a clean, dry location, not exposed to contamination. Keep at least 6 inches above the floor. Observed box of food stored on floor in WIC. CDI removed
41 0 Wiping cloths: properly used & stored Yes No No 3-304.14(D) Maintain dry wiping cloths free of visible debris and soil. Maintain sanitizer containers for in-use cloths free of visible debris and soil. Observed soiled wiping cloths throughout kitchen.
42 0 Washing fruits & vegetables Yes No No 3-302.15 Wash fruits and vegetables prior to use. Observed food employee commence fruit preparation of unwashed oranges.
48 0 Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips No No Yes 4-302.13 (B) Provide an approved Max/Min thermometer for testing sanitizing temperatures in hot water warewashing machines. The thermometer must be readily accessible. -Pf observed facility has no independent thermometer to test dish machine.