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Name

JP LAO KITCHEN

Address

2604 LITTLE ROCK RD

City/State/ZIP

CHARLOTTE

28214

Premise Type

1 - Restaurant

County

Mecklenburg

Inspection Date

11/15/2023

Final Score @ Grade

98.50

General Comments

Facility prepares to-go lunch meals and sandwiches and holds on them on TPHC. Facility has TPHC written procedures available. EHS advised PIC to always keep these meals and sandwiches behind the counter and not in grab and go units until he has labels printed. EHS advised PIC that the cutting board at the salad station will need to be changed or resurfaced soon.

Violations

CDI=Corrected During Inspection

R=Repeat Violation

VR=Verification Required

Violation Item	Demerits	Violation Description	CDI	R	VR	Comments
23	0	Proper date marking & disposition	Yes	No	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 1 chub of ham cut without date marking. CDI PIC stated it was cut yesterday evening and put date mark on ham. 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 .
37	0	Food properly labeled: original container	Yes	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. Observed 2 squeeze bottles at grill not labeled. CDI PIC labeled bottles.
39	1	Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display	Yes	Yes	No	3-305.11 Store food in a clean, dry location, not exposed to contamination. Keep at least 6 inches above the floor. Observed 2 boxes of sausages on the floor in the WIF. CDI PIC put boxes on a shelf. REPEAT
40	0	Personal cleanliness	Yes	No	No	2-303.11 Remove jewelry on hands and arms while preparing food. A plain ring, such as a wedding band, is allowed. Observed employee cooking with a watch on his arm.
43	0.50	In-use utensils: properly stored	Yes	No	No	3-304.12 (A) In-use utensils in TCS food, must be stored with handles above the food and top of the food container. Observed 3 dry ingredients bins with scooper handles touching food and 3 with containers with no handle being used as a scooper. CDI PIC repositioned scoop handle and removed other containers from dry ingredient bins.
56	0	Meets ventilation & lighting requirements; designated areas used	Yes	No	No	6-403.11 (A)Areas designated for employees to eat and drink, shall be located so that food, equipment, linens, single service/use items are protected from contamination. Observed employee food in WIC above customer food. CDI PIC moved em[ployee food.