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NameCHEESECAKE FACTORY BIRKDALE, THE
Address8701 TOWNLEY RD
 
City/State/ZIP
HUNTERSVILLE NC 28078
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 2/18/2026
Final Score @ Grade
95 A
General CommentsTPHC - A large portion of the front cook line is on TPHC. Cheesecake Factory refers to this as “TCS” or “Time as a Control for Safety.” Sticker labels are used for each product. Tuna is the only seafood product offered as undercooked. Establishment still keeps Aquaculture/Parasite Destruction Records. Establishment date marks each individual item instead of using a Planogram (Southpark location)

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 No No No 2-401.11 (A). Employee beverages must be stored in a designated area where contamination of food, clean equipment, utensils, linens, and single-use articles cannot occur. Observed an employee drink stored above food products in dry storage. Observed an employee drink stored above the dish washing room hand sink.
10 1 Handwashing sinks supplied & accessible Yes No No 5-205.11 (B) A handwashing sink may not be used for purposes other than handwashing Pf. Observed several drink mixtures and syrups stored on the bar hand sink. CDI - Items were removed.
15 1.50 Food separated & protected Yes No No 3-302.11(A)(1) Separate raw animal foods from ready-to-eat foods and washed/unwashed fruits and vegetables. -P 3-302.11 (A)(2) Separate types of raw animal foods from each other such as beef, fish, lamb, pork, and poultry during storage, preparation, holding, and display. -P. Observed ground beef stored above whole muscle pork, raw pork stored above cheese, and raw chicken chorizo stored above eggs in the walk-in cooler. CDI - All products were moved to the correct order.
22 1.50 Proper cold holding temperatures Yes No No 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P Observed several 50-62 degree food products in various coolers due to products not being cooled before bringing out. (See temperature chart) CDI - Items were voluntarily discarded.
23 0 Proper date marking & disposition Yes No No 3-501.17 (A) or (B) Date mark/label all TCS foods that are ready-to-eat once opened or prepared and are to be held for more than 24 hours. -Pf. Establish a date marking system consistent with 3-501.17 (A) or (B). Additional date marking system options are found in 3-501.17 (D). Observed missing date marks for an open package of hot dogs in the walk-in cooler. CDI - Item was dated for the day they were opened.
33 1 Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control Yes Yes No REPEAT 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 a 106 degree pan of cooked corn attempting to cool in a prep cooler. Observed several items attempting to cool in the tops of prep coolers from ambient temperature. CDI - Items were voluntarily discarded.
37 0 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. Observed several large containers of oil in dry storage without labels.
44 0 Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried & handled No No No 4-903.11 (B) After cleaning and sanitizing, clean equipment and utensils shall be stored in a self-draining position that allows air drying and covered or inverted. Observed wet-stacked dishes.