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NameTHE SALTY DONUT
Address1515 S TRYON ST
STE 105
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28203
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 4/17/2026
Final Score @ Grade
97 A
General Comments- Complaint investigation was conducted simultaneously. SR#220193.

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
3 2 Management, food & conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities & reporting Yes Yes No 2-103.11(O) Ensure food employees are informed of their responsibility to report required symptoms, illnesses and exposure.-PF - Observed the only signed employee health agreements on site from 2023 (with all 6 illnesses) but were for all employees that are not on site/no longer working here as the PIC stated all the onsite kitchen employees are new. REPEAT. Previous inspection was with the old kitchen manager who is no longer working here and current onsite PIC is unsure where the employee health agreement that was given to her on the previous inspection ended up. CDI - EHS provided new employee health agreement. PIC had onsite new employees sign. For more information on employee health policy, please visit: www.mecknc.gov/foodsafety
10 1 Handwashing sinks supplied & accessible Yes No No 5-205.11 (A) A handwashing sink shall be maintained so that it is accessible at all times for employee use Pf. - Observed the handwash sink at the dishwashing area to be obstructed from use by 2 bowls placed in its basin. CDI - Bowls removed. 6-301.11 Provide soap for handwashing at each handsink. -Pf - Observed the handwash sink adjacent the opentop and the handwash sink at the dishwashing area to not be provided with soap at the time of the inspection. The soap dispenser adjacent the opentop was out of soap and the soap dispenser at the dishwashing area was noted to be broken, not allowing for soap to be dispensed. CDI - Soap refilled at the handwash sink adjacent the opentop. Soap dispenser to be repaired at the dishwashing area and a pump bottle of soap was left at the dishwasher handwash sink in the meantime.
23 0 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) - Observed the insert container of house made hot honey chicken salad to not be provided with a date mark in the opentop refrigerator. Chicken salad is from the bulk batch kept in the lowboy portion of the same unit and was observed with a proper 4/11 date mark. CDI - Chicken salad container date marked to match bulk supply. 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 .
41 0 Wiping cloths: properly used & stored Yes No No 3-304.14(B) Hold in-use wiping cloths in properly concentrated sanitizer between uses. - Observed a wiping cloth bucket to be testing at <50ppm of quaternary ammonia at the time of the inspection. CDI - PIC emptied and refilled sanitizer bucket with proper 150ppm quaternary ammonia solution.