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NameCULINARY DROPOUT
Address1120 S TRYON ST
STE 100
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28203
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 12/2/2024
Final Score @ Grade
94 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
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 Employee handled chives with bare hands while cutting them. Do not handle ready-to-eat foods with bare hands. CDI - Chives discarded and employee educated on bare hand contact. For more information, please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation or view our training video at the following web link: Handwashing and No Barehand Contact https://youtu.be/BH6CLGrH10M
10 0 Handwashing sinks supplied & accessible Yes No No 6-301.12 Provide paper towels or approved alternative for hand drying at each handsink. -Pf No paper towels at hand washing sink in kitchen. Hand washing sinks must be equipped with paper towels for employee handled washing. CDI - PIC put paper towels at sink. 0 pts.
16 3 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized Yes Yes No 4-601.11(A) Equipment food contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. -Pf. Large amount of metal pans stored as clean had grease/food residue still on them. Food-contact surfaces of equipment and utensils shall be cleaned to sight and touch. CDI - Pans taken to dish machine to be re-washed. REPEAT For more information, please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation 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 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 Smoked onion Alfredo, pizza sauce, cooked mushrooms, cooked sausage and turkey pastrami in coolers along line were missing prep date labels. TCS ready-to-eat foods must be labeled with prep date. CDI - PIC placed date labels on items. 0 pts. For more information, please visit: www.mecknc.gov/foodsafety or view our training videos at the following weblinks: What are TCS Foods https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0iLZb7v0UM and Date Marking Food Safely https://youtu.be/BOPsSNUajYs .
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 Portioned bags of raw shrimp measured 61F in line cooler. PIC stated they were portioned 45 minutes ago. Use walk-in cooler or blast chiller to cool TCS foods after portioning or preparation. CDI - PIC moved portioned raw shrimp to blast chiller to cool. 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 Cooling Food Safely https://youtu.be/P6x8b1ZVOxU .
42 1 Washing fruits & vegetables No Yes No 3-302.15 Wash fruits and vegetables prior to use. Cooked squash in walk-in cooler still had stickers on their husks. Fruits and vegetables must be washed thoroughly before use. Remove stickers during wash process. REPEAT