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Name

SHEP'S BAR & GRILL

Address

8111 FAIRVIEW RD

City/State/ZIP

MINT HILL

28227

Premise Type

1 - Restaurant

County

Mecklenburg

Inspection Date

5/12/2026

Final Score @ Grade

97.50

General Comments

EHS notes the facility is undergoing renovations in the rear of the facility. The facility has added RIF, RIC, a hood system, and a WIC. At the moment cold holding is only used to store beer and packaged bread. EHS notes that the facilities work is known by the Health Department and that once completed the work will need to be approved by the Health Department, per observations and PIC none of the equipment is currently being used for the facilities current service. EHS also notes that no cooking equipment is present in the facilities hood area, and no evidence of food prep was observed in the back area. EHS spoke with facility owner John Shepard and told him to reach out to EHS Mark Oliver to schedule construction finals prior to any use of the additional space and equipment.

Violations

CDI=Corrected During Inspection

R=Repeat Violation

VR=Verification Required

Violation Item	Demerits	Violation Description	CDI	R	VR	Comments
2	1	Certified Food Protection Manager	No	Yes	No	2-102.12 (A) PIC shall demonstrate knowledge by being a certified food protection manager. Observed no certified food protection manager present at the facility at the time of the inspection. Ensure that there is a CFPM present at the facility at all times of facilities operation. For more information on becoming a certified food protection manager please visit: www.mecknc.gov/foodsafety
16	1.50	Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized	No	No	No	4-501.114 Maintain sanitizer at correct concentrations when being used to sanitize. -P- Observed low temp chlorine dish machine not functioning at the time of the inspection. Equipment was present on the inside. Both EHS and PICs chlorine test strips were reading at 0 PPM chlorine. Facility serves food on single service wares and facility has a functioning 3-Comp Sink, Sink and Surface sanitizer dispenser. Ensure that low temp chlorine dish machine is not used until repaired and equipment is properly washed, rinsed, and sanitized in the 3-comp sink. - 3-DAY VERIFICATION - EHS will return to the facility to ensure the dish machine is properly functioning. 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 and How to Test Sanitizer https://youtu.be/y0SjmnabFaY
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 1 container of Hot dogs with no date marking present in prep top. Hot Dogs were opened last evening per PIC and food employee. -CDI- Hot Dogs were properly date marked. Observed 1 container of Hot Dogs past 7 day date marking window. -CDI- PIC voluntarily discarded hot dogs. Ensure all foods are properly date marked and discarded once expired. 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 .