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NameWHISKEY PIG CRAFT BUTCHERY
Address214 N HERRITAGE ST
 
City/State/ZIP
KINSTON NC 28501
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyLenoir
Inspection Date 10/30/2025
Final Score @ Grade
86.50 B
General CommentsPer phone conversation with Jennifer Moore, Regional EHS, she said bacon being cured is ok. USDA has reserved M and P numbers for this establishment to be under federal inspection to begin likely in December 2025 Provided vomit anddiarrhea cleanup Plan and Employee Reporring Agreement.

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
2 0 Certified Food Protection Manager No No No 2-102.12 - No Certified Food Protection Manager (CFPM) present. A CFPM shall be present at all times, as required.
8 2 Hands clean & properly washed Yes No No 2-301.12 - Employee washes hands but touches faucet handle bare hands to cut off faucet before drying hands - CDI: EHS discussed and worker washed hands again correctly. Do not touch faucet with bare hands after washing them because this recontaminates hands. Use a barrier to touch the faucet such as a paper towel.
16 1.50 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized No Yes Yes 4-601.11 - Ice machine baffle has pink slime, and ice is in contact with this baffle. EHS will return within 10 days to verify ice machine baffle is clean. Food contact surfaces shall be clean to sight and touch. Also, saw one knife that had not been cleaned thoroughly.
20 1.50 Proper cooling time & temperatures Yes No No 3-501.14 - Brisket, cut cooked chicken for chicken salad, and bbq are not cooling quickly enough according to cooling calculator - CDI: owner broke down each food into thinner layers. Foods shall cool from 135f down to 70f within 2 hours and then from 70f down to 41f within 4 more hours.
22 3 Proper cold holding temperatures Yes No No 3-501.16 - Small container of chicken salad in top of lift-top but not in sunken pan is 44f and small ramekin of slaw on top of stack is 43f - CDI: both immediately discarded. Cold foods shall be kept at 41f or below.
23 1.50 Proper date marking & disposition Yes No No 3-501.17/3-501.18 - Dates on food in bottom of lift-top refrigerator are dated for 8 days - CDI: immediately marked for 7 days. Partially used chubs of deli turkey and deli ham in display case are date marked 10/28/2025 - 11/10/2025 - CDI: owner changed date to expire on day 7 instead of 11/10/2025. TCS foods shall be date marked for 7 days. Day 1 is the date the package is opened or the date the product is cooked.
25 0 Consumer advisory provided for raw/ undercooked foods No No No 3-603.11 - During last inspection Consumer Advisory was not worded correctly. EHS emailed manager correctly worded Consumer Advisory for burgers, manager posted on wall clearly visible on chalk menu board. Manager sent EHS picture of paper menu, but Consumer Advisory was not worded correctly. Today, paper menu is still not worded correctly, but owner corrected during inspection.
29 1 Compliance with variance, specialized process, reduced oxygen packaging criteria or HACCP plan Yes No No 3-502.12 - Deli meats that are vacuum packaged are not part of approved HACCP Plan - CDI: Manager cut on package and placed in container in refrigerator. EHS discovered these in walk-in and had owner discard. This continues to be a repeat violation, and permit can be suspended.
33 0.50 Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control Yes No No 3-501.15 - Cooling methods for brisket, chicken for chicken salad and bbq are not effective - CDI: owner broke all these foods down into thinner layers. Foods such as these need to be in pans as shallow as possible and not in thick, chunk-like forms.
36 0 Thermometers provided & accurate Yes No No 4-203.11 - One of three stem-type thermometers is not accurate - CDI: immediately corrected. Stem-type thermometers shall be accurate.
37 1 Food properly labeled: original container No Yes No 3-302.12 - Open cups of small amount of dry ingredients on top of smoker are not labelled. Clear container of white substance under chalk menu board is not labelled. Dry ingredients that are not easily recognizable shall be labelled.
40 0 Personal cleanliness No No No 2-402.11 - Food employee does not wear hair restraint. Each food handler shall wear an effective hair restraint.
47 1 Equipment, food & non-food contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used No Yes No 4-101.19 - Rusty shelving in walk-in. Rusty hinges on lift-top refrigerator. Equipment shall be in good repair.
49 0 Non-food contact surfaces clean No No No Top of ice machine soiled. Middle compartment of 3-compartment sink has black crud. Equipment shall be clean.
54 0 Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained No No No 5-501.115 - Enclosure for garbage has much garbage and miscellaneous 'stuff' on the ground. This area shall be maintained clean.
55 0.50 Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean No Yes No 6-501.11 - Floors in kitchen, walk-ins, and restrooms are worn and no longer easily cleanable. Corner of baseboard in restroom is brown and damaged. Floors, walls, and ceilings shall be in good repair.
56 0 Meets ventilation & lighting requirements; designated areas used No Yes No 6-303.11 - Lighting in storage room is very dim. Lighting intensity in storage rooms shall be 10 foot-candles or more at 30 inches above the floor.