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NameYAMA LOSO
Address3535 DEWITT LN
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28217
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 6/26/2025
Final Score @ Grade
95.50 A
General CommentsEHS observed food employee using scissors to cut lobster, once food employee was finished, food employee rinsed scissors and placed them in their respective spot. EHS educated food employee and PIC on ensuring to place items at dishpit to be W/R/S and food employee placed items at dishpit. No violations marked today. Facility was not able to produce shellstock tags due to splitting the bag with one of the sister restaurants. EHS educated PIC on this not being best practice and advised PIC to order separate bags for each restaurant in order to ensure facilities stay in compliance. PIC stated that facility had been cloth drying to help eliminate wet stacking issues from previous inspections. EHS educated PIC on only air drying dishes. EHS observed two items at sushi sliding display case without a date mark, crab and lobster. Per PIC, items were prepared prior day. Items were properly date marked. Ensure that RTE items in display case are also being date marked. No violations marked today.

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 Yes No No 2-401.11 (A) Employees shall eat, drink, or use any form of tobacco only in designated areas where the contamination of exposed food, clean equipment and utensils, and other items needing protection can not result./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 food employee drinking from a cup with no lid and store cup on cutting board. -CDI- EHS educated food employee on proper drinking and food employee removed item. -0-
14 1 Required records available: shellstock tags, parasite destruction Yes No No 3-203.12 Retain tag on the bag of shellstock until empty. Record date on the tag when the last shellstock from the container is used. Store tags in chronological order for 90 days. -Pf- Observed no shellstock tag stored with oyster bag. Observed no last used date on shellstock tags. Per PIC, bag is split between this store and a different location. -CDI- PIC voluntarily discarded oysters with no shellstock tags and properly date marked other tags. -1-
15 0 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- Observed raw ground tuna stored over RTE frozen kani sticks. -CDI- PIC corrected storage order. -0- For more information on food storage order please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation
22 1.50 Proper cold holding temperatures No No No 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P- Observed items in prep unit #1 above 41F. Refer to temperature chart. Observed ambient air of unit at 44F. -CDI- PIC placed items in WIF to cool back down. **3 DAY VERIFICATION REQUIRED** **FACILITY TO STORE ITEMS IN OTHER UNITS UNTIL REPAIRS CAN BE MADE** -1.5- 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 Safe Food Temperatures https://youtu.be/tXP09IK-1TQ .
24 0 Time as a Public Health Control; procedures & records Yes No No 3-501.19(B)(3) Follow written procedures for foods held using Time as a Public Health Control (TPHC) for 4 hours. Food shall be marked to indicate the time that is 4 hours past the point in time when the food is removed from temperature control. -Pf- Observed no time stamp on masago. -CDI- PIC voluntarily discarded items. -0-
33 1 Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control Yes Yes 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- Observed multiple items prepared today such as raw fish for sushi, raw chicken, and shrimp tempura cooling with protective plastic coverings. Raw sushi fish was found cooling in lowboys. -CDI- EHS educated PIC on proper cooling methods and PIC removed protective covering and placed items in lowboy in WIC to facilitate rapid cooling. **REPEAT** -1- 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 .
38 0 Insects & rodents not present; no unauthorized animals No No No 6-202.15 Protect outer openings of establishment from insect or rodent entry. Observed flying pests in kitchen area. -0-
43 0.50 In-use utensils: properly stored No Yes No 3-304.12 (C ) Store in-use utensils on a clean portion of the food preparation table or cooking equipment. The utensils and storage surface must be cleaned and sanitized every 4 hours. Observed tongs stored on oven door handles. **REPEAT** -0.5- 3-304.12 (B) In-use utensils for food that is not TCS must be stored with their handles above the top of the food within containers or equipment that can be closed. Observed plastic container with no handle being used to scoop out carrots.
47 0 Equipment, food & non-food contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used No No No 4-101.19/4-202.16 Non FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES of EQUIPMENT that are exposed to splash, spillage, or other FOOD soiling or that require frequent cleaning shall be constructed of a CORROSION-RESISTANT, nonabsorbent, and SMOOTH material. NonFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES shall be free of unnecessary ledges, projections, and crevices, and designed and constructed to allow easy cleaning and to facilitate maintenance. Observed equipment starting to rust such as ice machine, shelving in WIC, and sides of cooking equipment. -0-
49 0.50 Non-food contact surfaces clean No Yes No 4-601.11(C ) Keep non food contact surfaces of equipment clean to avoid build up of dust, food residue or debris.4-602.13 Non food contact surfaces of equipment shall be cleaned frequently to preclude accumulation of soil residues. Observed greasy residue on NFCS of large pot stored as clean. Observed dust buildup on vent covers of ice machine. Increased and more thorough cleaning frequency recommended. **REPEAT** -0.5-