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NameORIGINAL PANCAKE HOUSE, THE
Address915 CHARLOTTETOWNE AV
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28204
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 2/25/2026
Final Score @ Grade
97 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
8 0 Hands clean & properly washed Yes No No 2-301.14 (I) Wash hands after engaging in other activities that contaminate hands. -P. EHS observed a food employee take a break from food prep to touch their phone before attempting to resume food prep. CDI. PIC educated the food employee on when they need to change their gloves and wash their hands. Food employee rewashed their hands.
15 1.50 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. EHS observed raw turkey being stored over cooked turkey in the WIC. CDI. PIC had a food employee correct the storage order issue. For more information on food storage order please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation 3-302.11 (A)(4) Except when the food is being cooled, store food in packages, covered containers, or wrappings. EHS observed a container of cut lettuce in a 1-Door Fridge overfilled without a lid, touching the shelf above. CDI. Food employee transferred the lettuce to another container and voluntarily discarded the top pieces of lettuce.
16 1.50 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized Yes No No 4-501.114 Maintain sanitizer at correct concentrations when being used to sanitize. -P. EHS observed sanitizer buckets made 15 minutes prior with a PPM around 80ppm. PIC stated the sanitizer buckets were used to sanitize food contact surfaces. CDI. PIC had a food employee remake the bucket. New bucket had sanitizer concentration of 150 ppm. 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
29 0 Compliance with variance, specialized process, reduced oxygen packaging criteria or HACCP plan Yes No No 8-103.12 Comply with the procedures in the HACCP plan as submitted and approved as part of a variance or local approval. Maintain approval and records as required.-P/Pf. Corrective action made on 2/21/26 per the PIC. EHS did not observe corrective action recorded on logs. Observed critical limits on the HACCP Plan not match points recorded on the logs. Facility currently working on corrections. CDI - Logs corrected by PIC to reflect corrective action made.
44 0 Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried & handled Yes No No 4-903.11 (B) After cleaning and sanitizing, clean equipment and utensils shall be stored in a self-draining position that allows air drying and covered or inverted. Several dishes in the clean dishes area were stacked while wet. CDI. PIC had dishes reorganized to allow for air-drying.
54 0 Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained No No No 5-501.114 Drains in dumpsters and waste containers shall have drain plugs in place. Observed no drain plugs in the dumpster at the time of inspection. EHS informed PIC that they would need drain plugs for the dumpster. PIC stated they would be calling the dumpster company to have drain plugs put in.