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NameTIMA AFRICAN RESTAURANT
Address4438 THE PLAZA
STE E
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28215
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 4/17/2025
Final Score @ Grade
94 A
General CommentsEHS educated Facility on how to wash dishes by setting up wash/rinse/sanitize compartments. Facility does not plan to use the dish machine any longer. EHS advised PIC that they can but the 2 door reach in freezer in the back hallway. It must be locked at all times and house only foods in their original package.

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
10 0 Handwashing sinks supplied & accessible Yes No No 5-205.11 (B) A handwashing sink may not be used for purposes other than handwashing Pf. Observed utensil and a squeeze bottle in the handwashing sink. CDI PIC removed items from the handwashing sink.
16 0 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized Yes No No 4-501.114 Maintain sanitizer at correct concentrations when being used to sanitize. -P Observed the dish machine is not dispensing the correct concentration of Quat sanitizer. The Quat was at 0 ppm today. CDI Facility will no longer use the dish machine and will have maintenance guy remove it asap. Facility has less than 50 seats and will use the 3 comp sink to w/r/s all dishes. 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
21 3 Proper hot holding temperatures Yes Yes No 3-501.16(A)(1) Maintain TCS foods in hot holding at 135F or above. -P Observed grilled chicken in the Tall warmer cabinet below 135F. PIC stated that they were cooked today at 11:00 am. CDI PIC voluntarily discarded. REPEAT
22 3 Proper cold holding temperatures Yes Yes No 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P Observed multiple tcs foods in the prep top and the tall reach in cooler above 41F. See temperature chart. PIC believes the units were not turned down low enough and the reach in had too much food in it. Also observed housemade yogurt in the soda cooler that was above 41F. CDI. PIC voluntarily discarded the other tcs foods that were above 41F. REPEAT 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 .
47 0 Equipment, food & non-food contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used Yes No No 4-205.10 Ensure equipment other than toasters, mixers, microwaves, water heaters and hoods is ANSI certified or equivalent. Observed facility is packaging a yogurt drink and keeping it in the glass front soda cooler that is not ANSI certified. EHS advised that according to the inside label it is not approved for Housemade Tcs foods. PIC stated that she just made the drink within the last hour. CDI PIC removed the drinks from the soda cooler and put them in the kitchen refrigerator and will look into purchasing a new small cooler for the yogurt.