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NameSEN MEE NOODLE HOUSE
Address3718 CENTRAL AV
SUITE B
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28205
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 11/22/2024
Final Score @ Grade
97 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
16 0 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized Yes No No 4-601.11(A) Equipment food contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. -Pf. Observed sticker residue on containers stacked clean, stacked so that sticker residue from outside of one container was touching inside, food contact surface of next container. Observed blade of can opener with residue. CDI Containers returned to dish area 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 , How to Test Sanitizer https://youtu.be/y0SjmnabFaY , and Cleaning and Sanitizing Food Contact Surfaces https://youtu.be/av1Rbh-lh08 .
22 1.50 Proper cold holding temperatures Yes Yes No 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P Observed cut tomatoes holding above 41F. Item was recently pulled from RIC and placed in prep top in plastic container, with lid tightly secured. If holding items in prep top, ensure they are in the containers that drop into the prep unit, not inside a container, placed inside of the unit container. CDI tomatoes moved to RIC with no lid to cool rapidly. No escalation in points 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 .
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 is not been labeled, or if the label is incorrect. -P Observed rice balls with date mark of 11/12 in WIC. PIC stated they had been placed into freezer and taken out of freezer yesterday. EHS educated that date of pull from freezer needs to be included as part of date marking. CDI Pull date added to items. 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 .
24 1.50 Time as a Public Health Control; procedures & records No No No 3-501.19 (A) (1) Written procedures for Time as a Public Health Control shall be prepared in advance, maintained in the establishment, and made available for the Health Department upon request. Written TPHC procedures must specify methods of compliance with 3-501.19 (B) or (C). -Pf. Observed no written procedures in place for garlic and oil that is held on time. Time stamp was on item. CDI PIC filled out TPHC form during inspection. TPHC procedure template may be found at: www.mecknc.gov/foodsafety
33 0 Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control Yes No 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 noodles and shrimp in deep well, plastic containers with tight fitting lids placed in RIC for cooling, observed summer rolls rolled and then placed in plastic wrap cooling layered in container in RIC. Observed sprouts cooked, sitting in bowl on top of items in prep top. All above methods are not sufficient to cool properly. CDI Noodles, shrimp, and summer rolls moved to blast chiller to cool rapidly. Bowl of sprouts moved to RIC near fan to cool quickly. 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 .