Premises Information


	Return to Inspections

Name

PICASSO'S SPORTS CAFE

Address

230 E W T HARRIS BV

City/State/ZIP

CHARLOTTE

28262

Premise Type

1 - Restaurant

County

Mecklenburg

Inspection Date

11/14/2024

Final Score @ Grade

General Comments

Facility has the following non-compliant items on the transitional permit to correct before 12/29/24: 1. Repair wall outside of pizza oven (missing and cracked bricks) 3. Repair kitchen floor 7. Repair baseboards throughout facility 8. Replace cracked floor drain covers EHS spoke with Facility owner, TK by telephone and he stated that he has scheduled the floor to be repaired the night of 12/19/24 and the Facility will be closed on 12/20/24. PLEASE NOTE: All the non-compliant items on the transitional permit must be corrected before 12/29/24 to avoid the permit being suspended.

Violations

CDI=Corrected During Inspection

R=Repeat Violation

VR=Verification Required

Violation Item	Demerits	Violation Description	CDI	R	VR	Comments
15	1.50	Food separated & protected	Yes	No	No	3-302.11 (A)(2) Separate types of raw animal foods from each other such as beef, fish, lamb, pork, and poultry during storage, preparation, holding, and display. -P. Observed raw chicken on same shelf as raw ground beef in the kitchen lowboy cooler. CDI PIC moved raw chicken For more information on food storage order please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation 3-302.11(A)(8) Separate unwashed produce from ready-to-eat foods. Observed unwashed produce above pickles in the WIC. CDI PIC moved pickles to top shelf. For more information on food storage order please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation
16	0	Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized	No	No	No	4-501.114 Maintain sanitizer at correct concentrations when being used to sanitize. -P Observed Quat sanitizer at 3 comp sink at 0ppm. PIC stated that the dispenser was just put in within the last week. PIC will call supplier for maintenance. Facility only uses dispenser for sanitizer buckets throughout kitchen and bar and to sanitize cutting boards at stations. CDI Facility will manually add sanitizer until the dispenser is repaired. Facility uses dish machine for all dishes and utensils. 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
23	1.50	Proper date marking & disposition	Yes	Yes	No	3-501.17 Date mark/label all TCS foods that are ready-to-eat once opened or prepared and held more than 24hrs. -Pf Observed boiled eggs and housemade ranch in Pizza station lowboy cooler not date marked. CDI PIC discarded eggs and put date on tray of ranch cups. 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 Date Marking Food Safely https://youtu.be/BOPsSNUajYs .
39	0	Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display	Yes	No	No	3-305.11 Store food in a clean, dry location, not exposed to contamination. Keep at least 6 inches above the floor. Observed a bag of sugar directly on the floor in dry storage area. CDI PIC put sugar on a shelf
40	0	Personal cleanliness	No	No	No	2-402.11 Use head coverings, beard guards and clothing to restrain body hair from contacting exposed food, equipment, and utensils. Observed chef handling food without a head covering on.
43	0	In-use utensils: properly stored	Yes	No	No	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 scooper buried in the sugar bin. CDI PIC removed scooper.