Select your filters and click the Search button to search for data, or click Clear to clear all filters
 
Logo Main Menu
Mecklenburg County Health Dept
Public Health Inspections
Select your filters and click the Search button to search for data, or click Clear to clear all filters
 
  
 

Premises Information

Return to Inspections
NameCHEATS CHEESESTEAKS OF SOUTH END
Address2137 HAWKINS ST
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28203
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 12/11/2025
Final Score @ Grade
97 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
15 0 Food separated & protected Yes Yes No 3-302.11(A)(8) Separate unwashed produce from ready-to-eat foods. Observed a case of whipped cream stored underneath a case of unwashed lemons, inside the WIC. CDI: PIC corrected storage order to prevent contamination. REPEAT VIOLATION. *Note: Although a repeat violation, improvement from previous inspection and not egregious. If observed as a repeat violation during next routine inspection, then EHS will deduct points. For more information on food storage order please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation
16 1.50 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized Yes Yes No 4-601.11(A) Equipment food contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. -Pf. Observed a stack of new metal pans stored on the clean dish rack, with the manufacturer's stickers still intact to food-contact surfaces. CDI: PIC moved all new metal pans to the 3-compartment sink to be re-washed/rinsed/sanitized. REPEAT VIOLATION. 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 .
23 1.50 Proper date marking & disposition Yes Yes No 3-501.18 Discard the food requiring date labels once time/temperature window has expired, if it has not been labeled, or if the label is incorrect. -P The PIC should train and assign staff to monitor date marking to prevent the use of food products that are no longer in compliance with 3-501.17 (A), (B), or (C) Observed pan of cooked collards stored inside the WIC date-marked with a prep date of 12/04. PIC confirmed this was the correct date of prep. CDI: PIC voluntarily discarded. Observed opened jug of buttermilk stored inside the WIC without a date-mark. PIC stated this was opened yesterday. CDI: PIC created date label for buttermilk. Observed bottle of ranch made w/buttermilk stored in the lowboy of make table, with the date label hard to read. PIC stated this was made from the same batch as the large cambro stored inside the WIC, which was date-marked 12/09. CDI: PIC created new date label so prep date was easily readable. REPEAT VIOLATION. *Note: Although a repeat violation, EHS reducing to half point deduction as much improvement has been made since the previous inspection report on date-marking. 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 .
55 0 Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean No No No 6-101.11/6-201.11 Floors, walls and ceilings shall be designed, constructed, and installed so they are smooth and easily cleanable. Floors shall be non-absorbent in areas subject to moisture. Observed a rectangle cutout on the wall behind HH warmer at the make line, exposing the absorbant insulation material underneath. Repair cutout of wall so that surfaces are smooth and easily cleanable.