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NameCARIBBEAN HUT
Address9605 N TRYON ST
STE S
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28262
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 8/24/2026
Final Score @ Grade
96.50 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 No No No 3-302.11 (A)(4) Except when the food is being cooled, store food in packages, covered containers, or wrappings. Observed several items in WIC cold holding without protective coverings.
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 chemical dishwasher reading 0ppm. EHS observed chemical sanitizer container empty. CDI - PIC added new chemical sanitizer bucket and primed machine. Chemical dish machine reading 50ppm. 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
20 1.50 Proper cooling time & temperatures Yes No No 3-501.14(A) Quickly cool cooked foods within 2 hours from 135F to 70F; and within a total of 6 hours from 135F to 41F. -P. Observed jerk chicken cooked and cooled today missing cooling window. Observed cooked kidney beans cooling from night before missing cooling window. CDI - PIC voluntarily discarded both items. 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 Cooling Food Safely https://youtu.be/P6x8b1ZVOxU .
33 1 Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control Yes Yes 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 jerk chicken and kidney beans cooling in dense portions, a tight fitting lid, and in a large plastic container missing cooling window. Observed jerk sauce cooling in large plastic container with tight fitting lid not moving temperature. CDI - jerk, chicken and kidney beans were voluntarily discarded and jerk sauce was placed in walk-in freezer for rapid cooling. 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 .
35 0 Approved thawing methods used Yes No No 3-501.13 (E ) Reduced oxygen packaged fish, required to be kept frozen until time of use per labeling, shall be removed from the reduced oxygen environment prior to thawing under refrigeration or upon completion of thawing using running water. Observed fish thawing in prep sink without removing from ROP packaging. EHS observed fish packaging stating it needs to be removed from ROP when thawing. CDI - PIC opened ROP packaging for thawing fish.
41 1 Wiping cloths: properly used & stored Yes Yes No 3-304.14(B) Hold in-use wiping cloths in properly concentrated sanitizer between uses. Observed wiping cloth stored in bleach sanitizer at 0PPM. CDI - PIC remade sanitizer bucket at 50ppm concentration.
47 0 Equipment, food & non-food contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used No No No 4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. Observed leak in walk-in cooler. No food items were being contaminated. Repair.