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NameMEZZO MARKET
Address2212 THE PLAZA
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28205
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 4/25/2025
Final Score @ Grade
95 A
General CommentsFACILITY IN COMPLIANCE WITH COOLING TODAY. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE LARGE VOLUME OF COOLING OF PRECOOKED, PACKAGED AND FROZEN MEALS TO GO, COOLING MAY NEED TO BE SCHEDULED FOR OBSERVATION.

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
6 0.50 Proper eating, tasting, drinking or tobacco use Yes No No 2-401.11 (A) Employees shall eat, drink, or use any form of tobacco only in designated areas where the contamination of exposed food, clean equipment and utensils, and other items needing protection can not result. Observed multiple, 3 employee beverages stored on or above food or food contact surfaces. CDI- pic removed
8 2 Hands clean & properly washed Yes No No 2-301.14 (E) Wash hands after handling soiled equipment or utensils. -P observed food employees reenter kitchen from outside without washing hands before returning to food preparation. CDI EHS had pic stop and have hands washed
22 1.50 Proper cold holding temperatures Yes No No 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P observed multiple tcs foods cold held above 41 f. CDI removed to cool 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 -P observed one container of precooked bacon crumbles out of date. CDI - voluntarily discarded 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 .
28 0 Toxic substances properly identified stored & used Yes No No 7-204.11 Provide sanitizer at correct concentrations, diluting as required.-P observed sanitizer in 3 comp sink to be above 200 ppm. CDI drained and remixed
37 0 Food properly labeled: original container No No No 3-602.11 (B) (1)-(4)Food packaged on premises for customer self service shall include a label with the (1) common name of the food; (2) ingredients and sub ingredients in descending order; (3) quantity of contents; (4) name and place of business. Observed facility is preparing large volumes of meals frozen in containers with labels for public grab n go and that labels do not contain weight or quantity.
39 1 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 bags of flour stacked up and stored on floor. CDI removed from floor
41 0 Wiping cloths: properly used & stored Yes No No 3-304.14(D) Maintain dry wiping cloths free of visible debris and soil. Maintain sanitizer containers for in-use cloths free of visible debris and soil. Observed multiple soiled dry wiping cloths stored on food prep surfaces. 3-304.14(E) Store sanitizer containers used for wet wiping cloths off the floor and to prevent contamination of food, equipment, and utensils. Observed sanitizer buckets stored on floor.