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NameTHE SPICE BOX
Address3500 LATROBE DR
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28211
Premise Type3 - Mobile Food
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 12/6/2025
Final Score @ Grade
95.50 A
General CommentsInspected at 9810 University City Blvd Food Mart

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
3 0 Management, food & conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities & reporting Yes No No 2-103.11(O) Ensure food employees are informed of their responsibility to report required symptoms, illnesses and exposure.-PF Observed no policy in place. CDI - copy of the poster given. Facility only has a couple employees. For more information on employee health policy, please visit: www.mecknc.gov/foodsafety
5 0.50 Procedures for responding to vomiting & diarrheal events No Yes No 2-501.11 A food establishment shall have written procedures for employees to follow when responding to vomiting or diarrheal events. -Pf No procedures present on the truck. Repeat. Copy given to the PIC. CDI. For more information please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation
15 0 Food separated & protected Yes No No 3-302.11(A)(1) Separate raw animal foods from ready-to-eat foods and washed/unwashed fruits and vegetables. -P Observed raw shell eggs stored over sauce and other RTE food. CDI - moved. 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 No No 4-601.11(A) Equipment food contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. -Pf. Observed many heavily encrusted pans and utensils. CDI - cleaning was taking place by the end of the inspection. 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 No No 3-501.17 (A) or (B) Date mark/label all TCS foods that are ready-to-eat once opened or prepared and are to be held for more than 24 hours. -Pf. Establish a date marking system consistent with 3-501.17 (A) or (B). Additional date marking system options are found in 3-501.17 (D). No dates were present on containers. Per PIC all food had been made in the last couple of days. Dates are required. CDI - dates added to products. 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 .
28 0 Toxic substances properly identified stored & used Yes No No 7-102.11 Label working containers of toxic materials such as cleaners and sanitizers.-Pf. Observed a container of cleaner was not labeled. CDI - name of cleaner written on the side.
37 1 Food properly labeled: original container Yes No No 3-302.12 Label all working containers of food (oils, spices, salts, flour, sugar) except food that is easy to identify such as dry pasta. Observed oil container by the stove not lableled.
49 0 Non-food contact surfaces clean No No No 4-601.11 (B) Food contact surfaces of cooking equipment and pans shall be kept free of encrusted grease deposits and other soil accumulations. Cleaning needed of stove area.