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NameHIGH COUNTRY GRILL
Address8227 US-441S
 
City/State/ZIP
SYLVA NC 28779
Premise Type2 - Food Stands
CountyJackson
Inspection Date 3/23/2026
Final Score @ Grade
97.50 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
23 1.50 Proper date marking & disposition Yes Yes No 3-501.18 Ready-To-Eat Time / Temperature Control for Safety Food, Disposition (P)- Observed a container of ham with a date of 3/12 and a container of pulled pork with the date 3/8 (today 3/23). CDI- PIC voluntarily discarded food. When kept in an establishment for more than 24 hours TCS food shall have a 7-day date mark including the day of prep and discarded when the 7 days has passed. ~REPEAT~
32 1 Variance obtained for specialized processing methods No No Yes 8-103.11 Documentation of Proposed Variance and Justification (Pf)- Observed meats that had been salt cured in house for extended shelf life. A variance has not been obtained for this process. PIC voluntarily discarded items that had been salt cured and held for more than 7 days. PIC will be sent paperwork to apply for variance. ~VERIFICATION REQUIRED~ 10 DAYS ~
35 0 Approved thawing methods used Yes No No 3-501.13 Thawing (Pf)- Observed a package of chicken being thawed in the 3-bay. Was sitting in water but did not have continuously running water. PIC stated they had just cut the water off for other uses. CDI- PIC started running water again. When thawing with water it should be a continuous flow and 70F or less.
49 0 Non-food contact surfaces clean No Yes No 4-601.11 (B) and (C) Equipment, Food-Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces, and Utensils (C)- Observed the nonfood-contact surfaces of the reach in freezer had slight build-up of food residue. Needs to be cleaned. Nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment shall be cleaned as often as needed to prevent an accumulation of food residue or other build-up. ~REPEAT~