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NameRICEZILLA ASIAN RESTAURANT
Address5534 ALBEMARLE RD
STE 106
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28212
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 1/7/2026
Final Score @ Grade
92.50 A
General CommentsInspection today revealed that facility is in violation of their permit conditions prohibiting them from cooling cooked foods because they did not provide proper cooling equipment for the cooling of hot foods. Today it was observed that vegetables have been cooked, Chicken has been cooked and Soup has been cooked and cooled down. While no violation for cooling was directly observed today the proper equipment to do so is not present. Facility must refrain from cooling hot foods or an intent to suspend their permit will be issued.

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). Employee beverages must be stored in a designated area where contamination of food, clean equipment, utensils, linens, and single-use articles cannot occur. observed open Styrofoam, employee beverage, stored to top roll top unit CDI removed.
13 1 Food in good condition, safe & unadulterated Yes No No 3-101.11 Food shall be safe for consumption, unadulterated and honestly presented. -P observed bag of cut greens well visible spoilage CDI discarded
15 1.50 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 beef prepped in house and packaged in house in the reach in freezer stored above cooked chicken prepared in house. CDI re-organization began. For more information on food storage order please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation
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 raw shall and stored off of temperature control at 62° CDI removed to cool also observed garlic and oil off the temperature control at 67°. 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 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). Observed multiple cooked foods not day marked CDIEHS allowed to date mark 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 .
33 0.50 Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control Yes No No 4-301.11 Provide equipment in number and capacity so that cooling, heating, and holding temperatures are achieved. -Pf facility has cooked in cold vegetables as well as chicken. It was explicitly stated in the permit and verbally to the ownership that the facility may not cool hot foods because it does not have the proper equipment to do so see general comment section.
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 excessively soiled, wiping cloth stored on cutting board CDI removed.
47 0.50 Equipment, food & non-food contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used Yes No No 4-205.10 Ensure equipment other than toasters, mixers, microwaves, water heaters and hoods is ANSI certified or equivalent. observed facility, hot holding rice or cooking rice in a residential rice cooker that states for household use only CDI. This must be removed from the premises.
56 0.50 Meets ventilation & lighting requirements; designated areas used Yes No No 6-403.11 (A)Areas designated for employees to eat and drink, shall be located so that food, equipment, linens, single service/use items are protected from contamination. observed multiple employee items, including keys and codes and phones stored with clean utensils or above food.