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NameKRISTYS CREOLE KITCHEN
Address1300 SOUTH BV
STE 101-F
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28203
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 9/29/2026
Final Score @ Grade
96 A
General Comments

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 the facility to have the MCPH employee policy on site but it did not have any employee signatures. CDI - On-site employees signed the employee health document. For more information on employee health policy, please visit: www.mecknc.gov/foodsafety
10 1 Handwashing sinks supplied & accessible Yes No No 5-205.11 (B) A handwashing sink may not be used for purposes other than handwashing Pf. - Observed a large empty pitcher to be stored directly in the cookline handwash sink basin. CDI - Pitcher removed from handwash sink basin.
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 an insert container of raw salmon to be stored behind an insert container of cooked RTE crawfish in the cookline opentop refrigerator. CDI - Storage order rearranged. For more information on food storage order please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation
21 1.50 Proper hot holding temperatures No No No 3-501.16(A)(1) Maintain TCS foods in hot holding at 135F or above. -P - Observed a pot of cheese sauce to be stored on the stovetop at a temperature of 110F. Cookline employee stated he had removed it from the heat to go do other tasks for a few mins as he couldn’t keep and eye on it and was going to put it back on the heat once finished. CDI - Cheese sauce rapidly reheated to 165F on the stovetop. 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 .
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 insert containers of raw shrimp, raw salmon, cooked crawfish, cooked pasta, cheese sauce and shredded lettuce to be found at temperatures of 47-59F in the cookline opentop and salad opentop. PIC stated that none of the items are kept in the opentops overnight and are all set up daily with fresh food usually between 10-11am. PIC stated that after lunch (11am-3pm) all items in the opentops are voluntarily discarded and then replaced with fresh product to restart again for the dinner service (5pm-10:30pm). EHS suggested the facility switch to TPHC going forward for the items in the opentops. CDI - All items temporarily time stamped for discard at 3pm at the end of lunch. TPHC procedure filled out at the time of the inspection. 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 .
43 0 In-use utensils: properly stored Yes No No 3-304.12 (C ) Store in-use utensils on a clean portion of the food preparation table or cooking equipment. The utensils and storage surface must be cleaned and sanitized every 4 hours. - Observed an in use knife to be stored in an uncleanable crevice between the salad station opentop and the adjacent prep table. CDI - Knife removed and sent back to the dish pit to be W/R/S.
51 0 Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices No No No 5-205.15 Maintain a plumbing system in good repair. - Observed a leak in the drain pipe to the cookline handwash sink. Pipe was observed leaking into a large plastic bucket placed below the sink.