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NameHONEY PIES BBQ & SMOKEHOUSE
Address4400 SUNSET RD
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28216
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 6/5/2026
Final Score @ Grade
96 A
General CommentsSmokers are being constructed outside, need plan for that supplemental cook room. Need plan for future inside bar and outside bar. Pots should not be washed in the outside can wash. Use pots that fit in the sink or high temp dish machine.

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
10 2 Handwashing sinks supplied & accessible Yes No No 6-301.11 Provide soap for handwashing at each handsink. -Pf. Observed no soap at outside pit room hand sink. A dispenser is need at the sink. CDI (corrected during inspection). Soap dispenser provided. 6-301.12 Provide paper towels or approved alternative for hand drying at each handsink. -Pf. Observed no paper towels at the kitchen cook area hand sink. CDI paper towels provided. 6-301.14 Post a handwash sign at each handsink. Observed no hand wash signs at all hand sinks. CDI hand wash signs provided.
22 0 Proper cold holding temperatures Yes No No 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P Observed chicken legs in pit room cooler at 50F. CDI by moving to outside WIC. Employee had chicken legs sitting out and placed them in there upon my arrival. Other chicken in 2 door cooler was 40F 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 .
33 0.50 Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control Yes No No 3-501.15 Quickly cool foods. Use methods such as open/vented shallow pans, large ice baths and active stirring. Cold air must flow around product to remove the heat. -Pf Observed 6 1/3 pans of collard greens at 50-52F covered in the WIC. Collard greens were made today less than about 4 hours ago. CDI They were uncovered and moved to the blast chiller where they cooled to 40F before I completed 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: What are TCS Foods https://youtu.be/bRvqAETDjQU and Cooling Food Safely https://youtu.be/P6x8b1ZVOxU .
36 0.50 Thermometers provided & accurate Yes No No 4-204.112 (B) Provide and position correctly an air thermometer in cold/hot holding equipment. Single door flip top prep cooler in the kitchen cook area was missing a thermometer. CDI PIC had new air thermometers and put one inside the unit.
55 1 Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean No No No 6-101.11/6-201.11 Floors, walls and ceilings shall be designed, constructed, and installed so they are smooth and easily cleanable. Floors shall be non-absorbent in areas subject to moisture. Observed missing baseboard where you leave the kitchen cook area and enter the front service area. Observed bare wood wall studs next to front area service hand sink. Observed large hole in the wall behind the fountain drink machine and on the other side of the wall in the Men’s restroom.