Inspection Violation

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Name

GRIDIRON

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Address

13105 S TRYON ST

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City/State/ZIP

CHARLOTTE

28278

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Premise Type

1 - Restaurant

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County

Mecklenburg

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Inspection Date

3/18/2019

Final Score @ Grade

85.50

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Violations

Critical Violations SHOWN in RED

NA=Not Applicable

NO=Not Observed

CDI=Corrected During Inspection

R=Repeat Violation

VR=Verification Required

Violation Item	Demerits	Violation Description	NA	NO	CDI	R	VR	Comments
1	2	PIC present, Demonstration - Certification by accredited program, and performs duties	No	No	No	No	No	2-102.12 PIC shall demonstrate knowledge by being a certified food protection manager. Observed PIC unable to provide certificate of being a certified food protection manager. 2-103.11 (A)-(L)Person-In-Charge-Duties - PF Observed facility with 8 risk factor violations, 2 repeat violations with cold holding violations, hot holding violations, date marking violations, barehand contact with ready to eat food, and debris on food contact surfaces. Verification within 10 days.
7	1.50	No bare hand contact with RTE foods or a pre-approved alternate properly followed	No	No	Yes	No	No	3-301.11(B) Do not contact exposed ready-to-eat food with bare hands. Use suitable utensils, single-use gloves or dispensing equipment. -P Observed waiter barehand contact slices of bread and place in toaster. Ensure there is NO BAREHAND CONTACT with any ready to eat foods. CDI employee voluntarily discarded slices of toast and EHS instructed employee to wash hands and donned gloves.
8	0	Handwashing sinks, supplied and accessible	No	No	Yes	No	No	5-205.11 Maintain access to handsinks. Handsinks may only be used for handwashing.-Pf Observed trash can blocking bar handsink. CDI PIC removed item blocking handsink. 6-301.12 Provide paper towels or approved alternative for hand drying at each handsink. -Pf Observed no paper towels at bar handsink. CDI PIC provided paper towels at bar handsink.
13	3	Food separated and protected	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	3-302.11(A) Separate raw animal foods from ready-to-eat foods. -P Observed raw salmon stored above ready to eat gravy and raw beef stored above RTE chicken/beef stock. Ensure to store food in proper order in order to prevent possible contamination. CDI PIC rearranged order to proper storage order. Repeat violation.
14	1.50	Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized	No	No	Yes	No	No	4-601.11(A) Equipment food contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. -Pf Observed multiple plates with food debris stored as clean. Observed FCS of deli slicer with heavy food debris build up. Ensure to increase cleaning frequency. CDI PIC placed plates and slicer to 3 comp sink to be washed properly.
19	0	Proper hot holding temperatures	No	No	Yes	No	No	3-501.16(A)(1) Maintain TCS foods in hot holding at 135F or above. -P Observed cooked sausages hot holding below 135F (see temp chart). PIC stated that they will use TPHC for hot holding sausages. CDI PIC voluntarily discarded sausages and EHS provided TPHC forms.
20	3	Proper cold holding temperatures	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P Observed raw eggs, sauteed veggies, veggie soup, and gravy cold holding above 41F (see temp chart). PIC stated that they will use TPHC for raw eggs. CDI PIC voluntarily discarded TCS food items held above 41F and EHS provided TPHC forms. Repeat violation.
21	1.50	Proper date marking and disposition	No	No	Yes	No	No	3-501.17 Date mark/label all TCS foods that are ready-to-eat once opened or prepared and held more than 24hrs. -Pf Observed several items such as gravy, cooked veggies, and chicken stock made the day prior without a date mark. CDI PIC provided proper date label for items. 3-501.18 Discard the food requiring date labels once time/temperature window has expired, if it is not been labeled, or if the label is incorrect. -P Observed opened/prepped fresh mozzarella, sausage dip, beef stock, coleslaw (2/19), pasta (3/11), chicken wings (3/9), and beef sausages not date marked, held past 7 days, or improperly labeled. CDI PIC voluntarily discarded all TCS food items not date marked properly and held past 7 days.
37	0	Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display	No	No	No	No	No	3-305.11 Store food in a clean, dry location, not exposed to contamination. Keep at least 6 inches above the floor. Observed box of frozen fries stored on the floor of the walk in freezer. Ensure to store off the floor. 6-404.11 Designate a separate area for items that are not for use and are being held for credit, such as dented cans or recalled products. -Pf Observed two dented cans stored with other cans on dry storage shelf. CDI PIC removed dented cans.
45	2	Equipment, food and non-food-contact surfaces approved; cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used	No	No	No	Yes	No	4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. Observed walk in freezer gasket torn and damaged. Observed reach in unit with torn gasket and 2 door tall reach in unit with a missing handle. Ensure to repair or replace. Repeat violation.
47	0	Non-food-contact surfaces clean	No	No	No	No	No	4-601.11(C )/4-602.13 Keep the equipment clean to avoid build up of dust, food residue or debris. Observed non-food contact surfaces (NFCS slicer, gaskets, shelving, microwave doors, and equipment/equipment handles, etc.) with debris build up. Ensure to increase cleaning frequency.