Bugs, heavy debris: Worst April Charlotte restaurant scores (+ reinspections)
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- Two restaurants raised inspection scores from the 80s to the 90s after reinspection.
- State law requires up to four inspections yearly and revokes permits below a 70%.
- At least 446 restaurants were inspected April 10–16; others received at least 90%.
Two Mecklenburg restaurants received A grades after originally getting lower sanitation scores in April.
State law requires restaurants be inspected up to four times a year to make sure they meet safety standards. In North Carolina, permits are immediately revoked if a restaurant scores below 70%.
Shad’s Landing
The North Charlotte restaurant, located at 9131 Benfield Rd. in Charlotte, originally received an 89% on Thursday, April 9, but received a 93.5% on Friday, May 1.
The original inspection found “heavy food debris”, incorrectly stored produce and undated ready-to-eat foods. The only debris noted on the second inspection was “sugar with food and liquid debris’s through top layer due to cracked container lid,”, and was fixed during the inspection.
Dean’s Italian Steakhouse
The Steakhouse at JW Marriott originally received an 87% on Friday, April 10, but received a 95% on Wednesday, April 22.
The steakhouse’s address is listed as 128 E. Brooklyn Vlg Ave. on its website, and 600 S College St. on the sanitation inspection report. (The addresses are about 150 feet from one another.)
The original inspection found inadequate handwashing, bare hands, improper meat storage and no menu label indicating the risk of eating raw or undercooked food. Gnats were observed during the second inspection, and some food was still incorrectly stored but fixed during the inspection.
Mecklenburg scores
The Mecklenburg County sanitation grades database shows that at least 446 restaurants were inspected April 10-16. All other restaurants received an A grade, or a score of at least 90%.
The Charlotte Observer reports on Mecklenburg restaurant sanitation scores every Friday, unless no restaurants score lower than a 90. Not all restaurants the paper has reported on have been reinspected.
You can search restaurant inspections at public.cdpehs.com.
