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Spider webs, pesticide & unlabeled food: Latest Charlotte restaurant inspections

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  • NY Restaurant in Cornelius received a B grade with a score of 88 on May 12.
  • Inspectors documented incorrectly stored meat and vegetables and undated or unlabeled.
  • Inspectors found an unapproved pesticide with Chinese labels, rust, residue and webs.

NY Restaurant in Cornelius got a “B” health inspection grade on Tuesday, May 12. The restaurant scored 88% after several issues were documented. Violations included:

  • Incorrectly stored meat and vegetables
  • Undated food in the walk-in cooler
  • Food without labels documenting when it was removed from temperature control
  • An unapproved pesticide in the kitchen
  • Rusting shelves, and a freezer made for home use only
  • Residue and spider webs on a wall

NY Restaurant is a Chinese restaurant located at 20121 N. Main St in Cornelius. The restaurant’s previous three inspections, completed in 2025, were all As.

Mecklenburg County sanitation scores

The Mecklenburg County sanitation grades database shows that at least 122 restaurants were inspected May 8-14. All other restaurants received an A grade, or a score of at least 90%.

In North Carolina, permits are immediately revoked if a restaurant scores below 70%.

You can search restaurant inspections at public.cdpehs.com.

The Charlotte Observer reports restaurant sanitation scores lower than an A, and updates the public when B and C grade restaurants are graded again.

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Eva Flowe is a North Carolina native and a graduate of the University of South Carolina. She joined the Charlotte Observer as part of the NC service journalism team in April 2026.
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