Flies + moldy & expired food: Worst Charlotte restaurant inspections in October
Mecklenburg County health inspectors found multiple violations at restaurants in October, including flies in a kitchen and serving expired food.
Two restaurants in Mecklenburg County got “C” grades in October (scores of lower than 80%), and another was just a couple points shy of a “C.”
Here’s a roundup of the restaurants that received some of the lowest ratings in October.
Harris Food Mart (8400 Old Statesville Rd. in Charlotte)
Harris Food Mart had an inspection on Wednesday, Oct. 1 and got a score of 78%.
- An inspector found flies in the food prep and kitchen areas, county documents show.
- The restaurant was also dinged after an inspector noticed there was no soap at the employee handwashing sink and a slicer stored as clean contaminated with food debris.
- The restaurant has not yet been reinspected, as of Nov. 5 records.
Runaway Whiskey & Wine (8400 Old Statesville Rd. in Charlotte)
Runaway Whiskey & Wine had an inspection on Monday, Oct. 6 and got a score of 78.5%.
- An inspector discovered the restaurant was “improperly date marking items, not putting date marks on everything, and using/holding onto items that were past their date marks,” meaning it was keeping and using food that had expired or was too old to be served safely.
- Inspectors placed the restaurant on a Risk Control Plan (RCP) due to repeatedly failing to follow date-marking rules, county documents show.
- The restaurant scored 99% upon reinspection on Friday, Oct. 31.
Providence Country Club Clubhouse (6001 Providence Country Club Dr. in Charlotte)
Providence Country Club Clubhouse had an inspection on Wednesday, Oct. 29 and got a score of 81.5%.
- An inspector found a jar of olives stored with mold, county documents show.
- The restaurant was also dinged after an inspector found food lacking prepared date labels and dirty dishes stored as clean.
- The restaurant has not yet been reinspected, as of Nov. 5 records.
Evan Moore
The Charlotte Observer