Handwashing, meat storage issues at Uptown steakhouse: Latest inspections
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- Dean’s Italian Steakhouse in Charlotte received a B grade with an 87% score on April 10.
- At least 125 restaurants were inspected April 10–16, with others scoring 90% or higher.
- Inspections documented multiple violations including improper storage.
Dean’s Italian Steakhouse in Charlotte got a “B” health inspection grade Friday, April 10. The restaurant received an 87% after several issues were documented.
Violations included:
- Lack of employee knowledge of foodborne illness
- Inadequate handwashing to prevent cross contamination between ready to eat food and raw meat
- Employee touching ready to eat food with bare hands
- Improper storage and separation of meat
- “Slicer and can opener heavily soiled with old food debris. Observed approximately 15 cutting boards touching a heavily soiled shelf”
- Ready to eat foods in use without dates written, prepared foods unlabeled with timestamps
- No consumer advisory for raw or undercooked meats given on the Sunday dinner menu
- Improper cooling methods
- Unwashed produce
The restaurant received one other B score in 2022, but has received A’s since.
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.)
Mecklenburg County sanitation scores
The Mecklenburg County sanitation grades database shows that at least 125 restaurants were inspected April 10-16. 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% according to state law.
You can search restaurant inspections at public.cdpehs.com.
