Broken refrigerator, greasy equipment: Latest Charlotte restaurant inspections
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- Red Lobster in Pineville received a B grade with an 87.5% score on May 18, 2026.
- Violations included dairy and crab legs without date labels and sauces without time.
- Inspections May 8–14 covered at least 123 restaurants; all others scored A or ≥90%.
Red Lobster in Pineville got a “B” health inspection grade on Monday, May 18. The restaurant scored 87.5% after several issues were documented. Violations included:
- Food debris on utensils and tools
- Dairy and crab legs without date labels
- Sauces without time labels
- Incorrect cooling of seafood
- Employee wearing hand jewelry
- Unwashed fruit
- Damaged cutting boards
- Low boy refrigerator keeping wrong temperature
- No thermometer for high-heat sanitizing dishwasher
- Food debris and grease on storage equipment
- Broken sink plumbing
- Broken floor tiles filled with standing water
- Incorrect storage of employee belongings
The Red Lobster is located at 9415 Pineville-Matthews Rd in Pineville. The Red Lobster also received one “B” in 2024, but has otherwise received “A” grades.
Mecklenburg County sanitation scores
The Mecklenburg County sanitation grades database shows that at least 123 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. The News & Observer previously covered the methodology of sanitation scores.
