Charlotte Area Restaurant Inspections: Unwashed Hands, Out-Of-Date Food

Employee purses kept on food carts and bagged ice found in a grocery bag. Just how clean is your favorite restaurant?

Kimberly Johnson, Patch Staff

Posted Tue, Jul 11, 2017 at 12:00 pm ET

CHARLOTTE, NC -- Recent Charlotte restaurant inspections found out of date food, unwashed hands and purses kept on food carts, among other infractions.

Do you truly know how clean your favorite coffee shop or restaurant is? Find the most recent restaurant and food service inspections in Charlotte, Huntersville, Davidson, and elsewhere in Mecklenburg County, performed by the Mecklenburg County Health Department.

Area restaurants that received a “B” rating for violations include: Anntony’s Caribbean Cafe on E. Seventh Street, and The Burrito Factory on North Tryon Street. (Sign up for our free daily newsletters and Breaking News Alerts for the Charlotte Patch. iPhone users can download the Patch app in the App Store. Plus, like Charlotte Patch on Facebook.)

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At Anntony’s Caribbean Cafe located at 2001 E. Seventh Street in Charlotte, health inspectors found bagged ice stored inside a grocery bag in the ice machine, glasses and pans with greasy residue, food with no dates, employee purses left on food carts and no hand soap or paper towels available for handwashing in the kitchen.

At The Burrito Factory, inspectors found employees not washing their hands before putting on food gloves, unwashed produce was stored above ready-to-eat foods, employees working with sanitizer before moving to food preparation without changing their gloves, food held at improper temperatures and out-of-date food.

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Results from the Mecklenburg County Health Department inspections done June 28-- July 3 are listed below. You may find more detailed information here.

Establishment Name	Address	Insp. Date	Score	Grade
CARRIER CORPORATION CAFETERIA	9701 OLD STATESVILLE RD	6/29/2017	100	A
OLD TOWN PUBLIC HOUSE	21314 CATAWBA AVE	6/29/2017	100	A
HARRIS TEETER #3 PIZZA/CHEESE	4821 BEREWICK TOWN CENTER DR	6/29/2017	100	A
CLEAN CATCH KITCHEN	3440 ST VARDELL LN	6/29/2017	100	A
MALLARD CREEK ELDERLY NUTRITION SITE	2530 JOHNSTON-OEHLER RD	6/29/2017	100	A
PETIT PHILIPPE	2820 SELWYN AVE	6/30/2017	100	A
DEEP SEA SEAFOOD MARKET	10020 MONROE RD	6/28/2017	99.5	A
ERD'S EATERY & CATERING	8432 OLD STATESVILLE RD	6/28/2017	99.5	A
PLEASANT GROVE UMC SENIOR NUTRITION	1915 OAKDALE RD	6/29/2017	99.5	A
SKY ZONE	10200 CENTRUM PARKWAY	6/30/2017	99.5	A
TARGET FOOD AVENUE	8830 ALBEMARLE RD	7/3/2017	99.5	A
DELECTABLES BY HOLLY	1224 CHARLOTTETOWNE AVE	6/28/2017	99	A
AUBREES SALADS ON THE GO	11725 VERHOEFF DR	6/30/2017	99	A
PROVIDENCE MEADOWS	4123 KUYKENDALL RD	7/3/2017	99	A
CIRCLE K#2723927	7035 E WT HARRIS BV	7/3/2017	99	A
SHOWMARS AT GOVERNMENT CTR	600 E 4TH ST	6/29/2017	98.5	A
DRESSLER`S RESTAURANT	1100 METROPOLITAN AVE	6/29/2017	98.5	A
LA MADELEINE	10224 PERIMETER PY	6/29/2017	98.5	A
HARRIS TEETER #3 PRODUCE	4821 BEREWICK TOWN CENTER DR	6/29/2017	98.5	A
KT ENTERPRISES	3737 ATMORE ST	6/29/2017	98.5	A
WAFFLE HOUSE #1425	20130 WEST CATAWBA AV	6/30/2017	98.5	A
DIXIE GRILL & GROCERY	9115 DIXIE RIVER RD	6/30/2017	98.5	A
PINKY'S WESTSIDE GRILL	9818 GILEAD RD	6/30/2017	98.5	A
CANTEEN VENDING	4808 CHESAPEAKE DRIVE	6/30/2017	98.5	A
BOARDWALK BILLY`S RAW BAR&RIBS	9005 J M KEYNES DR	7/3/2017	98.5	A
CICI'S PIZZA #150	10707 PARK RD	6/28/2017	98	A
VINTNER WINE MARKET	8128 PROVIDENCE RD	6/28/2017	98	A
JACK IN THE BOX #6819	10121 N TRYON ST	6/28/2017	98	A
GREAT WRAPS	11025 CAROLINA PLACE PARKWAY	6/28/2017	98	A
SHARON TOWERS	5100 SHARON ROAD	6/28/2017	98
BONEFISH GRILL #9409	7520 PINEVILLE-MATTHEWS RD	6/29/2017	98	A
WINE SHOP AT FOXCROFT THE	7824 FAIRVIEW RD	6/29/2017	98	A
REBECCA'S TASTE OF THE SOUTH	630 UNIVERSITY CENTER BLVD	6/29/2017	98	A
THE BELLE GRILLE	3022 WEDDINGTON RD	6/29/2017	98	A
RENAISSANCE PATISSERIE AND BAKERY	605 PHILLIP DAVIS DR	6/29/2017	98	A
CIRCLE K #1935	1809 E ARBORS DR	6/30/2017	98	A
JAKE`S GOOD EATS	12721 ALBEMARLE RD	6/30/2017	98	A
WILLOW GROVE INDEPENDENT RETIREMENT	10043 IDLEWILD RD	6/30/2017	98	A
LAKE NORMAN GRILL	16432 OLD STATESVILLE RD	6/30/2017	98
CAROLINAS REHABILITATION	1100 BLYTHE BV	6/30/2017	98
TACO BELL 4795	10917 CAROLINA PLACE PKY	7/3/2017	98	A
CORAL SUSHI	9525 BIRKDALE CROSSING DR	7/3/2017	98	A
DINOS	350 E SUGAR CREEK RD	6/28/2017	97.5	A
CAJUN QUEEN	1800 E. 7TH STREET	6/28/2017	97.5	A
INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES #4500	230 E. W T HARRIS BV	6/28/2017	97.5	A
ZAPATA`S MEXICAN RESTAURANT	15105 JOHN J DELANEY DR	6/29/2017	97.5	A
ARCHIE BOYS BBQ	9545 PINNACLE DR	6/29/2017	97.5
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER-MERCY	2001 VAIL AVENUE	6/30/2017	97.5
WALMART #5063 DELI & BAKERY	1830 GALLERIA BLVD	7/3/2017	97.5	A
BOJANGLES' #551	9075 LAWYERS RD	6/28/2017	97	A
DUNWELLZ CUSTOM KITCHEN AND POUR HOUSE	7110 BRIGHTON PARK DR	6/28/2017	97	A
SYNCHRONY CAFE	10840 BALLANTYNE COMMONS PARKWAY	6/28/2017	97	A
TIPSY BURRO	2711 MONROE RD	6/28/2017	97	A
DEEJAI THAI RESTAURANT	613 PROVIDENCE RD	6/29/2017	97	A
BAD DADDY'S BURGER BAR OF BALLANTYNE	15105 JOHN J DELANEY DR	6/29/2017	97	A
EAST 74 FAMILY RESTAURANT	10915 MONROE ROAD	6/29/2017	97	A
BUFFALO WILD WINGS	9402 NORTHLAKE WEST DR	6/29/2017	97	A
ROOTS CAFE	2135 SOUTHEND DR	6/29/2017	97	A
DORCHESTER	12930 DORMAN ROAD	6/30/2017	97	A
GREAT HARVEST NORTH CHARLOTTE	1824 EAST ARBORS DRIVE	6/30/2017	97	A
BRAVO! CUCINA ITALIANA	9824 REA RD	6/30/2017	97	A
MIDWOOD SMOKEHOUSE OF BALLANTYNE	12410 JOHNSTON RD	6/30/2017	97	A
MCLEOD ADDICTIVE DISEASE CENTER - 4TH FLOOR	515 CLANTON RD	6/30/2017	97
MERTS HEART & SOUL	214 N COLLEGE ST	6/28/2017	96.5	A
HAPPYS GRILL	9229 LAWYERS RD	6/28/2017	96.5	A
HICKORY TAVERN-TORRINGDON	12210 COPPER WAY	6/28/2017	96.5	A
QUEENS UNIVERSITY	1900 SELWYN AVENUE	6/28/2017	96.5	A
ZIO	116 MIDDLETON DRIVE	6/29/2017	96.5	A
PISCES SUSHI BAR & LOUNGE	1100 EAST METROPOLITAN AVE	6/29/2017	96.5	A
CAFE ONE	7520 E. INDEPENDENCE BLVD	6/29/2017	96.5	A
POLLO ROYAL	4517 N TRYON ST	6/29/2017	96.5	A
CANTINA 1511	4271 PARK RD	6/29/2017	96.5	A
LE MERIDIEN CHARLOTTE EVOKE RESTAURANT	555 S MCDOWELL ST	6/29/2017	96.5	A
TERIYAKI MADNESS	1100 METROPOLITAN AV	6/29/2017	96.5	A
UPSTREAM	6902 PHILLIPS PLACE CT	6/30/2017	96.5	A
BARCLAY DOWNS SNACK BAR	2812 INVERNESS RD	6/30/2017	96.5	A
TAXCO MEXICAN RESTAURANT	7106 BRIGHTON PARK DR	6/30/2017	96.5	A
CELLAR AT DUCKWORTH'S THE	330 N TRYON ST	6/30/2017	96.5	A
NEW CHINA TASTE	8112 IDLEWILD RD	6/28/2017	96	A
JIMMY JOHN'S #2154	9130 HARRIS CORNER PKY	6/28/2017	96	A
AIX EN PROVENCE	545 PROVIDENCE RD	6/28/2017	96	A
RED BOWL ASIAN BISTRO	3122 FINCHER FARM RD	6/28/2017	96	A
CAROLINAS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM PINEVILLE	10628 PARK RD	6/28/2017	96
OPEN KITCHEN	1318 W MOREHEAD ST	6/29/2017	96	A
VIVACE	1100 METROPOLITAN AVENUE	6/29/2017	96	A
RU RU'S TACOS + TEQUILA	715 PROVIDENCE RD	6/29/2017	96	A
O-KU CHARLOTTE	2000 SOUTH BV	6/29/2017	96	A
CAROLINA MEAT MARKET	1524 ALLEGHANY ST	6/29/2017	96	A
HARRIS TEETER #3 DELI	4821 BEREWICK TOWN CENTER DR	6/29/2017	96	A
DAN GOOD QUE	3500 LATROBE DR	6/29/2017	96
SUMMIT PLACE OF SOUTHPARK	2101 RUNNYMEDE LN	6/29/2017	96
RENAISSANCE CHARLOTTE SUITES	2800 COLISEUM CENTRE DR	6/30/2017	96	A
LANG VAN RESTAURANT	3019 SHAMROCK DR	6/30/2017	96	A
CREPE CELLAR/GROWLERS POURHOUSE	3116 N DAVIDSON ST	6/30/2017	96	A
SHERATON HOTEL SOCIAL BAR AND KITCHEN	555 S MCDOWELL STREET	6/30/2017	96	A
AMERICAN DELI #3	5401 SOUTH BLVD	6/30/2017	96	A
MCLEOD ADDICTIVE DISEASE CENTER - 3RD FLOOR	515 CLANTON RD	6/30/2017	96
SUBWAY #34672	4023 BROOKSHIRE BV	7/3/2017	96	A
STRATEGIC BEHAVIORAL HEALTH	1715 SHARON ROAD W	7/3/2017	96	A
HOME 2 SUITES BY HILTON	625 MCCULLOUGH DR	7/3/2017	96	A
COUNTRY INN & SUITES BY CARLSON	131 E MCCOLLOUGH DR	6/28/2017	95.5	A
SOUTH 21	6116 BROOKSHIRE BLVD	6/29/2017	95.5	A
LANESIDE GRILL	16317 STATESVILLE ROAD	7/3/2017	95.5	A
SHOWMARS	2004 EAST SEVENTH STREET	6/28/2017	95	A
BOSTON MARKET #436	9550 E INDEPENDENCE BLVD	6/28/2017	95	A
LONGHORN STEAKHOUSE #136	8115 OLD MALLARD CREEK RD	6/28/2017	95	A
PRIMO TUSCAN GRILLE	116 MIDDLETON DR	6/28/2017	95	A
NOLEN KITCHEN	2839 SELWYN AVE	6/28/2017	95	A
MCDONALDS #29236	2625 SOUTH BLVD	6/28/2017	95	A
MASA SUSHI ASIAN GRILL	12806 S TRYON ST	6/28/2017	95	A
PECULIAR RABBIT THE	1212 PECAN AVE	6/28/2017	95	A
JADE DRAGON	7741 COLONY RD	6/28/2017	95	A
LUMIERE FRENCH KITCHEN	1039 PROVIDENCE RD	6/28/2017	95	A
HARDEES #1501623	4201 E WT HARRIS BLVD	6/28/2017	95	A
PEARLZ OYSTER BAR CHARLOTTE	7804 REA RD	6/28/2017	95	A
BONCHON	8318 PINEVILLE-MATTHEWS RD	6/28/2017	95	A
GET FIT FOODS	14825 BALLANTYNE VILLAGE WAY	6/28/2017	95	A
NANAS FAST FOOD	520 W SUGAR CREEK RD	6/28/2017	95	A
COOK OUT #30	2540 FREEDOM DR	6/28/2017	95	A
CAPTAIN D'S #104	123 EASTWAY DR	6/29/2017	95	A
YORKMONT RESTAURANT	2925 YORKMONT RD	6/29/2017	95	A
JASMINE BUFFET	2305 WESTINGHOUSE BLVD	6/29/2017	95	A
POPLAR TAPAS WINE & SPIRITS	224 W 10TH ST	6/29/2017	95	A
HAWTHORNES NY PIZZA & BAR	6216 OLD POST RD	6/29/2017	95	A
7-ELEVEN #37107H	8641 SOUTH BLVD	6/29/2017	95	A
RIVERVIEW RAW BAR AND CHILL	10012 MOORES CHAPEL LOOP	6/30/2017	95	A
CAFE DIEM	11725 VERHOEFF DR	6/30/2017	95	A
HICKORY TAVERN MET	1100 METROPOLITAN AVE	6/30/2017	95	A
FORTUNE COOKIE II RESTAURANT	8943 S TRYON ST	7/3/2017	95	A
MOD PIZZA MATTHEWS	10420 E INDEPENDENCE BV STE 880	7/3/2017	95	A
CAPTAIN D'S #101	2838 FREEDOM DR	6/28/2017	94.5	A
FLYING SAUCER	9605 N TRYON ST	6/28/2017	94.5	A
OLDE MECKLENBURG BREWERY	4150 YANCEY RD	6/28/2017	94.5	A
FIREHOUSE SUBS #9	9101 PINEVILLE MATTHEWS ROAD	6/28/2017	94.5	A
KABUTOS AT 51	7724 PINEVILLE MATTHEWS RD	6/29/2017	94.5	A
REBA`S BAR & GRILL	2240 CAMP GREENE ST	6/29/2017	94.5	A
FONDA LAS CAZUELAS	5130 N TRYON ST	6/29/2017	94.5	A
ZOES KITCHEN	1055 METROPOLITAN AVE	6/29/2017	94.5	A
BAKERSFIELD EAST BLVD	1301 EAST BLVD	6/29/2017	94.5	A
7TH DISTRICT	321 N CALDWELL STREET	6/29/2017	94.5	A
JAPAN 49	10920 WINDS CROSSING DR	6/30/2017	94.5	A
TOP GOLF	8024 SAVOY CORPORATE DR	6/30/2017	94.5	A
HOPE HAVEN	3815 N TRYON ST	7/3/2017	94.5	A
HICKORY TAVERN - THE ARBORS	2005 E ARBORS DR	7/3/2017	94.5	A
EEZ FUSION	16925 BIRKDALE COMMONS PKY	6/28/2017	94	A
TATSIS RESTAURANT	2328 N GRAHAM ST	6/28/2017	94	A
WILLOWBROOKE COURT SC CTR. AT PLANTATION ESTATES	733 PLANTATION ESTATES DR	6/29/2017	94
LONCHERA CAROL #2	4335 N TRYON ST	6/30/2017	94
SUNSET SOULFOOD	5009 BEATTIES FORD RD	6/28/2017	93.5	A
MOUTHFUL A	2601 TUCKASEEGEE RD	6/28/2017	93.5	A
GOLDEN COAST II THE	3020 PROSPERITY CHURCH RD	6/30/2017	93.5	A
COUNTRY INN & SUITES	2001 MT. HARMONY CHURCH RD	7/3/2017	93.5	A
HERO JAPANESE STEAK & SUSHI RESTAURANT	20465 CHARTWELL CENTER DR	6/28/2017	93	A
PARK PLACE RESTAURANT	10517 PARK RD	6/28/2017	93	A
CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL #2521	11025 CAROLINA PLACE PY	6/28/2017	93	A
CHINA BUFFET	8630 UNIVERSITY EXECUTIVE PARK DR	6/29/2017	93	A
CHARLOTTE SQUARE AND ALZHEIMERS	5820 CARMEL ROAD	6/30/2017	93
CRACKER BARREL	9330 E INDEPENDENCE BLVD	7/3/2017	93	A
LA ZIMA	111 EASTWAY DR	6/29/2017	92.5	A
COOK HOUSE THE	20936 TORRENCE CHAPEL RD	6/28/2017	92	A
LITTLE CHINA	3124 EASTWAY DR	6/28/2017	92	A
HAVEN IN THE VILLAGE CAROLINA PLACE THE	13150 DORMAN ROAD	6/30/2017	92
JIN JIN	9115 SAMLEN LN	6/28/2017	91.5	A
MONTERREY RESTAURANTE MEXICANO	1001 E W.T. HARRIS BLVD	6/29/2017	91.5	A
HIBACHI EXPRESS JAPANESE RESTAURANT	7945 N TRYON ST	6/28/2017	91	A
JASMIN GRILL	5033 SOUTH BLVD	6/28/2017	91	A
WHITE OAK MANOR - CHARLOTTE	4009 CRAIG AVENUE	6/30/2017	91
MACADO'S	8650 UNIVERSITY CITY BLVD	6/28/2017	90.5	A
CAPTAIN D'S #501	10601 CENTRUM PKY	6/29/2017	90.5	A
MALAYA KITCHEN	8200 PROVIDENCE RD	6/29/2017	90.5	A
WHOLE FOODS MARKET #10592 PREPARED FOODS	7221 WAVERLY WALK AV	6/30/2017	90.5	A
HONG-PHAT RESTAURANT	2400 TUCKASEEGEE RD	6/28/2017	90	A
TRUC VIETNAMESE CUISINE	4520 NORTH TRYON STREET	6/28/2017	90	A
BEDDER BEDDER AND MORE	3501 S TRYON ST	6/29/2017	90	A
MOE`S SOUTHWEST GRILL #105	1500 EAST BLVD	6/29/2017	90	A
HALCYON FLAVORS FROM THE EARTH	500 S TRYON ST	6/29/2017	90	A
TOAST OF DAVIDSON	101 N MAIN ST	6/30/2017	90	A
UNIVERSITY PLACE NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER	9200 GLENWATER DR	6/30/2017	90
JIM `N NICK`S BAR-B-Q	13840 STEELE CREEK RD	7/3/2017	90	A
ANNTONY'S CARIBBEAN CAFE	2001 E. SEVENTH ST	6/28/2017	85.5	B
BURRITO FACTORY THE	9601 N TRYON ST	6/28/2017	85	B

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