Charlotte Restaurant Inspections: Unwashed Hands, Dirty Ice Machine

CHARLOTTE, NC -- Recent Charlotte restaurant inspections found food dropped on the floor picked up for food preparation, dirty ice machines, unwashed hands and improperly cooled meat.

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

Area restaurants that received a downgraded “B” rating for violations include: Rainbow Grill, Mingfu, Love Sushi and Jim ‘N Nick’s Bar-B-Q.

Violations at Jim ‘N Nick’s Bar-B-Q included open employee drinks in the kitchen, unwashed hands, dirty pans stored with clean, and improper cooling temperatures. Inspectors found that Rainbow Grille on Atando Ave had an ice machine with residue and kept ready-to-eat food open more than 24 hours. At Mingfu in Matthews, inspectors found improper storage of raw meats, no dates on food in the sushi case and a food employee who reused a single-use glove.

At Love Sushi on West Clay Boulevard, inspectors found several violations, including a mushroom dropped on the floor being picked up and placed back in the food prep area, and unlabeled toxic cleaners on the cook line and sushi area. That restaurant’s “B” rating was brought back up to an “A” rating a couple days later, according to a follow-up visit by inspectors.

Results from the Mecklenburg County Health Department inspections done May 31 -- June 6 are listed below.

Two types of inspections are done: comprehensive inspections evaluate the sanitation, maintenance and food service operations of the facility; and monitoring inspections involve checking the food service operation for critical food temperatures, equipment temperatures and general food handling, cleanliness practices.

County inspectors check kitchens in churches, schools, pool houses and golf clubs. They also monitor the cleanliness of snack bars, kiosks inside grocery stores, hotel kitchens, bakeries and bars.

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Below are the names of the establishments and their scores. You may find more detailed information here.

Here are the Restaurant Inspection Scores for the week of May 31-- June 6, 2017:

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