‘Lack Of Control Throughout Kitchen’: Restaurant Inspections

Last month, a Charlotte eatery saw its health score drop to a "C." Live and dead cockroaches were found during the follow-up inspection.

CHARLOTTE, NC — A follow-up inspection at one Charlotte eatery found 20 health code violations, including live and dead cockroaches and an “overall lack of control throughout kitchen,” according to a recent report by county health officials.

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

The lowest health inspection rating for most recent inspections at a Charlotte-area restaurant was given to Pudina, located at 128 Brevard Court in Charlotte, which earned a 81/B — up from its November score of 74.5/C, when 22 health violations were found.

Find out what's happening in Charlottefor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Despite an improved score, a Dec. 11 inspection at Pudina found 20 health code violations, according to a North Carolina Public Health Inspection report. Among the things spotted in the kitchen were an “overall lack of control throughout kitchen,” due to issues such as overall cleanliness of the facility and dishes not being sanitized, the report said.

Results from the Mecklenburg County Health Department inspections done Dec. 5 — Dec. 11, 2018 are listed below. You may look up your favorite restaurant or find more detailed information about this latest batch of inspections here.

Find out what's happening in Charlottefor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Establishment Name	Address	Insp. Date	Score	Grade
SPRINGHILL SUITES UPTOWN CHARLOTTE	311 E 5TH ST	12/6/2018	100	A
PETIT PHILIPPE	2820 SELWYN AVE	12/7/2018	100	A
SODEXO FRB CONFERENCE CENTER	530 E TRADE ST	12/7/2018	100	A
SADIE'S CAFE	2925 E INDEPENDENCE BLVD	12/6/2018	99.5	A
US NATIONAL WHITEWATER CENTER RESTAURANT	5000 WHITEWATER CENTER PKY	12/7/2018	99.5	A
BAHN THAI	12206 COPPER WAY	12/7/2018	99	A
MCDONALD`S #31213	14110 RIVERGATE PY	12/11/2018	99	A
SODEXO AT FEDERAL RESERVE BANK	530 E TRADE ST	12/5/2018	98.5	A
HYATT HOUSE FOOD AND BAR SERVICE	435 TRADE ST	12/5/2018	98.5	A
STARBUCKS COFFEE	2001 VAIL AV	12/5/2018	98.5	A
TIPSY BURRO	2711 MONROE RD	12/5/2018	98.5	A
SUGAR HANDMADE GOURMET DONUTS	11914 ELM LN	12/5/2018	98.5	A
FIVE GUYS - GALLERIA	1605 GALLERIA BLVD	12/6/2018	98.5	A
PANERA BREAD #774	1904 MATTHEWS TOWNSHIP PKY	12/7/2018	98.5	A
EINSTEIN BROS BAGELS #6021 - UNCC CENTER CITY BUIL	320 E 9TH ST	12/7/2018	98.5	A
ARBYS #437	4724 SOUTH BV	12/7/2018	98.5	A
QUEEN CITY Q	225 E 6TH ST	12/11/2018	98.5	A
COALTRANES CHARGRILL	1516 CENTRAL AV	12/5/2018	98	A
COPAIN CATERING KITCHEN	6601 MORRISON BV	12/5/2018	98	A
HARRIS TEETER #27 DELI/BAKERY	9720 REA RD	12/6/2018	98	A
DORIANS DELI & GRILL	1240 MATTHEWS-MINT HILL RD	12/7/2018	98	A
CLEAN CATCH FISH MARKET	2820 SELWYN AVE	12/7/2018	98	A
LITUATIONS	3133 E INDEPENDENCE BLVD	12/7/2018	98	A
PANERA BREAD #1050	9309 CENTER LAKE DR.	12/11/2018	98	A
PUBLIX #1509 DELI/CHEESE	10110 BENFIELD RD	12/11/2018	98	A
MCDONALDS #34043 (WALMART)	7735 N TRYON ST	12/5/2018	97.5	A
ART`S BAR-B-QUE & DELI	900 E MOREHEAD ST	12/6/2018	97.5	A
MAMA RICOTTAS	601 S KINGS DR	12/6/2018	97.5	A
FUEL PIZZA - HEARST TOWER	214 N TRYON ST	12/6/2018	97.5	A
CIRCLE K #2721553/ SUBWAY #4290	7747 N TRYON ST	12/6/2018	97.5	A
HI TIDE POKE & RAW BAR	919 S MCDOWELL ST	12/6/2018	97.5	A
HOMEWOOD SUITES	12030 COPPER WAY	12/7/2018	97.5	A
MERCY HOSPITAL	2001 VAIL AVE	12/7/2018	97.5	A
HABERDISH	3106 N DAVIDSON ST	12/5/2018	97	A
TAXCO MEXICAN RESTAURANT	7106 BRIGHTON PARK DR	12/6/2018	97	A
FAIRFIELD INN CHARLOTTE ARROWOOD	7920 ARROWRIDGE BV	12/6/2018	97	A
COMFORT SUITES PINEVILLE	10415 CENTRUM PKY	12/7/2018	97	A
SABOR LATIN STREET GRILL	415 HAWTHORNE LN	12/7/2018	97	A
STAGIONI	715 PROVIDENCE RD	12/7/2018	97	A
KABAB KING	7102 BRIGHTON PARK AV	12/8/2018	97	A
ZIO	116 MIDDLETON DR	12/11/2018	97	A
PIZZA PEEL & TAP ROOM, THE	4422 COLWICK RD	12/11/2018	97	A
QDOBA MEXICAN GRILL #162	8152 S TRYON ST	12/11/2018	97	A
CABO FISH TACO	3201 N DAVIDSON ST	12/5/2018	96.5	A
STACKS KITCHEN	11100 MONROE RD	12/5/2018	96.5	A
FLAMIN KITCHEN	2130 EAST ARBORS DR	12/5/2018	96.5	A
SUBWAY #1692	410 WESTINGHOUSE BV	12/6/2018	96.5	A
ILIOS CAFE @RED VENTURES NORTH	10101 CLAUDE FREEMAN DR	12/6/2018	96.5	A
HYATT PLACE CHARLOTTE ARROWOOD	7900 FOREST POINT BLVD	12/6/2018	96.5	A
SANDWICH CLUB, THE	435 S TRYON ST	12/7/2018	96.5	A
PIZZA PEEL CENTRAL	1600 CENTRAL AVE	12/7/2018	96.5	A
COUNTRY INN & SUITES BY CARLSON	2541 LITTLE ROCK RD	12/7/2018	96.5	A
TAIPEI EXPRESS	731 PROVIDENCE RD	12/11/2018	96.5	A
OSAKA JAPANESE RESTAURANT	3531 MATTHEWS-MINT HILL RD	12/11/2018	96.5	A
BURGER KING #105	250 E WOODLAWN RD	12/11/2018	96.5	A
BAMBOO GARDEN	231 MT HOLLY-HUNTERSVILLE RD	12/5/2018	96	A
HOOTERS OF SOUTH CHARLOTTE	9807 SOUTH BLVD	12/5/2018	96	A
BONCHON	8318 PINEVILLE-MATTHEWS RD	12/5/2018	96	A
WING HEAVEN	5516 SOUTH BLVD	12/6/2018	96	A
STARBUCKS #8240	4450 RANDOLPH RD	12/6/2018	96	A
CHINA FUN	9020 ALBEMARLE RD	12/6/2018	96	A
COURTYARD BISTRO	11425 E INDEPENDENCE BVLD	12/6/2018	96	A
SOUTHPARK GRILL	4300 CONGRESS ST	12/6/2018	96	A
EL RINCONSITO RESTAURANTE LATINO	201 W. ARROWOOD ROAD	12/7/2018	96	A
FUSION 108	10010 ROSE COMMONS DRIVE	12/7/2018	96	A
MONTERREY MEXICAN RESTAURANT	9623 E INDEPENDENCE BLVD	12/11/2018	96	A
JERSEY MIKES #3141	7028 BRIGHTON PARK DR	12/11/2018	96	A
REBA`S BAR & GRILL	2240 CAMP GREENE ST	12/5/2018	95.5	A
JACK BEAGLES	3213 N DAVIDSON ST	12/5/2018	95.5	A
ABUGIDA CAFE	3007 CENTRAL AVE	12/5/2018	95.5	A
GO GO EMPENADA	11229 E INDEPENDENCE BV	12/5/2018	95.5	A
JIMMIE'S RESTAURANT	7024 BRIGHTON PARK DR	12/8/2018	95.5	A
FOX AND HOUND SPORTS TAVERN # 65071	8711 LINDHOLM DRIVE	12/11/2018	95.5	A
SABOR LATIN STREET GRILL	9105 PINEVILLE-MATTHEWS RD	12/11/2018	95.5	A
ROOM 18 ASIAN - SUSHI BAR	9935 REA RD	12/5/2018	95	A
NEW ASIAN CUISINE	7114 BRIGHTON PARK DRIVE	12/5/2018	95	A
SUSHI QUEEN SUSHI AND GRILL	11524 N TRYON ST	12/5/2018	95	A
RENAISSANCE CHARLOTTE SUITES	2800 COLISEUM CENTRE DR	12/6/2018	95	A
JOCKS AND JILLS SPORTS GRILL	4109 SOUTH STREAM BLVD	12/7/2018	95	A
FENWICK`S	511 PROVIDENCE RD	12/11/2018	95	A
LOVE SUSHI	8662 J W CLAY BLVD	12/11/2018	95	A
FINGA LICKIN CARIBBEAN EATERY	2838 THE PLAZA	12/11/2018	95	A
CHINATOWN RESTAURANT	2910 MT HOLLY HUNTERSVILLE RD	12/5/2018	94.5	A
ARBYS #7313	8136 S TRYON ST	12/5/2018	94.5	A
REFUEL AT ALOFT CHARLOTTE UPTOWN	210 E TRADE ST	12/7/2018	94.5	A
CLEAN EATZ	2215 AYRSLEY TOWN BV	12/7/2018	94.5	A
CHAR BAR 7	6300 CARMEL ROAD	12/7/2018	94	A
MAI JAPANESE RESTAURANT	2215 AYRSLEY TOWN BLVD	12/7/2018	94	A
EAST COAST WINGS & GRILL	9711 NORTHLAKE CENTRE PKY	12/11/2018	94	A
RED GINGER	401 S TRYON ST	12/11/2018	94	A
MR CHARLES CHICKEN AND FISH TOO	8006 B CAMBRIDGE COMMONS DR	12/11/2018	94	A
CAFE EL BUEN GUSTO	410 WESTINGHOUSE BV	12/5/2018	93.5	A
SALTAO	7741 COLONY RD	12/5/2018	93.5	A
INDEPENDENCE PLACE OF CHARLOTTE	3501 E INDEPENDENCE BV	12/6/2018	93.5	A
MORAZAN RESTAURANT	201 ARCHDALE DR	12/11/2018	93.5	A
JERSEY MIKES SUBS	11112 S TRYON ST	12/5/2018	93	A
EUREST DINING PROVIDENCE MARKET	11625 N COMMUNITY HOUSE RD	12/5/2018	93	A
KOREA & WING	808 E ARROWOOD RD	12/7/2018	93	A
LODGE, THE	7725 COLONY RD	12/7/2018	93	A
WHICH WICH	9831 REA RD	12/7/2018	93	A
JIN JIN	14321 MARKET SQUARE DR	12/5/2018	92.5	A
HARRIS TEETER #258 DELI/STARBUCKS	8600 UNIVERSITY CITY BLVD	12/11/2018	92.5	A
LAS MERAS TORTAS	5661 FARM POND LANE	12/5/2018	92	A
DIAMOND RESTAURANT	1901 COMMONWEALTH AVE	12/7/2018	92	A
CHINA BUFFET	9931 LEE ST	12/7/2018	92	A
WOK, THE	11508 PROVIDENCE RD	12/11/2018	92	A
CHURCH'S CHICKEN	3217 EASTWAY DR	12/5/2018	90.5	A
ASBURY, THE	235 N TRYON ST	12/7/2018	90.5	A
SAIGON BAY VIETNAMESE CUISINE	8662 J W CLAY BLVD	12/5/2018	90	A
CORKBUZZ CHARLOTTE	4905 ASHLEY PARK LANE	12/6/2018	90	A
ELY TORTILLERIA	6301 N TRYON ST	12/11/2018	90	A
PUDINA	128 BREVARD CT	12/11/2018	81	B

Photo via Shutterstock

Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

Nearby Communities

State Edition

National Edition

Restaurants & Bars

‘Lack Of Control Throughout Kitchen’: Restaurant Inspections

Last month, a Charlotte eatery saw its health score drop to a "C." Live and dead cockroaches were found during the follow-up inspection.

Kimberly Johnson, Patch Staff

Find out what's happening in Charlottefor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Find out what's happening in Charlottefor free with the latest updates from Patch.

More from Charlotte

Retired Colonel Margaret Draganac Finds New Ways to Serve at Windsor Run

James Bullock Named Windsor Run Leadership Award Winner

Living Well at Windsor Run

Air Flow Solutions

CyberMax iPhone Repair

Bruce Concrete Coatings

Nearby Communities

State Edition

National Edition

‘Lack Of Control Throughout Kitchen’: Restaurant Inspections

Last month, a Charlotte eatery saw its health score drop to a "C." Live and dead cockroaches were found during the follow-up inspection.

Kimberly Johnson, Patch Staff<img alt="Verified Patch Staff Badge" class="styles_Badge__np_hU" src="https://patch.com/img/cdn/assets/layout/badges/verified-patch-staff.svg"/>

Find out what's happening in Charlottefor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Find out what's happening in Charlottefor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Kimberly Johnson, Patch Staff