Dirty Kitchens, Old Food: What Mooresville Inspections Found

MOORESVILLE, NC — Health inspections in 14 Mooresville area restaurant kitchens last week turned up numerous violations, including dirty cooking equipment, old food and kitchens in need of cleaning. One restaurant — King Canary — scored a perfect health rating.

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 Mooresville and elsewhere in Iredell County, performed by the Iredell County Health Department.

All recently inspected restaurants in Mooresville kept their "A" health rating, however multiple violations were found.

A Dec. 7 inspection at Pomodoro’s Italian American Cafe found 14 violations, including deli meats kept past their expiration date, medication stored above a food prep line, food stored in previously used mayonnaise containers and “accumulated soiled residue” found in areas of the kitchen.

At Sun Up Cafe, 7 violations were found during a Dec. 7 inspection, including“numerous metal & plastic pans & ladles that were stacked as clean but still had food residue & debris adhering to them,” the report said. The inspector also found several expired food items and “soil and residue” on numerous areas of the kitchen.

Results from the Iredell 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.

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