Old Chicken, Need Of Cleaning: What Mooresville Inspections Found

MOORESVILLE, NC — Health inspections in six Mooresville area restaurant kitchens last week turned up numerous violations, including old food, kitchens in need of cleaning and food held outside of the proper temperature.

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.

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A Jan. 7 inspection at Dairy Queen on Medical Park Road found six violations, including a pack of chicken kept past its expiration date, rust on shelving, and areas of the kitchen in need of cleaning. A Jan. 8 inspection at Patisserie, which also kept its “A” grade, also noted six violations, including cheese held at temperatures slightly above proper holding temperatures and several non-food-contact surfaces in need of cleaning.

At McDonald’s on Brawley School Road, a Jan. 2 inspection revealed five violations, including rehydrated cooked onions kept an hour past their discard time, a manager working on the food line without a hair restraint and two employees with nail polish handling fries without gloves.

Results from the Iredell County Health Department inspections conducted Jan. 2 — Jan. 8, 2019 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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