Old Food, Unwashed Hands: Mooresville Kitchen Inspections

MOORESVILLE, NC — Cracker Barrel, Sonic Drive-In and Sagebrush restaurants in Mooresville all saw deductions in their health ratings recently after inspectors found a range of infractions, from dirty shelves to employees not washing their hands.

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.

At Sonic Drive-In, an inspector deducted points from the restaurant’s score after employees were seen entering the kitchen and not wash their hands, and an employee prepared a drink and drank it at a food preparation table. Multiple items of kitchen equipment, such as shelving, was found to be in need of repair or replacing, the inspection report said.

An inspection at Cracker Barrel found several metal and plastic food containers stacked and stored while wet, built-up food residue on shelving and debris in need of cleaning in a walk-in freezer. At Sagebrush, a batch of chili was found at potentially hazardous temperatures, and chicken salad and cooked ribs were thrown away after they were found to be passed their seven day shelf life.

King Canary rated a perfect score during its health inspection.

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Results from the Iredell County Health Department inspections done May 23 — May 29, 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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