Old Ham, Dirty Pans: Mooresville Kitchen Inspections

MOORESVILLE, NC — Recent kitchen inspections docked points from health ratings at Mooresville restaurants, for infractions ranging from food kept at potentially hazardous temperatures to dirty kitchen equipment and vents with dust build-up.

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 Great Wok, an inspection found strainer bowls stacked as clean with food still in them, and a dirty can opener. Dirty pans were also found at Novanta Pizzeria, and at Big Al’ Pub & Grubberia, ham was found in the pizza prep cooler that was past its 7-day shelf life.

Some of the lowest health scores were found at Bucko’s, located at 546 E. Plaza Drive and Ka Kitchen and Lounge, which is located at 138 Village View Drive.

Seven violations were reported at Bucko’s during its Aug. 17 inspection, which found cheese, lettuce, slaw and tomatoes were held at potentially hazardous temperatures and homemade ranch dressing that did not have a date. The inspector also found vent covers with dust build up.

At Ka Kitchen and Lounge, eight violations were found, according to the Aug. 20 report. In the kitchen, unwashed carrots, onions and mushrooms were found stored above cooked broccoli, salmon was found without records required to document parasite destruction, cutting boards and knives were found to only be washed once a day and several food items, such as lettuce, tofu and cheddar cheese, had to be thrown out because they were found at improper holding temperatures.

Results from the Iredell County Health Department inspections done Aug. 16 — Aug. 22, 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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