Crafty Burg'r, Sangam: What Cornelius Kitchen Inspections Found

CORNELIUS, NC — Recent health inspections at Charlotte-metro restaurant kitchens found numerous health code violations, ranging from a dirty toilet and dirty cooking equipment to employees not washing their hands properly. As a result, three area restaurants saw their health grades drop. In Cornelius, however, the two restaurants inspected both kept their A health grade.

Here are the restaurants inspected in Cornelius:

• Crafty Burgr N Tap, 17015 Kenton Drive — 97/ A
• Sangam Indian Cuisine, 20910 Torrence Chapel Road — 94/ A

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.

County health officials recently inspected 169 restaurants in the Charlotte-metro area. Some of the lowest health grades found during those inspections were at:

• Dunkin Donuts, 7845 Colony Road — 88/ B
• First Watch Matthews, 1701 Matthews Township — 87.5/ B
• Tropical Bakery and Cafe, 11100 Monroe Road, 81.5/ B

A Feb. 15 inspection at Dunkin Donuts on Colony Road documented 17 violations, including a carton of almond milk that was not kept cold, opened containers of milk and cream without dates, and a bottle of Spic and Span cleaner stored on a shelf above icing buckets.

At First Watch Matthews, a Feb. 15 inspection found 18 violations, including servers bussing dirty dishes from table and then prepare toast for customers, a soap dispenser that was sitting on the floor because it fell off the wall, a pan that was greasy after washing, and employees readjust clothing and pick up a pan from the floor without changing their gloves. “Observed overall lack of control in facility as shown by lack of handwashing, glove usage, cold holding, cooling and food contact surface issues,” the report said.

At Tropical Bakery and Cafe in Matthews, an inspection found 17 violations, including a toilet and sink in need of cleaning, an employee who washed their gloved hands instead of changing them, as well as parmesan cheese with green and black debris and yogurt with green and white debris that had to be thrown out. The inspector also found multiple kitchen items were dirty and some food items were also found kept at the wrong temperatures and had to be thrown out.

Results from the Mecklenburg County Health Department inspections done Feb. 13 - Feb. 19, 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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