The Mecklenburg County Health Department inspected these restaurants from Jan.28 to Feb. 3:
Lowest Scores
• Tacos El Nevado, 4640 South Blvd., Charlotte – 85.5
Violations include: Inspector saw multiple hand-washing violations; cerviche needed documentation from supplier; pans and utensils had build-up;
chicken leg wasn’t reheated hot enough; and items inside reach-in unit weren’t held cold enough.
• Dakshin Indian Grill, 16640 Hawfield Way Drive, Charlotte – 86
Violations include: Items in walk-in cooler and walk-in freezer didn’t have coverings; potatoes, carrots, cauliflower, goat, yogurt sauce, cubed cheese, chicken, chick peas weren’t held cold enough; and vegetable sauces, yogurt sauce, fried cauliflower, chicken, goat and chick peas didn’t have date labels.
• Cava, 6307 Providence Farm Lane, Charlotte – 87
Violations include: Sinks in kitchen and men’s restrooms didn’t have paper towels; meatballs weren’t held hot enough; 10 to 15 metal pans had visible food residue; and pans of arugula and lettuce at salad wall cooler as well as yogurt dill, lemon herb tahini and tahini Caesar bottles weren’t held cold enough.
All Scores
Charlotte (28209)
• Harris Teeter (produce), 5030 Park Road – 99
• Lai Lai Express, 1607 Montford Drive – 96.5
• Luisa’s Brick Oven Pizzeria, 1730 Abbey Place – 95
• Mocco Bistro, 4004 South Blvd. – 98.5
• Pasta & Provisions, 4700 Park Road – 98.5
• Starbucks, 4425 Park Road – 98.5
• Tacos El Nevado, 4640 South Blvd. – 85.5
Charlotte (28210)
• Bentley’s Restaurant, 4620 Piedmont Row Drive –
Charlotte (28211)
• Magpies, 3500 Latrobe Drive – 99
• Subway, 3039 South Blvd. – 95.5
• Wolfman Pizza, 106 S. Sharon Amity Road – 94
Charlotte (28270)
• Harris Teeter (deli), 1621 Sardis Road N. – 97
• Harris Teeter (market/sea) 1621 Sardis Road N. – 99.5
• Harris Teeter (produce), 1621 Sardis Road N. – 100
Charlotte (28277)
• Cafe Moka, 7416 Waverly Walk Ave. – 98
• Cava, 6307 Providence Farm Lane – 87
• Chaat N Dosa, 8624 Camfield St. – 94
• Cinebarre, 8008 Providence Road – 98.5
• Dakshin Indian Grill, 16640 Hawfield Way Drive – 86
• Firehouse Subs, 8020 Providence Road – 99
• Flying Biscuit, 7930 Rea Road – 96
• Island Thyme, 8129 Ardrey Kell Road – 98
• Jimmy Johns, 9848 Rea Road – 99
• Providence Deli, 10636 Providence Road – 97
• Publix (produce), 11222 Providence Road W. – 100
• Publix/Starbucks, 11222 Providence Road W. – 100
• Springhill Suites, 12325 Johnston Road – 99.5
• The Ryal At Ballantyne Resort, 10100 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy. – 99.5
• Veltree Soufully Vegan Food, 14825 Ballantyne Village Drive – 93.5
Pineville
• Chick-fil-A, 11025 Carolina Place Pkwy. – 99
• Pineville Ice House, 400 Towne Centre Blvd. – 100
• Sbarro Italian Eatery, 11025 Carolina Place Pkwy. – 98.5
• Spare Time, 9600 Pineville-Matthews Road – 97.5