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Well tonight I was picking up a pizza at Pizza Hut and the grade was 93.5. Then I noticed their ServeSafe certification which means the raw score was 91.5. Then I was about to get ticked for the policy of them opening the pizza boxes so you can make sure it's "OK" which of course releases all the heat.
Ends up I ordered the wrong pizza. They offered to fix it free as long as I could wait which I did.
So a weird night for me but I wanted to pass along the trick with the ServeSafe certificates. That certificate is worth 2 points if you see them near a relatively low score you might want to do the math.
as a former restaurant manager, I can tell you that the standards here are FAR lower than those in SC. I was very surprised. And, I also look for the restaurant grades. Won't eat anywhere less than a 95.
Also look to see what they were cited for. Bugs in the kitchen...yeah, not so much. YUK!!! a bucket of pickles on the walk in floor...well, that is hardly a horrible offense. Sometimes the inspectors just get nuts. (yes, it is an infraction, but, something that can be easily fixed, not like mold or bugs)
I agree with this. You see violations for things sometimes like where they store things in the fridge, or yes, employee drinks near a food prep area, and I'm like...meh. I'm not too worried about that.
But mold and bugs and not hand washing or sanitizing, etc. Yeah, I draw the line there.
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I think that "too low" varies by county.
A restaurant came into Kings Mountain which also operates an establishment in another county. They get good grades in the other county. (The Cleveland County inspections are published in the Shelby Star & the Gaston County inspections are published in the Gaston Gazette.) The Cleveland County inspectors have consistantly given then grades in the high 80s & low 90s. Their most recent score was 88 & the inspection said that there is to be a notice posted that there is intention to pull their license. (I guess one more inspection & if things aren't drastically changed?)
A restaurant came into Kings Mountain which also operates an establishment in another county. They get good grades in the other county. (The Cleveland County inspections are published in the Shelby Star & the Gaston County inspections are published in the Gaston Gazette.) The Cleveland County inspectors have consistantly given then grades in the high 80s & low 90s. Their most recent score was 88 & the inspection said that there is to be a notice posted that there is intention to pull their license. (I guess one more inspection & if things aren't drastically changed?)
Could be the county inspectors are more picky in one area than another but to a degree it could also be difference between stores. Westpark location of Chili's got a base score of 90.5 in 28217. Kabuto on Tyvola got a base score of 89. This is from the 23rd. I'm too lazy to go lookup other locations but for Chili's especially they should be doing better.
But one employee put their coffee on top of the smoker in the kitchen. I don't know what it is with employees and keeping personal drinks away from food cooking surfaces but that's an example of a critical violation that seems to zap a lot of folks.
But how long has that location been there? 20 years? It's a shame to loose points to something like that but they lost a lot more points during that inspection.
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Could be the county inspectors are more picky in one area than another but to a degree it could also be difference between stores. Westpark location of Chili's got a base score of 90.5 in 28217. Kabuto on Tyvola got a base score of 89. This is from the 23rd. I'm too lazy to go lookup other locations but for Chili's especially they should be doing better.
But one employee put their coffee on top of the smoker in the kitchen. I don't know what it is with employees and keeping personal drinks away from food cooking surfaces but that's an example of a critical violation that seems to zap a lot of folks.
But how long has that location been there? 20 years? It's a shame to loose points to something like that but they lost a lot more points during that inspection.
The Kings Mountain location has been open less than a year. A couple of employees are shared by both locations. The Cleveland County inspectors dinged one for using an "unauthorized implement" in the kitchen, this time.
To be honest. The grading scale is up to the inspector. Granted he/she follows a standard. I have seen places that are new never served the first customer, cooked the first item. Fail. The standards are up to the inspectors. These are updated as time moves forward. Thing is the eating establishment does not have to do those up grades until they change hands or some other big event. I have eaten at places with an A Grade number score in the mid upper 90's and the food taste like crap. Then on the flip side eaten at a hole in the wall rated below a B. Best food ever.
To be honest. The grading scale is up to the inspector. Granted he/she follows a standard. I have seen places that are new never served the first customer, cooked the first item. Fail. The standards are up to the inspectors. These are updated as time moves forward. Thing is the eating establishment does not have to do those up grades until they change hands or some other big event. I have eaten at places with an A Grade number score in the mid upper 90's and the food taste like crap. Then on the flip side eaten at a hole in the wall rated below a B. Best food ever.
I go back to what I said at the start with "honest dirt" which might be what you're thinking of with a sub B establishment. I'm just saying the stuff I've read in Mecklenburg isn't about a bit of dirt. It's about stuff that in some cases is pretty shocking.
Goodness. Several "B"s and a lot of very low 90s in that report. Cuts across the spectrum too.
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