RESTAURANT RATINGS/Week of July 7-11

Each week, The Star brings you a breakdown of all Cleveland County restaurants, food stands and meat markets with an inspection rating lower than 95. All restaurants scoring 95 and above are listed below.

China Royal
Charleston Place
Smoke free
94
1.5 do not use clean drainboard of dishwasher as a food handling surface
1.5 clean and sanitize dish drainboard; detail clean dishwasher; scum build-up in corners and water trough
.5 do not thaw egg rolls at room temperature
.5 dispose of cooking utensils in bad repair
1clean all non-food contact surfaces, shelving; mold in refrigeration unit
1 thoroughly clean floors, walls, etc.

Country Café and BBQ
Mulberry Road, Grover
94
2 barbecue 108 degrees; maintain 140 or more
2 small cooler not cold enough; slaw 49 degrees, maintain 45 or less
1 grease buildup due to hood malfunction; clean floors, walls, ceiling; repair ceiling upstairs
.5 open dry foods - store in containers with lids
.5 clean hood and repair
Comments: Use test strips. Sanitizer too strong.

Great Wall
E. Marion St.
Smoke free
Re-inspection
94.5
3 all out of sanitizer; will purchase
1 provide and use a metal stemmed thermometer for checking food temperatures 0 to 220 degrees
.5 when utensils are in bad repair replace them
.5 some areas in bad repair on floor
.5 continue working on cleaning

La Violeta Meat Market and Taqueria
E. Dixon Blvd.
Smoke free
91.5
3 no sanitizer mixed; clean food surfaces and sanitizer - tables, slicer, saw, grinder, scale
1.5 shrimp stored over raw meats; separate and store on bottom shelf divided from other meats
1 no hood; remove grill or replace hood; must have fire marshal approval
1 clean and sanitize shelves and table under grill
1 clean walls
.5 clean and sanitize rags
.5 hair restraints required

Nakata Japanese Steakhouse
E. Dixon Blvd.
90
3 provide sanitizer at proper strength and use on prep surfaces; clean and sanitize food contact surfaces thoroughly such as zucchini slicer, knives, containers used as scoops; employee washing food container covers in hand wash sink without soap, was not sanitized and placed back onto food
2 use proper cooling methods for rice and for broth
4 maintain shrimp sauce, rice, peas/carrots above 135 degrees or less than 45 degrees while holding to be re-cooked
1 clean all non-food contact surfaces thoroughly; under cooking areas; clean handle to prep cooler door at sushi bar - slimy from food sources

Unique Living
Philadelphia Road
90
.5 improper thawing in water; thaw by cooker, running water or cooking only
1 fly problem
.5 hair restraints
.5 clean dry food containers
.5 protect pans - clean pan shelf, protect utensils, ice scoop
.5 use test strips - sanitizer strong
1 blender and crockpot not approved; NSF only
1 clean ice machine cabinet; clean coolers and freezer, can opener; do not store keys with utensils
1 clean and repair floor and wall at spray arm
.5 light shield missing
1 remove storage from mop room; need shelf for cleaners in bathroom
2 cooler not cold enough; bologna 53 degrees, cheese 55; need shelves in freezer for proper storage

RESTAURANTS SCORING 95 AND ABOVE
Elite Café (Main St., Grover; smoke free) 97**
Entertainment Distribution Co. (Battleground Ave.; smoke free) 96
Holiday Inn Express (smoke free) 97
Kings Mountain Country Club (smoke free) 97.5
Shelby Café (S. Lafayette St.; smoke free) 99**
Subway (E. Marion St.; smoke free) 98
Carolina Hot Dogs (S. Lafayette St.) 97.5
Gasland USA No. 3 (S. Lafayette St.) 96
Hometown Market and Deli (Polkville Road) 98
The Pantry 852 (E. Marion St.) 98
Boiling Springs Elementary Lunch 99.5
Crest Middle School 99
Kings Mountain Middle School 99
Shelby Middle School 99.5
Hometown Meat Market (Polkville Road) 99

**Denotes two extra points added to the final score when any employee working at the facility has attended an approved food handling course.