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Charlotte fast food restaurant dinged for dead bugs, food debris during health inspection

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Mecklenburg County’s Environmental Health Division conducts nearly 13,000 restaurant health inspections every year.

Mecklenburg County’s Environmental Health Division conducts nearly 13,000 restaurant health inspections every year.

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An east Charlotte fast food restaurant received a “B” grade from the Mecklenburg County Health Department for numerous health violations, including the presence of insects and lack of employee protection when preparing food.

Popeyes: 6107 The Plaza, received a score of 83 during its April 16 inspection.

Health department inspectors cited the restaurant after finding a “dead bug” in a women’s bathroom and near a walk-in cooler.

Other violations the restaurant was cited for include:

  • Employee drinks on prep tables

  • Dishes stored as clean with food debris on them

  • Ranch dressing stored above required temperatures

  • Employees preparing food without hair restraints or beard guard

  • Food debris in food storage areas

This is the restaurant’s first “B” grade.

According to state law, permits are immediately revoked if a restaurant receives a score of less than 70 percent.

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Evan Moore is a service journalism reporter for the Charlotte Observer. He grew up in Denver, North Carolina, where he previously worked as a reporter for the Denver Citizen, and is a UNC Charlotte graduate.

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