A97.5
AURA HIFI
200 PAVILION BV, STE 100, Charlotte, NC 28262
Restaurant · NC permit/State ID 20600111420
Latest gradeA (97.5)
Last inspectedOct 29, 2026
Inspections on record2
On record sinceOct 10, 2025
Score history
Oct 10, 2025Higher is betterOct 29, 2026
Inspections & violations
Oct 29, 2026 A 97.5 · 4 violations
Inspector comments: NOTE: Facility undergoing name change. Facility had confusion with Aura rooftop bar in uptown. New name will be changed to Hifi Charlotte. Permit name is the same.
Facility serves brunch on the weekends
Meats currently not served undercooked
Raw meats: Shrimp, Chicken, Ground beef, Salmon, Lamb
Sauces: All come commercially made. No sauces currently made in house.
#3 · Management, food & conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities & reporting −1
Corrected during inspection
2-103.11(O) Ensure food employees are informed of their responsibility to report required symptoms, illnesses and exposure.-PF Observed no employee health policy in place. CDI- EHS reviewed and sent policy to manager.
For more information on employee health policy, please visit: www.mecknc.gov/foodsafety
#16 · Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized −1.5
Corrected during inspection
4-501.114 Maintain sanitizer at correct concentrations when being used to sanitize. -P Observed bar dish machine sanitizer at 0ppm. CDI- New sanitizer place at dish machine. Sanitizer primed and pulled through the line.
For more information please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation or view our training videos at the following weblinks: Sanitizing Solutions - https://youtu.be/ykP2mr9CtRg and How to Test Sanitizer https://youtu.be/y0SjmnabFaY
#23 · Proper date marking & disposition
Corrected during inspection
3-501.18 Discard the food requiring date labels once time/temperature window has expired, if it has not been labeled, or if the label is incorrect. -P The PIC should train and assign staff to monitor date marking to prevent the use of food products that are no longer in compliance with 3-501.17 (A), (B), or (C) Observed ground beef dated 10/16 and empanadas dated 10/17. PIC stated that items had the wrong dates. Items were made yesterday but employees did not change the dates. CDI- Dates corrected to the day made.
For more information, please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation or view our training videos at the following weblinks: What are TCS Foods https://youtu.be/bRvqAETDjQU and Date Marking Food Safely https://youtu.be/BOPsSNUajYs .
#55 · Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
6-501.12 Floors, walls, ceilings including the attachments such as soap, towel dispensers; light fixtures; and heat/ac vent covers shall be clean. Caution should be used to minimize food exposure. Observed vent at dish machine in need of cleaning.
Oct 10, 2025 A 98.5 · 3 violations
#2 · Certified Food Protection Manager
2-102.12 (A) PIC shall demonstrate knowledge by being a certified food protection manager.
PIC was not food safety certified. Permit is within 210 days of issuance. No point deduction.
For more information on becoming a certified food protection manager please visit: www.mecknc.gov/foodsafety
#15 · Food separated & protected −1.5
Corrected during inspection
3-302.11 (A)(2) Separate types of raw animal foods from each other such as beef, fish, lamb, pork, and poultry during storage, preparation, holding, and display. -P. Observed raw chicken stored over raw ground beef and raw shrimp. CDI by rearranged storage order.
For more information on food storage order please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation
#37 · Food properly labeled: original container
3-302.12 Label all working containers of food (oils, spices, salts, flour, sugar) except food that is easy to identify such as dry pasta.
Observed unlabeled containers of dry food, oils.
Source: Mecklenburg County Public Health – Environmental Health public inspection portal (search for “AURA HIFI” or State ID 20600111420). Inspection type (routine vs. follow-up) is not published in the county's data.