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CHEF CHARLES CATERING COMPANY
500 BRADFORD DR, STE A, Charlotte, NC 28208
Food Stands · NC permit/State ID 2060024468
New permit · first inspected Nov 2025. Earlier inspections may be listed under a previous permit if the business changed owners or remodeled.
Latest gradeA (99)
Last inspectedAug 31, 2026
Inspections on record3
On record sinceNov 20, 2025
Mobile units are mapped at their registered address (usually a base or commissary), not where they're serving today.
Score history
Nov 20, 2025Higher is betterAug 31, 2026
Inspections & violations
Aug 31, 2026 A 99 · 1 violation
Inspector comments: Did not observed Sous Vide.
#29 · Compliance with variance, specialized process, reduced oxygen packaging criteria or HACCP plan −1
Corrected during inspection
8-201.14 Provide all contents of a HACCP plan as required. -Pf Observed HACCP/Variance approval with monitoring logs in binder empty. Observed in double door reach in freezer cooked chicken without date marking all other foods (cooked beef/pork) were already date marked. CDI - PIC voluntarily discard food. PIC shall fill out records for cryovac log, cooking log, cooling log, freezer log, and thermometer calibration log.
May 6, 2026 A 98.5 · 1 violation
#15 · Food separated & protected −1.5
3-302.11(A)(8) Separate unwashed produce from ready-to-eat foods. Observed cut watermelon, carrots and peppers stored directly below uncut and unwashed leafy green vegetables in double door RIC. CDI - PIC rearranged storage order.
3-302.11(A)(1) Separate raw animal foods from ready-to-eat foods and washed/unwashed fruits and vegetables. -P Observed in double door RIF raw portioned salmon stored directly below raw portioned lamb/short ribs. CDI - PIC rearranged storage order.
For more information on food storage order please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation
Nov 20, 2025 A 98.5 · 3 violations
Inspector comments: Facility has not started using HAACP plan yet due to recent move to new location. Facility plans to use in near future.
#14 · Required records available: shellstock tags, parasite destruction
Corrected during inspection
3-402.11 and 3-402.12 Provide records from supplier to guarantee fish served raw or undercooked is free of live parasites. -Pf. Observed no parasitic destruction letter provided for salmon offered undercooked on menu. CDI: PIC will fully cook salmon and will not be offered undercooked until letter can be supplied by distributor.
#16 · Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
Corrected during inspection
4-501.114 Maintain sanitizer at correct concentrations when being used to sanitize. -P
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
Observed multiple sanitizer spray bottles at 0ppm throughout kitchen. CDI: bottles dumped and refilled with sink and surface sanitizer at proper concentration.
#23 · Proper date marking & disposition −1.5
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)
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 .
Observed Caesar and ranch dressing in cups dated 10/31 stored in the walk-in cooler that had expired past 7 days. CDI: discarded.
Observed opened packages of sliced ham and turkey in low boy cooler dated 11/9/25 expired past 7 days. CDI: by discarding.
Observed cut watermelon inside glass front 2-door reach-in dated 11/10/25 that had expired past 7 days. CDI: by discarding.
Observed yogurt dip and cooked chicken breast inside walk-in cooler without date. CDI: properly dated during inspection.
Source: Mecklenburg County Public Health – Environmental Health public inspection portal (search for “CHEF CHARLES CATERING COMPANY” or State ID 2060024468). Inspection type (routine vs. follow-up) is not published in the county's data.