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A97

CHOP CHOP RED POT ON 7TH

224 E 7TH ST, Charlotte, NC 28202
Food Stands · NC permit/State ID 2060024555

New permit · first inspected May 2026. Earlier inspections may be listed under a previous permit if the business changed owners or remodeled.

Latest gradeA (97)
Last inspectedAug 20, 2026
Inspections on record2
On record sinceMay 11, 2026

Mobile units are mapped at their registered address (usually a base or commissary), not where they're serving today.

Score history

7085100 May 11, 2026: 99.5Aug 20, 2026: 97
May 11, 2026Higher is betterAug 20, 2026

Inspections & violations

Aug 20, 2026 A 97 · 6 violations
#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 for employees. EHS left copy. Employees signed policy. For more information on employee health policy, please visit: www.mecknc.gov/foodsafety
#5 · Procedures for responding to vomiting & diarrheal events
Corrected during inspection
2-501.11 A food establishment shall have written procedures for employees to follow when responding to vomiting or diarrheal events. -Pf Observed no vomit/ diarrhea plan. CDI- EHS will email plan to facility. For more information please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation
#15 · Food separated & protected
Corrected during inspection
3-304.15(A) Discard gloves after a task is complete or any time they are damaged or soiled. -P Observed employee handle raw shrimp with gloved hands, then go to make a sandwich with the same gloves. CDI- Gloves changed and hands washed and contaminated bread discarded. This was employees second day at work and PIC had 2 call outs. EHS educated employee. EHS observed employees change gloves and wash hands appropriately when needed during the rest of the inspection.
#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 pots being soaked in 0ppm sanitizer. CDI- Sanitizer re-made and tested. Dishes re-soaked. 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
#40 · Personal cleanliness −0.5
2-402.11 Use head coverings, beard guards and clothing to restrain body hair from contacting exposed food, equipment, and utensils. Observed employees without head coverings.
#47 · Equipment, food & non-food contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. Observed handle of low reach in unit broken off.

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May 11, 2026 A 99.5 · 3 violations
Inspector comments: FACILITY IS NOT CURRENTLY SERVING CEVICHE AND OYSTERS. ITEMS HAVE NOT BEEN SERVED SINCE FACILITY OPENED. NO OYSTER TAGS PRESENT. CEVICHE DONE WITH BLUEFIN TUNA.
#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). FACILITY HAD COOKED, PULLED CHICKEN DATES 5/2 IN RIC. PIC STATED THAT THAT IS THE DATE ITEMS WERE COOKED AND PLACED INTO FREEZER. FACILITY HAS PULLED TO THAW ITEMS THE NIGHT BEFORE. CDI - THAW DATES WERE ADDED TO PAN. - 0 - 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 .
#49 · Non-food contact surfaces clean −0.5
4-601.11(C ) Keep non food contact surfaces of equipment clean to avoid build up of dust, food residue or debris.4-602.13 Non food contact surfaces of equipment shall be cleaned frequently to preclude accumulation of soil residues. OBSERVED SLIGHT FOOD DEBRIS PRESENT ON NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN. MOST NOTED ON/SURROUNDING THE PREP TABLE TO THE LEFT OF THE SMOKER. CLEAN AS NEEDED. - 0.5 -
#51 · Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
5-205.15 Maintain a plumbing system in good repair. OBSERVED LEAK AT HAND SINK NEXT TO SMOKER. PIC WAS ABLE TO REPAIR TO A LESS-SEVERE LEAK. REPAIR COMPLETELY.

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Matched by street address. Each permit has its own grade and history; this is a shared address (for example a mall, airport, stadium, grocery store or food-truck base), so histories are not combined.

Source: Mecklenburg County Public Health – Environmental Health public inspection portal (search for “CHOP CHOP RED POT ON 7TH” or State ID 2060024555). Inspection type (routine vs. follow-up) is not published in the county's data.