Health departments in Mecklenburg and Union counties inspected these restaurants Jan. 17-23:
Lowest Scores
• Special Touch Catering and Deli, 1310 Wesley Chapel Stouts Road, Indian Trail – 84
Violations include: Certified food protection manager wasn’t available; staffer washed hands in dish sink with dishes; block of cheese in reach-in cooler was spoiled with microbial growth; can opener had food debris on blade; sour cream and shredded lettuce cooled slowly in walk-in cooler; and cut melon, sliced tomatoes, shredded lettuce, deli meats, cheeses, cooked pasta, cooked taco beef, milk and cooked taco chicken didn’t have date marks.
• LAM’s Kitchen, 1369, 1369 Chestnut Lane, Matthews – 90
Violations include: Plastic pan was in hand sink; raw seafood was stored above ready-to-eat vegetables in walk-in cooler; hot and sour soup wasn’t held hot enough; raw duck wasn’t held cold enough; and dishes were stacked wet.
All Scores
Indian Trail
• Bojangles’, 6550 Old Monroe Road – 95
• Cathy’s Coffee, 606 Indian Trail Road – 98.5
• Lady’s Go-Gos, 3816 Sardis Church Road – 98
• Special Touch Catering and Deli, 1310 Wesley Chapel Stouts Road – 84
• Viva Chicken, 6461 Old Monroe Road – 97
Matthews (Mecklenburg)
• Cracker Barrel, 9330 E. Independence Blvd. – 94.5
Matthews (Union)
• Harris Teeter (meats & seafood), 7800 Stevens Mill Road – 91.5
• Harris Teeter (produce), 7800 Stevens Mill Road – 100
• LAM’s Kitchen, 1369, 1369 Chestnut Lane – 90
• Poppy Seeds Bagels, 1311 Chestnut Lane – 97.5
Monroe
• Ala Azteca Butcher Shop, 2300 W. Roosevelt Blvd. – 93
• Edible Arrangements, 3306 U.S. 74 W. – 98
• El Ranchero Supermarket, 322 N. Sutherland Ave. – 92
• Firehouse Subs, 2319 W. Roosevelt Blvd. – 95
• Jin Jin, 221 E. Franklin St. – 97
• Rocky River Crossroads, 1002 Rocky River Road S. – 95
• The Sandwich Shop, 100 N. Secrest Ave. – 99
• Subway, 1811 Dickerson Blvd. – 94.5
• Tropical Smoothie Cafe, 2335 W. Roosevelt Blvd. – 100
Waxhaw
• Mary O’Neill’s Irish Pub, 116 W. N. Main St. – 98.5