The Cottage Express chinese restaurant has yet again scored poorly on a food sanitation inspection located at 1704 Harris Houston Rd Charlotte, NC. The inspection was on September 5, 2023 and the score was an 84 B, Cottage Express chinese restaurant had its business permit revoked and was shut down.
The inspector noted employees not washing hands properly is a big problem at Cottage Express, also there is a roach infestation in Cottage Express with roaches contaminating food.
Employees were washing hands for less than 5 seconds with no soap during the inspection.
Imitation crab, pork, chicken, and shrimp were being cold held at unsafe temperatures above 41F and had to be thrown away.
The meat grinder had visible raw meat residue on the food contact portions of it, and a roach crawled out of the meat grinder. Several live roaches were in the potato starch and flour bulk bins.
Another live roach was observed on the prep table. Large amounts of flies were observed during the inspection as well.
A dead roach was even seen on the cutting board that an employee was actively using. Dozens of dead roaches were throughout the Cottage Express chinese restaurant stuck on walls, stuck on dry storage bins, and in cabinets.
Click here to see how the same Cottage Express restaurant had roaches in the flour in August 2022.
The business permit was suspended due to the roach infestation at the Cottage Express and the restaurant was shut down until the insect problem gets fixed.
Employees were not wearing hair restraints. There was a heavy buildup of debris on shelves, inside coolers, and on cooking equipment throughout the establishment.
The Cottage Express chinese restaurant needs to be cleaned thoroughly before it can reopen.
Employee food was being stored above customer food.
