The Nori Japan restaurant located at South Park Mall in Charlotte, NC on Sharon Road scored an 80 B during a food safety inspection on February 7, 2023. A live roach was found during the inspection.
The inspector observed par cooked chicken. A Nori Japan employee was handling raw and ready to eat foods with the same spatula; the food was forced to be discarded.
The manager at Nori Japan and a food employee were unable to tell the inspector the six reportable food borne illnesses and symptoms.
The breaded chicken, egg rolls, and fried rice on the main hot line were not meeting the temperature threshold and had to be thrown away during the inspection.
No food time stamp procedures were present during the inspection. There were also no food time stamps being maintained.
Carrots were stored on the ground inside of the walk-in cooler. Avocados were cut and ready to be served without being washed, in fact the labels were still on the avocados, the inspector had the avocados thrown away.
Bowls were stored as scoops in the rice and seasoning salts. The inspector saw a handle making direct contact with rice inside of the secondary container.
There was rusty shelving inside of the main walk-in cooler.
