The Mecklenburg County Health Department conducted inspections at the following restaurants from Jan. 22 to 30:

Lowest Scores

• Mallard Creek Café, 8604 Cliff Cameron Drive – 92.5
Containers observed with sticker residue stuck to surface. Containers and pans with food debris stuck to surface stored with clean items.

• Red Robin, 9425 Northlake Commons Blvd. – 94
Sanitizer container for dish washer was empty. Clam chowder and chili cooked and not properly cooled. Hamburgers and chicken stored at 60 degrees, but should have been stored at 45 degrees or lower.

• KFC/Long John Silver’s, 6320 W. Sugar Creek Road, Charlotte – 95
No critical violations noted.

• El Paraiso Restaurant, 20700 N. Main St., Cornelius – 95.5
Observed rice not cooled properly.

• Borders Books/Seattle’s Best Coffee, 6801 Northlake Mall Drive, Charlotte – 95.5
Utensils with food debris stored with clean items. Chlorine sanitizer not at proper concentration.

Huntersville
• Kabuto Japanese Steakhouse, 16516 Northcross Drive – 98
• Lowes Foods deli, 13108 Eastfield Road – 97
• Lowes Foods produce, 13108 Eastfield Road – 100

Cornelius
• Sebastiano’s Due, 19905 W. Catawba Ave. – 97
• Sushi @ The Lake, 19732 One Norman Blvd. – 96

Davidson
• Harris Teeter deli/produce/market, 431 Peninsula Drive – 101

Northlake Mall area
• Auntie Anne’s Pretzels, 6801 Northlake Mall Drive – 96.5
• Maki of Japan, 6801 Northlake Mall Drive – 97.5
• Subway, 6801 Northlake Malle Drive – 100

About the grades

Restaurants are given grades of A for scoring at least 90 percent, B for 80 to 89 percent and C for 70 to 79 percent. The state revokes permits for restaurants that score below 70 percent.

Restaurants are eligible for two bonus points if an employee has completed a food service sanitation program within three years.

For more details on Mecklenburg County restaurants go to http://mecklenburg.digitalhealthdepartment.com.

– Compiled by staff