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Restaurant · Wake County, NC

Magnolia Kitchen

113 N Wingate St

Last inspected Sep 22, 2026 · View Map ↗ · Compare ↗

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1 inspection

1 - Inspection

Sep 22, 2026

Score 96.5

Official score: 96.5 · Understand this area’s scale

5 recorded violations

notedCode Observation: Written policy was not available during the inspection. 2-501.11 A food establishment shall have a written vomit and diarrhea clean up plan that address the actions EMPLOYEES must take to minimize the spread of contamination and the exposure of EMPLOYEESOther

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Procedures for responding to vomiting & diarrheal events

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Observation: Written policy was not available during the inspection. 2-501.11 A food establishment shall have a written vomit and diarrhea clean up plan that address the actions EMPLOYEES must take to minimize the spread of contamination and the exposure of EMPLOYEES; consumers; FOOD; and surfaces. Pf CDI: Policy was emailed to PIC.

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notedCode Observation: Multiple cold hold foods on the salad bar were not being maintained at 41F or below. Examples: corn 49FOther

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Proper cold holding temperatures

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Observation: Multiple cold hold foods on the salad bar were not being maintained at 41F or below. Examples: corn 49F; fried chicken 47F; baked chicken 47F. 3-501.16 (A)(2) Except during preparation; cooking; or cooling; or when TPHC is used TCS FOOD shall be maintained at 41F or less. P CDI: All items that were not being maintained at 41F or below were placed in the walk in cooler to cool.

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notedCode Observation: Tomatoes in the low boy cooler had a use by date of 9/11/26 and were still stored in the lowboy. Roast beef in the walk in cooler was prepared on 9/16 and was labeled with at displosal date of 9/26. Most ready to eat foods on ly have a 7 day limit. 3-501.17(A)(B)(D) Ready-to-eat TCS foodOther

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Proper date marking & disposition

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Observation: Tomatoes in the low boy cooler had a use by date of 9/11/26 and were still stored in the lowboy. Roast beef in the walk in cooler was prepared on 9/16 and was labeled with at displosal date of 9/26. Most ready to eat foods on ly have a 7 day limit. 3-501.17(A)(B)(D) Ready-to-eat TCS food; date marking - Pf Except for shellstock; refrigerated; READY-TO-EAT; TCS FOOD prepared in house or opened from a commercial container (except deli salads; hard cheeses; cultured dairy; preserved fish; and cured/fermented meats) and held for more than 24 hours shall be clearly identified using a date marking system to indicate the day by which the FOOD shall be served or discarded for a maximum of 7 days. The day of preparation or open date shall be counted as Day 1. 3-501.18 Ready-To-Eat Time / Temperature Control for Safety Food; Disposition (P) CDI: Both items were discarded.

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majorCode Observation: Test strips were not available for the produce wash or sanitizer at the three comp sink. 4-302.14 Sanitizing SolutionsOther

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Warewashing facilities: installed; maintained & used; test strips

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Observation: Test strips were not available for the produce wash or sanitizer at the three comp sink. 4-302.14 Sanitizing Solutions; Testing Devices (Pf)

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Non-food contact surfaces clean

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Observation: Debris is building up behind the warewash machine. Multiple utensil containers have food debris building up in them. 4-602.13 Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) 4-602.13 Nonfood Contact Surfaces of EQUIPMENT shall be cleaned at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil residues.

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Official record from Wake County Environmental Services, Sep 22, 2026 · Original Source

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