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Restaurant · Wake County, NC

Pastrami Tom's

312 W Chatham St

Last inspected Mar 24, 2026 · View Map ↗ · Compare ↗

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1 inspection

1 - Inspection

Mar 24, 2026

Score 98

Official score: 98 · Understand this area’s scale

4 recorded violations

notedCode 2-401.11 (A) Employees shall eatEmployee health and hygiene

Official wording

Proper eating; tasting; drinking or tobacco use

Inspector’s notes

2-401.11 (A) Employees shall eat; drink; or use any form of tobacco only in designated areas where the contamination of exposed food; clean equipment and utensils; and other items needing protection can not result. Observed employee drink on top of lowboy unit next to steamer and bun toaster. CDI by relocating employee drink.

In plain English

This covers things like hair restraints, jewelry, clean clothing, eating or drinking in food prep areas, touching ready-to-eat food with bare hands, or not having a sick-employee policy.

More about employee hygiene or health policy issues
notedCode 4-501.114 Manual and Mechanical Warewashing EquipmentCleaning and sanitizing

Official wording

Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized

Inspector’s notes

4-501.114 Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment; Chemical Sanitization - Temperature; pH; Concentration and Hardness (P) Dish machine was not sanitizing (0ppm) at the correct sanitizing concentration required (50-200ppm) for chlorine. maintain sanitizer concentration at correct concentration when used to sanitize. CDI by implementing hand mixed solution in three compartment sink.

In plain English

Dishes, equipment, or surfaces that touch food were not properly washed, rinsed, and sanitized, or sanitizer was not at the right strength. Clean surfaces help stop germs from spreading to food.

More about cleaning or sanitizing problems
notedCode 3-501.17 Date mark/label all TCS foods that are ready-to-eat once opened or prepared and held more than 24hrs. -Pf Obsevred some container of TCS items such as lettuceFood source and labeling

Official wording

Proper date marking & disposition

Inspector’s notes

3-501.17 Date mark/label all TCS foods that are ready-to-eat once opened or prepared and held more than 24hrs. -Pf Obsevred some container of TCS items such as lettuce; tomatoes; and deli meats and salads were not date marked in preparation unit. During initial inspection EC was not informed of the bulk and daily preparations. items are marked in the bulk container (except individual containers of pasta salads) in the walk in cooler. Recommend placing date on in service containers to better help with tracking.

In plain English

Food came from an unapproved source, was missing required date marks or labels, or was past its use-by date. Knowing where food came from and how old it is helps prevent illness.

More about food source, dating, or labeling problems
majorCode 4-204.117 Warewashing MachinesCleaning and sanitizing

Official wording

Warewashing facilities: installed; maintained & used; test strips

Inspector’s notes

4-204.117 Warewashing Machines; Automatic Dispensing of Detergents and Sanitizers (Pf) dish machine was not dispensing sanitizer. Establishment has 3 compartment sink so hand mixing of sanitizer has been implemented until dish machine is serviced. VR on April 3rd 2026

In plain English

Dishes, equipment, or surfaces that touch food were not properly washed, rinsed, and sanitized, or sanitizer was not at the right strength. Clean surfaces help stop germs from spreading to food.

More about cleaning or sanitizing problems

Official record from Wake County Environmental Services, Mar 24, 2026 · Original Source

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