A96.5
SILVER EXPRESS
5115 N TRYON ST, SUITE A, Charlotte, NC 28213
Food Stands · NC permit/State ID 2060024652
Latest gradeA (96.5)
Last inspectedOct 26, 2026
Inspections on record1
On record sinceOct 26, 2026
Inspections & violations
Oct 26, 2026 A 96.5 · 5 violations
#6 · Proper eating, tasting, drinking or tobacco use −0.5
2-401.11 (A). Employee beverages must be stored in a designated area where contamination of food, clean equipment, utensils, linens, and single-use articles cannot occur. Employee beverages observed on prep table. Do not store employee drinks where food is prepared. Store in a separate area, such as a low shelf.
#20 · Proper cooling time & temperatures
Corrected during inspection
3-501.14(A) Quickly cool cooked foods within 2 hours from 135F to 70F; and within a total of 6 hours from 135F to 41F. -P. Containers of spaghetti on the prep table measured 78-80F. Employee stated they finished cooking them around 7AM. CDI - Employee educated on cooling and she discarded the spaghetti. 0 pts.
For more information please visit: www.mecknc.gov/foodsafety or view our training videos at the following weblinks: What are TCS Foods https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0iLZb7v0UM and Cooling Food Safely https://youtu.be/P6x8b1ZVOxU .
#23 · Proper date marking & disposition −1.5
Corrected during inspection
3-501.18 Discard the food requiring date labels once time/temperature window has expired, if it has not been labeled, or if the label is incorrect. -P The PIC should train and assign staff to monitor date marking to prevent the use of food products that are no longer in compliance with 3-501.17 (A), (B), or (C) Several TCS RTE foods in sandwich cooler were missing prep date labels. TCS RTE foods must be labeled with prep date, and used or discarded within 7 days of preparation. CDI - Employee placed prep date stickers on items.
For more information, please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation or view our training videos at the following weblinks: What are TCS Foods https://youtu.be/bRvqAETDjQU and Date Marking Food Safely https://youtu.be/BOPsSNUajYs .
#33 · Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control −0.5
Corrected during inspection
3-501.15 Quickly cool foods. Use methods such as open/vented shallow pans, large ice baths and active stirring. Cold air must flow around product to remove the heat. -Pf Spaghetti measured 78-80F and was cooled for over 2 hours on prep table. Use walk-in cooler or freezer to cool TCS foods after preparation. Also, pan of green beans in walk-in cooler measured 53F. Employee stated she put leftovers from can that was opened around 8AM in the pan and placed them in cooler. Pan was tightly covered with plastic wrap. Leave cooling TCS foods loosely covered or uncovered. CDI - Spaghetti discarded and plastic wrap removed from pan of green beans.
For more information, please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation or view our training videos at the following weblinks: What are TCS Foods https://youtu.be/bRvqAETDjQU and Cooling Food Safely https://youtu.be/P6x8b1ZVOxU .
#51 · Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices −1
Follow-up verification required
5-202.14 Prevent backflow or back siphonage prevention devices installed shall meet American Society of Sanitary Engineering standards. -P Backflow preventer needed on spigot of mop sink. VR - Verification required within 3 days that spigot has backflow preventer.
Source: Mecklenburg County Public Health – Environmental Health public inspection portal (search for “SILVER EXPRESS” or State ID 2060024652). Inspection type (routine vs. follow-up) is not published in the county's data.