A99.5
PLANT JOY
3001 E. INDEPENDENCE BV, Charlotte, NC 28205
Food Stands · NC permit/State ID 2060024473
Latest gradeA (99.5)
Last inspectedJun 9, 2026
Inspections on record2
On record sinceNov 18, 2025
Mobile units are mapped at their registered address (usually a base or commissary), not where they're serving today.
Score history
Nov 18, 2025Higher is betterJun 9, 2026
Inspections & violations
Jun 9, 2026 A 99.5 · 1 violation
Inspector comments: Per permit conditions, food from one permittee shall be separated from other permittee holders. Observed food items from Plant Joy intermingled with Bean food items. It is best practice for Plant Joy to have a completely separate shelving for their food items, full shelves next to or on same rack to consolidate is best.
#55 · Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean −0.5
6-501.11 Floors, walls, and ceilings including the attachments such as soap and towel dispensers; light fixtures; and heat/ac vents shall be maintained in good repair. Observed peeling and damaged, not easily cleanable door frames, lower walls.
6-501.12 Floors, walls, ceilings including the attachments such as soap, towel dispensers; light fixtures; and heat/ac vent covers shall be clean. Caution should be used to minimize food exposure. Observed build up and residue under equipment. Clean with more frequency.
Nov 18, 2025 A 98 · 4 violations
#6 · Proper eating, tasting, drinking or tobacco use
Corrected during inspection
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. observed multiple employee beverages stored on food prep table. CDI.
#23 · Proper date marking & disposition −1.5
Corrected during inspection
3-501.17 (A) or (B) Date mark/label all TCS foods that are ready-to-eat once opened or prepared and are to be held for more than 24 hours. -Pf. Establish a date marking system consistent with 3-501.17 (A) or (B). Additional date marking system options are found in 3-501.17 (D). Observed multiple cooked vegetables in various different trays or pans prepared prior to today with no date Mark CD IPIC date marking
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 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 observed multiple trays of cooked vegetables, including, but not limited to cauliflower, celery, broccoli, carrots, and asparagus, cooling on sheet trays where the very high surface to area volume ratio was promoting rapid cooling. However, some foods, including one vegetable based soup and mashed potatoes, items with the higher viscosity and far lower surface area to volume ratio, not cooling as quickly as desired. CDI placed in smaller containers and or into the walk-in freezer or walk-in cooler.
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 .
#39 · Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
Corrected during inspection
3-305.11 Store food in a clean, dry location, not exposed to contamination. Keep at least 6 inches above the floor. observed small bag of package groceries stored on the floor of the walk-in cooler CDI removed. From floor.
Source: Mecklenburg County Public Health – Environmental Health public inspection portal (search for “PLANT JOY” or State ID 2060024473). Inspection type (routine vs. follow-up) is not published in the county's data.