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Mecklenburg County Public Health

Mecklenburg County Public Health

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Paleteria Mich Tocumbo files food permit for Albemarle Road address in Charlotte

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Filed the food establishment permit for 6329 Albemarle Rd on October 16, 2026

Paleteria Mich Tocumbo, the Charlotte paleta maker that says it follows the tradition of Tocumbo, Michoacán, now has a food establishment permit on record at 6329 Albemarle Rd. Mecklenburg County Public Health filed the permit on October 16, 2026.

Updated 2 hours ago

Mecklenburg County records food permit for Asmera Cafe on Albemarle Road

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Permit issuer and recorder

Mecklenburg County Public Health logged a food establishment permit for Asmera Cafe at 5237 Albemarle Rd on October 16, 2026. The address sits on one of East Charlotte's busiest commercial corridors, a strip lined with international restaurants and grocery stores.

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Charlotte health department records food license for Mar & Brasas

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Filed the food establishment record

Mecklenburg County Public Health put a food establishment license on file for Mar & Brasas at 2530 Sardis Road North on October 16, 2026. It's one approval in the county's records — not proof the restaurant has opened or cleared every step.

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Tropical Smoothie Cafe records Charlotte health permit for Albemarle Rd location

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Issuer of the food establishment permit

Mecklenburg County health inspectors gave Tropical Smoothie Cafe at 9020 Albemarle Rd a score of 98.5 during the week of October 1-7, according to a county inspection report. The cafe holds a food establishment permit filed with the county health department on October 7.

Updated Oct 9

Mexi-Love Tacos and Tequila opens on South Tryon after Charlotte health permit

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Issued food establishment permit

Mexi-Love Tacos and Tequila is open at 8136 S Tryon St in south Charlotte. It filed its food establishment permit with Mecklenburg County Public Health on September 15 and held its official grand opening the next day with an 11 a.m. chamber ribbon cutting.

Updated Oct 7

Cantina Louie files food establishment permit for Pineville address

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Issued food establishment permit record

Cantina Louie opened its Charlotte restaurant at 7520 Pineville-Matthews Rd on September 14, 2026. The 5,000-square-foot space seats up to 150 guests and has two outdoor seating areas.

Updated Oct 7

Fogo de Chão licensed to open first North Carolina restaurant in Charlotte

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Issuing food establishment permits for new restaurants

Fogo de Chão opened its first North Carolina restaurant in Uptown Charlotte on August 31, 2026. The Brazilian steakhouse at 200 S. Tryon Street has an open churrasco grill, where gaucho chefs carve fire-roasted meats tableside.

Updated Oct 6

La Mesa Del Rincon gets Mecklenburg County food permit at East Independence location

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Issued the food establishment record

Mecklenburg County Public Health recorded a food establishment permit for La Mesa Del Rincon at 7146 East Independence Boulevard on September 30, 2026. The filing puts the taqueria under the county's food-safety inspection system.

Updated Oct 1

Study Food Social files food permit at Charlotte's Pearl district

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Issues food establishment permits for restaurants in Charlotte

Study Food Social, a planned restaurant in Charlotte's Pearl innovation district, has a food establishment permit on file with Mecklenburg County Public Health. The record, dated September 23, 2026, is one step in a multi-stage approval process, not a clearance to open.

Updated Sep 24

Raíces gets Charlotte food license for South End opening

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Issued the food establishment license for Raíces

On September 15, 2026, Mecklenburg County Public Health logged a food establishment license for Raíces at 1422 S. Tryon St., the eight-story South End building called The RailYard. The record is one approval in the longer process of opening a restaurant; it does not clear the business to open or set a date.

Updated Sep 16

Juicy Dumpling opens at Charlotte's University City boardwalk

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Issued the food establishment permit

A new dumpling restaurant is filling a former seafood-store suite at The Boardwalk at University Place in Charlotte. Juicy Dumpling filed a Mecklenburg County food establishment permit on Sept. 14, and owner Fahong Zhang told the Charlotte Observer the grand opening was Sept. 2.

Updated Sep 15

Evo Kitchen & Co. files for Charlotte food establishment permit

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Permitting authority that recorded Evo's food establishment permit

Evo Kitchen & Co. has its first regulatory approval on the books. Mecklenburg County Public Health recorded a food establishment permit on August 21, 2026, for the Southern comfort-food and cocktail spot at 5220 New Fashion Way, Suite 400, in Charlotte's Steele Creek area.

Updated Sep 14

Taste Of India appears on Charlotte health permit list

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Permitting authority for the restaurant's registration

Mecklenburg County Public Health now lists Taste Of India as a food establishment at 2130 E Arbors Dr in Charlotte. The record appeared September 12, 2026, on the county's public register.

Updated Sep 12

Smooth Monkey Uptown licensed to open third Charlotte location

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Licensing authority for food establishments in Mecklenburg County

Smooth Monkey, a Charlotte-based smoothie and acai bowl shop, is now licensed to operate its third location at 500 W. Trade St. in Uptown. The Mecklenburg County Public Health food establishment record appeared on the county's public list on September 10, 2026.

Updated Sep 10

La Romana gets Charlotte license for 1212 Pecan Ave

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Issuing agency for food establishment licenses

La Romana is now licensed to operate at 1212 Pecan Ave in Charlotte. Mecklenburg County's public health food establishment records show the restaurant is cleared to operate as of September 10, 2026 — though that's when the record appeared, not when it was granted.

Updated Sep 10

Lina's Bakery clears health license hurdle for Charlotte location

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Issued food establishment license to Lina's Bakery

Lina's Bakery, a cookie shop based in Chantilly, Virginia, has received a license in Charlotte. Mecklenburg County Public Health now lists the bakery as licensed to operate at 5708 N. Sharon Amity Road.

Updated Sep 5

Tiệm Cô Tư (TC4) licensed to open Charlotte restaurant

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Issues food establishment licenses

Mecklenburg County Public Health has added Tiệm Cô Tư (TC4) to its list of licensed food establishments, clearing the way for the Vietnamese restaurant to open at 8535 Hankins Rd in Charlotte. The record first appeared September 4, 2026.

Updated Sep 4

Qdoba licensed for new Charlotte restaurant on Albemarle Road

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Issued food establishment permit

Qdoba Mexican Eats #3357 has been cleared to operate at 12925 Albemarle Road in Charlotte. Mecklenburg County Public Health posted the food establishment permit on August 29, 2026.

Updated Aug 29