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NameAZTECA RESTAURANT
Address9709 E INDEPENDENCE BV
 
City/State/ZIP
MATTHEWS NC 28105
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 8/13/2015
Final Score @ Grade
93 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
6 0 Hands clean and properly washed Yes No No 2-301.14 Wash hands before donning gloves and between gloves uses.-P Observed a gloved employee handle raw steak and remove gloves before donning a new pair. Employee stopped today to wash hands. Be sure that when we go from working with raw meat to another task, that hands are washed, even if gloves were worn.
7 1.50 No bare hand contact with RTE foods or a pre-approved alternate properly followed Yes No No 3-301.11(B) Do not contact exposed ready-to-eat food with bare hands. Use suitable utensils, single-use gloves or dispensing equipment.-P Observed an employee dispensing tortilla chips with tongs into a basket when a couple chips fell onto the prep table. The employee used his bare hands to pick those chips up and put them into the basket as well. Chips discarded to correct today.
12 1 Required records available: shellstock tags, parasite destruction No No Yes 3-203.12 Retain tag on the bag of shellstock until empty. Record date on the tag when the last shellstock from the container is used. Store tags in chronological order for 90 days. -Pf Observed oyster tags with no date recorded on them of the last sale. 3-402.11 and 3-402.12 Provide records from supplier to guarantee fish served raw or undercooked is free of live parasites. -Pf Observed no parasite destruction letter or letter of guarantee of no parasites for the tilapia or halibut that is offered as ceviche(raw). Correct within 10 days.
14 0 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized Yes No No 4-602.11 Clean the equipment and utensils used with nonTCS foods as required to avoid contamination. Observed a small amount of build up inside of the ice machine today.
18 0 Proper cooling time and temperatures Yes No No 3-501.14(B) Quickly cool TCS foods that are prepared from room temperature ingredients. Food must be to 45F within 4 hours. -P Observed pork that had been cooling overnight and still had not fallen below 45F(see chart). Product discarded today.
19 1.50 Proper hot holding temperatures Yes No No 3-501.16(A)(1) Maintain TCS foods in hot holding at 135F or above. -P Observed chili rellenos in the reach in hot hold unit and cooked peppers on the stove holding at <135F(see chart). Both items were reheated during the inspection and hit >165F to correct.
20 1.50 Proper cold holding temperatures Yes No No 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 45F or less. -P Observed TCS foods in the make table holding at >45F today(see chart). Observed tomatoes on the guacamole cart holding at >45F today. Foods in the make table(except tomatoes that were sliced within the past two hours) were discarded by PIC. Tomatoes on cart and make table were put into a deep ice slush where they began cooling quickly.
21 1.50 Proper date marking and disposition Yes No No . 3-501.17 Date mark/label all TCS foods that are ready-to-eat once opened or prepared and held more than 24hrs. -Pf Observed mulitiple TCS foods in need of date marking today. Pork, chili pablano, meatballs, and cooked cactus were back dated to correct during the inspection.
31 0 Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control Yes No No 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 pork that was cooled overnight stacked on one another, deeply portioned, and tightly covered- product discarded to correct. Observed freshly sliced tomatoes cooling in this same manner- tomatoes put onto a ice bath to start cooling these faster. Observed fresh sliced tomatoes cooling on the line and on the guac. cart- tomatoes moved to be placed on ice in the walk in today.
52 0 Garbage and refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained No No No 5-501.114 Ensure drain plug on dumpsters, waste containers is in place. Observed both dumpsters without drainplugs today.
54 0 Meets ventilation and lighting requirements; designated areas used No No No 6-202.11 Shield the lights or provide shatter-resistant bulbs in areas of exposed food, equipment, utensils, linens or single-use articles. Observed a broken light shield and a missing light shield in the kitchen over the grill area.