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NameAZTECA RESTAURANT
Address9709 E INDEPENDENCE BV
 
City/State/ZIP
MATTHEWS NC 28105
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 3/14/2016
Final Score @ Grade
92 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
7 1.50 No bare hand contact with RTE foods or a pre-approved alternate properly followed Yes No No Observed an employee handle avocado with bare hands as it was placed onto a customer plate for service- avocado discarded to correct today. 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
12 1 Required records available: shellstock tags, parasite destruction No No Yes Observed oyster tags not in chronilogical order and with no last date of sale. These only need to be held for 90 days so some of the older ones can be discarded. VR in 10 days. 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
18 1.50 Proper cooling time and temperatures Yes No No RObserved cooked salsa that had been cooling since 11 AM and still had not fallen below 70F- product discarded today to correct. 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 45F. -P
21 1.50 Proper date marking and disposition Yes No No Observed boiled eggs that were opened/made on Friday, shredded chicken, and verde chicken that was made on Saturday and none had dates today. All back dated to correct. 3-501.17 Date mark/label all TCS foods that are ready-to-eat once opened or prepared and held more than 24hrs. -Pf
31 1 Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control Yes Yes No Observed mild salsa cooling in a deep portion, inside of a plastic container that was tightly covered- product discarded. Observed a bean soup cooling uncovered in the walk in cooler in a deep portion that was 1 hour from not meeting the 70F threshold and was put on ice during the inspection where it fell to 56F during the inspection to correct. Observed lettuce cooling in a deep portion, tightly covered in a plastic container. Foods cooling must be placed into shallow portions uncovered to cool or placed on an ice bath where the product is stirred regularly to cool down. Thermometers must be used to verify that the cooling perameters in #18 are being met. 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
45 0 Equipment, food and non-food-contact surfaces approved; cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used No No No Observed tape on the walk in cooler door handle today and plastic wrap used on the handle of a knife and on air dry racks today that is not easily cleanable. Observed rusted racks in the walk in cooler today and on the air dry rack. 4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair.
49 1 Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices No Yes No Observed the 3 comp. sink faucet, 3 comp. sink spray arm and the spray arm at the dishmachine leaking today. 5-205.15 Maintain a plumbing system in good repair.
52 0.50 Garbage and refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained No Yes No Observed both the cardboard dumpster and the trash dumpster with open lids today. Observed no drainplug on the trash dumpster. Observed trash on the ground outside today. 5-501.113(B) Keep dumpster, outside waste containers covered with tight-fitting lids or doors. 5-501.114 Ensure drain plug on dumpsters, waste containers is in place. 5-501.115 Discard items and litter stored in the waste areas and enclosures as they are not necessary to operation and maintenance.
53 0 Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean No No No Observed broken baseboard tile and missing floor tile today on the cook line. Observed missing metal on the walk in cooler door entrance(glass door entrance). 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.