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NameEL PULGARCITO
Address4816 CENTRAL AV
SUITE A
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28205
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 10/16/2017
Final Score @ Grade
95 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
12 1 Required records available: shellstock tags, parasite destruction No No Yes 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 tilapia offered undercooked and it is not parasite free according to the distributor. cdi- PIC has agreed to cook all ceviche until he can obtain the correct product. VR by 10/26
18 0 Proper cooling time and temperatures Yes No No 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 Observed pupusas cooling in the walk in cooler that were stuffed with pork, cheese and veggies. The pork was cooked early this morning, "cooled" to room temperature, and then stuffed into the tortilla. This process took all day and the product still had not reached <70F. cdi product discarded. Recommend cooling pork, veggies, and other stuffings to 45F before prepping them.
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 items in the small make table and in the front of the walk in cooler holding at >45F. Walk in cooler curtain was tied back allowing too much cold air to escape. cdi, foods at the front of the walk in cooler cooled to 45F before the end of the inspection. tCS foods in the small make table were moved to chill down in the walk in cooler- vr within 10 days.
31 0.50 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, according to PIC, was cooled to room temperature outside of refrigeration and then is put into pupusas. Observed these pupusas cooling in a very deep portion inside of a plastic container. cdi- older pupusa discarded and new pupusa were put onto metal pans(only 2 deep) and placed into the walk in.
52 1 Garbage and refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained No Yes No 5-501.113(B) Keep dumpster, outside waste containers covered with tight-fitting lids or doors. Small trash container is missing a lid and the large dumpster is leaking- have both of these replaced.
53 1 Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean No Yes No 6-201.11 Floors, walls and ceilings shall be designed, constructed, and installed so they are smooth and easily cleanable. Observed the wall damaged and gapped along the cookline/passthru.