Select your filters and click the Search button to search for data, or click Clear to clear all filters
 
Logo Main Menu
Mecklenburg County Health Dept
Public Health Inspections
Select your filters and click the Search button to search for data, or click Clear to clear all filters
 
  
 

Premises Information

Return to Inspections
NameEL PAISANO
Address5846 ALBEMARLE RD
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28212
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 8/11/2015
Final Score @ Grade
95.50 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 General Comment 2-301.15 Only wash hands in handwashing sink.-PF Employee rinsed hands at 3 compartment sink. CDI - Instructed to only wash hands at handsink; hands rewashed.
8 0 Handwashing sinks, supplied and accessible Yes No No General Comment 6-301.12 Provide paper towels or approved alternative for hand drying at each handsink. -Pf No papertowels available in men's and women's restrooms. CDI - Papertowels stocked. 6-301.14 Post a handwash sign at each handsink. No handwashing sign in women's restroom. CDI - Handwashing signs left with PIC to post.
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 Rice in steam table holding at 130F. CDI - Reheated to 165F+.
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 Multiple foods such as cooked chicken wings, beef soup, and menudo soup in the walk in cooler cooked on previous days and not date marked. CDI - Items correctly back dated.
26 0 Toxic substances properly identified, stored, and used Yes No No General Comment 7-102.11 Label working containers of toxic materials such as cleaners and sanitizers.-Pf Spray bottle of oven cleaner in kitchen with no label. CDI - PIC labeled during the inspection.
31 0.50 Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control No 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 Diced tomatoes preped earlier and placed in the flip top to cool. CDI - Tomatoes placed in the reach in feezer to cool.
53 1 Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean No No No 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. Repair the broken floor tile behind the bar. Remove the cardboard from the floor of the walk in coolers as this is absorbant and not easily cleanable.