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NameAZTECA RESTAURANT
Address7340 SMITH CORNERS BV
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28269
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 3/15/2016
Final Score @ Grade
91.50 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
8 0 Handwashing sinks, supplied and accessible Yes No No 5-205.11 Maintain access to handsinks. Handsinks may only be used for handwashing.-Pf Observed bucket stored in bar handsink. CDI bucket removed.
12 0 Required records available: shellstock tags, parasite destruction Yes 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 Facility is now serving talapia undercooked. Provide parasite destruction letter. VERIFICATION REQUIRED.
14 1.50 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized No No No 4-602.11 Clean the equipment and utensils used with nonTCS foods as required to avoid contamination. Observed ice machine in server area with pink and black debris.
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 cooked peppers/onions and cooked jalapanoes holding out of temperature control. Observed sauteed chicken in hot holding cabinet below 135F. See temperature chart for temperature observations. CDI all items were reheated above 165F.
20 3 Proper cold holding temperatures Yes Yes Yes 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 45F or less. -P Observed lettuce and guacamole in prep cooler above 45F. Observed steak, pork carnitas and chicken in drawer coolers above 45F. PIC stated all items were recently placed in cold holding unit within previous 2 hours. CDI items placed in walk-in cooler to rapidly cool. See temperature chart fo temperature observations. VERIFICATION REQUIRED. REPEAT VIOLATION.
21 1.50 Proper date marking and disposition Yes No Yes 3-501.18 Discard the food requiring date labels once time/temperature window has expired, if it is not been labeled, or if the label is incorrect. -P Observed ambient temperature of walk-in cooler at 42F. Observed several items in walk-in past time/temperature window. See temperature chart for temperature observations. CDI all items voluntarily discarded. Maintanence contacted. VERIFICATION REQUIRED.
31 0 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 Observed lettuce and guacamole recently prepared and placed in flip top cooler above 45F. CDI items moved to walk-in cooler to rapidly cool.
35 0 Food properly labeled: original container No No No 3-302.12 Label all working containers of food (oils, spices, salts) except food that is easy to identify such as dry pasta. Observed several dry good containers not labeled.
39 0.50 Wiping cloths: properly used and stored No No No 3-304.14(B) Hold in-use wiping cloths in sanitizer between uses. Observed several wet wiping cloths stored on employee aprons.
42 0.50 Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried and handled No No No 4-901.11(A) Air dry equipment and utensils after cleaning and sanitizing. Observed employee towel drying dishes from dish machine.
45 0 Equipment, food and non-food-contact surfaces approved; cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used No No No 4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. Observed drawer cooler under grill not properly closing or holding items below 45F. Observed rusted shelves throughout walk-in cooler. Observed drawer cooler not closing properly.
46 0 Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained and used; test strips No No No 4-501.19 During manual warewashing, maintain the wash solution at a minimum of 110F or as otherwise allowed by the detergent manufacturers label. Observed employee actively washing dishes in soiled water, without filling compartment of sink. EHS instruction PIC on how to properly wash, rinse and sanitize dishes in 3 compartment sink.
47 0 Non-food-contact surfaces clean No No No 4-601.11(C )/4-602.13 Keep the equipment clean to avoid build up of dust, food residue or debris. Observed walk-in cooler floor collecting heavy food debris.