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NameTEQUILERIA
Address5501 JOSH BIRMINGHAM PY
ATRIUM
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28208
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 12/17/2015
Final Score @ Grade
93 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
1 0 PIC present, Demonstration - Certification by accredited program, and performs duties Yes No No 2-101.11 PIC shall be present during all hours of operation.-PF Observed no staff present at time of inspection with food safety certification
4 0 Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use Yes No No 2-401.11 Cover and store employee drinks to prevent contamination of food or utensils.Observed one coffee cup on main prep table upon entry to inspect. CDI- quickly moved
14 1.50 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized Yes No No 4-601.11(A) Equipment food contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. -Pf Observed multiple utensils with excessive sticker residue and slight food residue missed during cleaning, multiple soda gun nozzles soiled and the inside top of ice machine to have excessive mold residue. CDI- on all but ice machine VR
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 chicken hot held below 124 F in main hot box. CDI- placed back in steamer and reheated above 165 F
20 1.50 Proper cold holding temperatures Yes Yes No 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 45F or less. -P Observed pico, shredded cheese and cut leafy greens in prep unit at 47-48 F.
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 salsa cooling in covered, plastic low surface area to volume ratio container in walk in at 63 F. CDI- placed in shallow metal hotel pan
37 2 Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display Yes Yes No 3-306.11 Protect food on display using shields, packaging, or other effective means. -P Observed open garnish tray next to customer at bar. CDI-closed
42 0 Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried and handled Yes No No 4-901.11(A) Air dry equipment and utensils after cleaning and sanitizing. Observed multiple containers tight stacked wet. CDI- unstacked
46 0 Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained and used; test strips Yes No No 4-501.18 Keep the wash, rinse, and sanitize solutions clean. Observed sanitizer at bar sink to be cloudy and murky. CDI- remade4-501.19 During manual warewashing, maintain the wash solution at a minimum of 110F or as otherwise allowed by the detergent manufacturers label. Observed wash solution at bar glass sink to be 90 F. CDI- remade above 110 F.