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NameTEQUILERIA
Address5501 JOSH BIRMINGHAM PY
ATRIUM
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28208
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 2/26/2016
Final Score @ Grade
88.50 B
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
4 1 Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use Yes Yes No 2-401.11 Cover and store employee drinks to prevent contamination of food or utensils. Observed employee drink stored in reach in unit above and adjacent to customer food. CDI: Drink was discarded. REPEAT VIOLATION
8 1 Handwashing sinks, supplied and accessible Yes No No 6-301.12 Provide paper towels or approved alternative for hand drying at each handsink. -Pf Observed no handtowels at handsink at entrance to kitchen. CDI: PIC replaced hand towels in dispenser.
14 3 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized Yes Yes Yes 4-601.11(A) Equipment food contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. -Pf Observed containers throughout facility with sticker residue. CDI: Containers taken to dish area. VERIFICATION REQUIRED. REPEAT VIOLATION Observed can opener blade with heavy amoutn of food debris. CDI: Item taken to dish area.
18 1.50 Proper cooling time and temperatures Yes No Yes 3-501.14(B) Quickly cool TCS foods that are prepared from room temperature ingredients. Food must be to 45F within 4 hours. -P Observed salsa made at 9am above 45F. CDI: Facility voluntarily discarded product. Observed salsa made at 11am above 45F after 3.5 hours. CDI: Facility changed cooling method to ice bath for last 30 min. Product did not reach 45F within the 4 hour time window. CDI: Product voluntarily discarded.
20 3 Proper cold holding temperatures Yes Yes No 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 45F or less. -P Observed several items holding in flip top unit at 50F. CDI: Items voluntarily discarded or rapidly cooled. See temp chart, #31, and #45
31 1 Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control Yes Yes Yes 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 several foods cooling throughout facility with tightly covered lids. CDI: Some items had lids removed, other items were discarded.
37 0 Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display Yes No No 3-305.11 Store food in a clean, dry location, not exposed to contamination. Keep at least 6 inches above the floor. Observed several boxes of food on the floor in the WIC. PIC stated they had received a delivery earlier and hadn't put it up yet. CDI: Items put up on shelf.
38 0 Personal cleanliness No No No 2-303.11 Remove jewelry on hands and arms while preparing food. A plain ring, such as a wedding band, is allowed. Observed employees preparing food with unapproved jewelry.
39 0.50 Wiping cloths: properly used and stored Yes No No 3-304.14(B) Hold in-use wiping cloths in sanitizer between uses. Observed wet cloths holding in 100ppm quat sanitizer. CDI: Buckets refilled to proper concentration.
42 0.50 Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried and handled Yes Yes No 4-901.11(A) Air dry equipment and utensils after cleaning and sanitizing. Observed containers and cups wet stacked. CDI: Containers separated. Observed employee towel drying dishes. CDI: Employee directed to air dry after sanitizing. REPEAT VIOLATION
45 0 Equipment, food and non-food-contact surfaces approved; cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used Yes No Yes 4-202.11 Food contact surfaces shall be smooth, free of open seams, cracks, chips, pits, sharp internal angles, crevices and assembled to allow access to clean. -Pf Observed several lids, and containers stored as clean no longer smooth and easily cleanable. CDI: Items discarded. 4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. Observed flip top prep unit not holding temperature. All food was 50F. CDI: Maintenance working on cooler during inspection. Cooler was not fixed. Foods placed in cooler prior to two hours before were voluntarily discarded by PIC. VERIFICATION REQUIRED Observed several gaskets damaged on reach in coolers.
49 0 Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices Yes No No 5-203.14 Prevent backflow or backsiphonage at each point of use in a water supply system by installing an approved backflow device. -P Observed pistol grip attached to hose that water was turned on to and no continuous flow backflow preventer installed. CDI: PIC turned off water.