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NameTEQUILERIA
Address5501 JOSH BIRMINGHAM PY
ATRIUM
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28208
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 12/9/2020
Final Score @ Grade
96 A
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 No No 2-401.11 Eating, Drinking, or Using Tobacco - C Observed food employee eating on serving line. Employee picked up a chip, dipped it in the large queso pan, then eat the chip with queso on it. CDI- employee was training on where to eat food. Employee discarded large container of queso.
18 1.50 Proper cooling time and temperatures Yes No No 3-501.14(B) Quickly cool TCS foods that are prepared from room temperature ingredients. Food must be to 41F within 4 hours. -P Observed a pan of cooked chicken thighs cooling in walk-in cooler. The product had no change in temperature after 20 minutes of cooling. CDI- Product was seperated and allowed to further chill.
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 chicken thighs cooling in bags tightly packed into a deep pan. CDI- - Product was seperated and allowed to further chill.
37 1 Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display Yes No No 3-303.12 Storage or Display of Food in Contact with Water or Ice - C Observed a drink nozzles hose laying on ice in an ice bin for consuming. CDI- ice was discarded. PIC will speak with maintenance about placing a hook on bar to hold the hose.