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NameEL TROPICO RESTAURANT
Address4335 N TRYON ST
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28213
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 6/25/2024
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
1 1 PIC Present, demonstrates knowledge, & performs duties Yes No No 2-101.11 (A) PIC shall be present during all hours of operation. - PF - No PIC present upon EHS arrival. - CDI - PIC arrived within 20 minutes.
3 0 Management, food & conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities & reporting Yes No No 2-103.11(O) Ensure food employees are informed of their responsibility to report required symptoms, illnesses and exposure. - PF - Observed employee health policy poster posted in facility but no signed copies of policy/acknowledgements available. - CDI - EHS provided copies of policy in English and Spanish for all employees to review and sign. Maintain signed copies in facility. For more information on employee health policy, please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation
16 1.50 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized Yes No No 4-501.114 Maintain sanitizer at correct concentrations when being used to sanitize. - P - Observed 0ppm chlorine sanitizer at dish machine. - CDI - PIC primed dish machine to allow for chlorine concentrations of 150ppm. 4-601.11(A) Equipment food contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. - Pf - Observed sticker residue on various dishes stored as clean. - CDI - PIC moved all dishes with residue to dish machine area to be cleaned. For more information, please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation or view our training videos at the following weblinks: Sanitizing Solutions - https://youtu.be/ykP2mr9CtRg , How to Test Sanitizer https://youtu.be/y0SjmnabFaY , and Cleaning and Sanitizing Food Contact Surfaces https://youtu.be/av1Rbh-lh08 .
22 1.50 Proper cold holding temperatures No No No 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. - P - Observed various TCS items in WIC to be holding above 41F (see temperature chart). Ambient temperature of unit read 43-45F depending on where the thermometer was positioned in the unit. PIC voluntarily discarded all TCS items in unit as they had been in unit for more than 4 hours. PIC contacted refrigeration technician to assess unit. Per PIC, refrigeration technician would be arriving later today. EHS will return before the end of the day to reassess unit. Facility may be closed if WIC is not repaired by the end of the day. - VR - Verification required within 3 days. For more information, please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation or view our training videos at the following weblinks: What are TCS Foods https://youtu.be/bRvqAETDjQU and Safe Food Temperatures https://youtu.be/tXP09IK-1TQ .
35 0.50 Approved thawing methods used Yes No No 3-501.13 (E ) Reduced oxygen packaged fish, required to be kept frozen until time of use per labeling, shall be removed from the reduced oxygen environment prior to thawing under refrigeration or upon completion of thawing using running water. - Observed thawed ROP fish lacking cuts in packaging. - CDI - Education provided. Employee sliced packages open.