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NameEL TACO VELOZ
Address6701 N TRYON ST
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28213
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 3/30/2015
Final Score @ Grade
93.50 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 Cover and store employee drinks to prevent contamination of food or utensils. Observed employee placing personal drink on top of cutting board during prep work. CDI- Employee corrected, drink removed, cutting boards removed and cleaned.
13 3 Food separated and protected Yes Yes No 3-304.11 Food shall only contact surfaces of properly cleaned and sanitized equipment and utensils. -P Observed side of beef laying against cup rack used as small table for cutting board at prep sink. Cup rack is not easily cleanable and is not a food contact surface. CDI- Sink washed and sanitized and beef washed in clean prep sink. 3-302.11(A) Separate raw animal foods from ready-to-eat foods. -P Observed raw eggs above vegetables in walk in cooler and raw chorizo pork sausage stored above cooked foods in refrigerator. CDI- Foods properly stored.
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 areas of rice in large rice warmer that were 120-130 degrees. PIC said rice was cooked on stove and moved to warmer and hour earlier. CDI- Rice reheated on stove to 165 and temperature on warmer turned up for proper hot holding.
20 0 Proper cold holding temperatures Yes No No 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 45F or less. -P Observed small prep cooler holding salsas at 50 degrees, cooler reading 50 degrees inside. Have cooler repaired and do not use cooler for TCS foods unitl repaired. CDI- TCS salsas removed. PIC will only use cooler for fruits.
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 some foods stored on walk in cooler floor on baskets not 6 inches off the floor. CDI- Food stored of the floor.
45 1 Equipment, food and non-food-contact surfaces approved; cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used No Yes No 4-501.11 and 4-501.11 (a) Maintain equipment and utensils in good repair. Obseved two door fridge in kitchen with broken gaskets needing replacing. Observed broken spokes on fryer basket. Fryer basket disposed of. Observed walk in cooler racks that are badly rusted and peeling, needing re-coating or replacing.