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NameEL TACO VELOZ
Address6701 N TRYON ST
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28213
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 1/26/2016
Final Score @ Grade
90 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
1 2 PIC present, Demonstration - Certification by accredited program, and performs duties No No No 2-102.12 PIC shall demonstrate knowledge by being a certified food protection manager. Present PIC not food safe certified.
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 open drink stored in kitchen. CDI- Drink removed.
6 2 Hands clean and properly washed Yes No No 2-301.14 Wash hands after handling soiled equipment or utensils and before food preparation, handling clean equipment and utensils and unwrapped single-use/single-service articles.-P Observed employee cutting and handling raw fish then attempt to handlie RTE food garnishes for food plates. CDI- Employee corrected before handling plates. Employee washed hands and changed gloves.
12 1 Required records available: shellstock tags, parasite destruction Yes No Yes 3-402.11 and 3-402.12 Provide records from supplier to guarantee fish served raw or undercooked is free of live parasites. -Pf Facility is offering ceviche made from fresh raw tilapia. No proof of parasite destruction available. CDI- PIC will only offer fully cooked tilapia ceviche.
13 1.50 Food separated and protected Yes No No 3-302.11(A) Separate raw animal foods from ready-to-eat foods. -P. Observed raw packaged fish thawing on drainboard directly under tomatillas. CDI- Tomatillas all immediately cooked above 145 to kill any potenital cross contamination.
18 1.50 Proper cooling time and temperatures Yes No No 3-501.14(A) Quickly cool cooked foods within 2 hours from 135F to 70F; and within a total of 6 hours from 135F to 45F. -P Observed deep pan of very thick beef toungues that had been cooked 6 hrs earlier that were still observed at 65 degrees. CDI- Due to inability to meet proper cooling requirements, PIC had toungues disposed of.
19 1.50 Proper hot holding temperatures Yes Yes No 3-501.16(A)(1) Maintain TCS foods in hot holding at 135F or above. -P Observed queso cheese at 128 degrees that had been in hot holding cauldron approx. 6 hrs. CDI- PIC voluntarily disposed of cheese. Observed large pan of rice hot holding at 122 in steam unit for approx. 30 min. CDI- Rice reheated to 165 on stove, unit turned up for proper hot holding.
23 0.50 Consumer advisory provided for raw or undercooked foods No No No 3-603.11 Provide consumer advisory for animal foods served raw or under-cooked. Consumer advisory must include disclosure and reminder.-Pf Observed facility offering raw tilapia ceviche with no approved consumer advisory available. CDI- PIC said they are only selling fully cooked tilapia ceviche from now on.
53 0 Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean No No No 6-501.11 Floors, walls, and ceilings including the attachments such as soap and towel dispensers; light fixtures; and heat/ac vents shall be maintained in good repair. Observed stainless steel back splash at stove badly separating from FRP wall leaving big gaps, Needs repair.