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NameEL TACO VELOZ
Address6701 N TRYON ST
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28213
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 5/2/2016
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 Yes No 2-401.11 Cover and store employee drinks to prevent contamination of food or utensils. Observed employees drinking from open cups and storing them on prep tables. CDI- Drinks removed and work areas cleaned.
7 1.50 No bare hand contact with RTE foods or a pre-approved alternate properly followed Yes No No 3-301.11(B) Do not contact exposed ready-to-eat food with bare hands. Use suitable utensils, single-use gloves or dispensing equipment.-P Observed server grab chips for customers with bare hands and cook remove tortillas from flat grill with bare hands. CDI- Items disposed of, workers corrected, washed hands and put on gloves to handle tortillas and used as scoop to serve chips.
20 1.50 Proper cold holding temperatures Yes No Yes 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 45F or less. -P Observed main prep cooler with nearly all TCS foods inside at 51-53 degrees including: sliced tomatoes, shredded cheese, ham, cooked shredded chicken, and cut cooked steak, etc. Gave cooler 30 minutes to recover from lunch rush and observed no improvement to temperatures. PIC placed bags of ice on make table items to cool back to 45 or below and placed reach in items in the working fridge unit. Will follow up to ensure prep cooler is working properly or is serviced.
37 1 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. Observed chili rellenos on speed rack in walk in cooler with a produce cardboard box sitting on top of the food, potentially contaminating it. CDI- PIC voluntarily disposed of chli rellenos.
45 1 Equipment, food and non-food-contact surfaces approved; cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used No No No 4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. Observed walk in freezer and walk in cooler gaskets badly torn, needing replacing. Observed some of the storage racks in walk in cooler badly rusted, needing replacing soon. Observed walk in cooler fan units with bad condensation leak from some damage of unit, needs repair or replacing soon. Walk in cooler wall is separating from FRP joint at walk in freezer doorway, needs repair.
53 0.50 Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean No Yes 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.