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NameZAPATA`S
Address8927 J M KEYNES DR
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28262
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 5/7/2015
Final Score @ Grade
93 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 open employee drink stored on cutting board of prep cooler. CDI- Drink removed, area cleaned and sanitized.
8 0 Handwashing sinks, supplied and accessible Yes No No 6-301.14 Post a handwash sign at each handsink. No handwash sign at dish area hand sink.
13 3 Food separated and protected Yes Yes No /3-302.11(A) Separate raw animal foods from ready-to-eat foods. -P Observed raw beef stored above cooked chicken in walk in cooler. Observed raw pork stored above raw steak beef in produce cooler. CDI- Foods stored by final cook temperature. 3-304.11 Food shall only contact surfaces of properly cleaned and sanitized equipment and utensils. -P Observed tortillas stored directly on rack of reach in cooler. CDI- Tortillas disposed of.
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 drawer cooler under grill keeping TCS foods at 48-50 degrees. Appears cooler is not working well. Raw chicken reading 50 that had been in cooler more than 4 hrs was voluntarily disposed of by PIC. Other TCS foods placed in cooler less than 4 hrs ago were moved to walk in cooler to chill back to 45 and below. Have cooler repaired, do not use for TCS foods until working properly. Will follow up within 10 days to check cooler.
21 0 Proper date marking and disposition Yes No No 3-501.17 Date mark/label all TCS foods that are ready-to-eat once opened or prepared and held more than 24hrs. -Pf Observed large amount of foods dated incorrectly by mistake. CDI- Dates corrected on foods. Be sure dates are correct to prevent shelf life confusion.
26 1 Toxic substances properly identified, stored, and used Yes No No 7-204.11 Provide sanitizer at correct concentrations, diluting as required.-P Chlorine sanitizer provided in buckets was too strong, bleaching test strip. CDI- Sanitizer made to proper strength.
45 0 Equipment, food and non-food-contact surfaces approved; cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used No No No 4-502.11(A) Maintain utensils in good repair. Observed badly damaged fryer basket in use. PIC disposed of damaged fryer basket.
46 0.50 Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained and used; test strips No No No 4-302.14 Provide a test kit that accurately measures sanitizer concentrations. Quat sanitizer in use, PIC had in-accurate test strips. Need working quat test strips if using quat sanitizer. GENERAL COMMENT: Investigated SR# 56405 During inspection.