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NameSUPERMERCADO EL MARIACHI RESTAURANT/MARKET
Address6301 N TRYON ST
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28213
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 12/19/2013
Final Score @ Grade
83.50 B
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
1 0 PIC present, Demonstration - Certification by accredited program, and performs duties No No No PIC needs to be food safe certified by 1/1/14 or 2 pts will be deducted.
4 2 Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use Yes Yes No Employee drinks need to be covered and stored below food or food contact surfaces. Observed open employee drinks in meat cutting area. CDI- Drinks removed.
6 4 Hands clean and properly washed Yes Yes No Have all employees properly wash hands at designated hand sinks as required by NC food code. Observed employee cutting raw chicken with gloves, remove gloves then wash a dirty dish in sink, then wash hands at 3 comp sink with no soap or towels above dirty dishes, then put on clean gloves. CDI- Employee corrected by PIC, employee re-washed hands at handsink with soap and dried hands with towel then put on clean gloves. Dishes in sink will be re-washed. Keep ice machines clean. Observed significant mold build up on ice guard above ice bin. CDI- Ice machine emptied and properly cleaned.
8 0 Handwashing sinks, supplied and accessible Yes No No Need handwash sign at meat market hand sink. Corrected by instruction.
13 3 Food separated and protected Yes Yes No Protect food in storage from contamination by covering and storing by final cook temperature. Observed bagged raw beef in same container stored co-mingled with bagged cooked beef. CDI- Foods stored in separate containers. Observed pork skins on display not covered and subject to customer contamination. CDI- Pork skins disposed of. Observed a number of foods stored un-covered in both walk in coolers. CDI- Foods covered. Do not store food in direct contact with racks. Observed partially unwrapped cooked ham directly touching racks in meat market display cooler. CDI- Un-wrapped parts of ham cut off and disposed of, ham properly covered.
14 3 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized Yes No No Sanitize all food contact surfaces. Observed prep used to wash knives with soap/bleach water mix. No distinct step from washing and sanitizing. Need to wash all utensils and dishes in 3 comp sink in 3 steps, wash, rinse, and sanitize in the 3 compartments. Use prep sinks for food prep only. CDI- Corrected by instruction.
26 1 Toxic substances properly identified, stored, and used No No No Label all chemicals. Observed un-labeled spray bottle of degreaser. CDI- Bottle labeled.
34 0.50 Thermometers provided and accurate No No No Keep working thermometers in all cooler units. No thermometer in small prep cooler in kitchen.
37 1 Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display Yes No No Do not store food on the floor. Observed buckets of sauces stored on floor of walk in cooler and boxes of meats stored on floor in walk in freezer. CDI- Foods stored off of floor.
38 0.50 Personal cleanliness No No No Food handling employees need to wear effective hair restraints. Meat cutter had no hair restraint.- CDI.
39 0.50 Wiping cloths: properly used and stored No No No Observed bloody wet wiping cloth being used multiple times as employee cut meat and being stored on cutting board. Need to keep wet wiping cloths stored in sanitizer and switch out when soiled.
42 0.50 Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried and handled No No No Properly store soiled linens, aprons, etc. Observed soiled aprons stored hanging on clean dish storage rack next to clean dishes. Dirty aprons removed and properly stored.
43 0.50 Single-use and single-service articles; properly stored and used No No No Protect single service items, properly store to prevent contamination. Observed meat market styrofoam trays stored in a misc. junk crate. Contaminated trays disposed of, trays properly stored.
47 0 Non-food-contact surfaces clean No No No Keep non food contact surfaces clean. Observed glass door tracks on display cases needing cleaning of meat build up.