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NameZAPATA`S MEXICAN RESTAURANT
Address19905 WEST CATAWBA AV
 
City/State/ZIP
CORNELIUS NC 28031
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 2/7/2019
Final Score @ Grade
93 A
General Comments
Violations 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
8 0 Handwashing sinks, supplied and accessible Yes No No 5-205.11(B) Handwashing sinks shall only be used for handwashing. -PF Observed ice dumped into one handsink and food dumped into another handsink. CDI - educated to only wash hands at handsinks. Do not dump anything down handsink basin. Cleaned out sinks.
14 1.50 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized Yes Yes No 4-602.11(E) Clean equipment and utensils used with nonTCS foods at least every 24 hours to avoid contamination. REPEAT VIOLATION. Observed build up on soda nozzles. Observed chip bin not being cleaned once every 24 hrs. CDI - educated to clean food contact surfaces such as these once a day. Cleaned the build up from soda nozzle.
20 1.50 Proper cold holding temperatures Yes No No 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P Observed lettuce in flip top in temperature danger zone. Observed items in stand up refrigerator in temperature danger zone. Refer to temperature chart. CDI - discarded the items in stand up refrigerator. Educated to prepare food, cool down using proper cooling methods, then store in cold holding unit once at proper temperature. Cooled lettuce in walkin cooler.
21 0 Proper date marking and disposition Yes No No 3-501.18 Discard the food requiring date labels once time/temperature criteria has expired, if it is not been labeled, or if the label is incorrect. -P Observed tomale in walkin cooler dated 1.28.19. Product should have been sold/discarded on Sunday February 3, 2019. Observed chicken wings in walkin cooler did not have a date on them and cooked yesterday. CDI - educated date marking criteria with PIC. Discarded the tomale and provided date label on chicken wings.
45 2 Equipment, food and non-food-contact surfaces approved; cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used No Yes No 4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. REPEAT VIOLATION. Obseved gaskets torn throughout facility: walkin cooler, stand up freezer in back, hot holding box in back of kitchen. Advsied to repair gaskets.
47 1 Non-food-contact surfaces clean No Yes No 4-601.11(C )/4-602.13 Non Food-contact surfaces of equipment shall be kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris. Non food contact surfaces of equipment shall be cleaned at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil or residue. REPEAT VIOLATION. Observed equipment in need of cleaning throughout kitchen: inside hot box, shelving underneath hot holding wells, etc.
52 0 Garbage and refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained Yes No No 5-501.16 Provide waste bins in required areas including at handwash sinks. Observed no trash can at the handwashing sink at the back door. CDI - provided a trash can.
53 1 Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean No Yes No 6-201.11 Floors, walls and ceilings shall be designed, constructed, and installed so they are smooth and easily cleanable. 6-201.13 Provide a wall to floor joint that is sealed and coved when flood cleaning methods are used. Floor must be graded to drain to functioning floor drains. 6-501.12 Floors, walls, ceilings including the attachments such as soap, towel dispensers; light fixtures; and heat/ac vent covers shall be cleaned as often as necessary to keep them clean; Caution should be used to minimize food exposure. REPEAT ON ALL ITEMS. Observed floor not easily cleanable. Observed baseboard in disrepair or missing in kitchen. Observed floors in need of cleaning underneath dish machine.