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NameAZTECA MEXICAN RESTAURANT
Address116 E WOODLAWN RD
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28217
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 2/11/2026
Final Score @ Grade
95 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
13 1 Food in good condition, safe & unadulterated Yes No No 3-101.11 Food shall be safe for consumption, unadulterated and honestly presented. -P Observed multi-use cotton rag used to preserve moisture for the masa used to make tortillas. The rag was in direct contact with the masa. -CDI- PIC voluntarily discarded the affected masa and tortillas that were in direct contact with the cotton rags. (1 pt)
20 3 Proper cooling time & temperatures Yes Yes 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 41F. -P. Observed salsa that had been cooked cooling at a rate of 0.05 after 60 minutes. Facility still had an hour to cool the salsa down. -CDI- Employee placed the salsa into shallow metal pans in the RIF to be cooled. Salsa reached 40-41F at 1:49pm. REPEAT*** (3 pts) For more information please visit: www.mecknc.gov/foodsafety or view our training videos at the following weblinks: What are TCS Foods https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0iLZb7v0UM and Cooling Food Safely https://youtu.be/P6x8b1ZVOxU .
28 0 Toxic substances properly identified stored & used Yes No No 7-102.11 Label working containers of toxic materials such as cleaners and sanitizers.-Pf Observed bottle of degreaser that was not labeled. -CDI- Bottle was immediately labeled. (0 pts)
33 1 Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control Yes Yes No 3-501.15 Quickly cool foods. Use methods such as open/vented shallow pans, large ice baths and active stirring. Cold air must flow around product to remove the heat. -Pf Observed cooked salsa cooling in a deep plastic container making it unable to cool at an appropriate rate. Also observed guacamole, shredded lettuce, and diced tomatoes cooling in the flip top unit. -CDI- Employee placed the salsa into shallow metal containers to allow proper cooling and placed the items from the flip top in the WIC to cool properly. REPEAT*** (1 pt) For more information, please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation or view our training videos at the following weblinks: What are TCS Foods https://youtu.be/bRvqAETDjQU and Cooling Food Safely https://youtu.be/P6x8b1ZVOxU .