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NameTAXCO MEXICAN RESTAURANT
Address7106 BRIGHTON PARK DR
 
City/State/ZIP
MINT HILL NC 28227
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 7/27/2021
Final Score @ Grade
97 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
8 1 Handwashing sinks, supplied and accessible Yes No No 5-205.11 Maintain access to handsinks. Handsinks may only be used for handwashing.-Pf - Observed glass stored in bar handwashing sink. CDI, glass removed to provide access to handwashing sink.
18 0 Proper cooling time and temperatures Yes No 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 pico cooling at 52 degrees F in deep covered container at 11:01 and remained at 52 degrees F at 11:36. Cooling rate calculation indicated that this method not effective at reaching cooling parameters. CDI, pico transferred to shallow partially uncovered pans in walk in cooler to rapidly cool.
21 1.50 Proper date marking and disposition Yes Yes No 3-501.18 Discard the food requiring date labels once time/temperature window has expired, if it is not been labeled, or if the label is incorrect. -P - Observed RTE pablano frozen and pulled from freezer over the weekend not date marked in walk in cooler. CDI, pablano voluntarily discarded. Ensure up to 3 dates are included for foods such as prep date, freeze date and thaw date to indicate when item removed from freezer. Improvement made since previous inspection.
26 0 Toxic substances properly identified, stored, and used Yes No No 7-102.11 Label working containers of toxic materials such as cleaners and sanitizers.-Pf - Observed 2 spray bottles of cleaner not labeled by common name. CDI, spray bottles labeled during inspection.
31 0.50 Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control Yes No 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. - Observed pico cooling at 52 degrees F in deep covered container at 11:01 and remained at 52 degrees F at 11:36. Cooling rate calculation indicated that this method not effective at reaching cooling parameters. CDI, pico transferred to shallow partially uncovered pans in walk in cooler to rapidly cool.