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Mecklenburg County Health Dept

Public Health Inspections

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Premises Information


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Name

POLLO ROYAL

Address

4517 N TRYON ST

City/State/ZIP

CHARLOTTE

NC

28213

Premise Type

1 - Restaurant

County

Mecklenburg

Inspection Date

12/27/2018

Final Score @ Grade

95.50

A

General Comments

Violations

CDI=Corrected During Inspection

R=Repeat Violation

VR=Verification Required

Violation Item	Demerits	Violation Description	CDI	R	VR	Comments
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 an employee drink stored on a cutting board on the cook line and another drink stored on the dry storage shelf on the cook line. CDI - drinks were removed.
16	1.50	Proper cooking time and temperatures	Yes	No	No	3-401.11 Cook raw animal foods to required temperatures. Do not interrupt the cooking process without approved procedures. -P- Observed an employee cooking raw chicken and taking them off the grill at 153F. CDI - explained that a minimum final cook temperature of 165F needs to be met before the cooking process is done. CDI - chicken was placed back on the grill and reached 170F.
31	0	Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control	Yes	No	No	General comment 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 chicken tacos cooling while covered in the walk in cooler. CDI - explained proper cooling methods; tacos were uncovered to facilitate cooling.
42	1	Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried and handled	No	Yes	No	Repeat violations 4-901.11(A) Air dry equipment and utensils after cleaning and sanitizing. - Observed containers, bowls and tubs stacked wet.
45	1	Equipment, food and non-food-contact surfaces approved; cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used	No	Yes	No	Repeat violation 4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. - Observed a split gasket on the tall reach in freezer in the back, the reach in freezer on the cook line and both doors on the prep unit on the cook line; replace gaskets. Points were not escalated due to some gaskets were replaced since the last inspection.
53	0	Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean	No	No	No	General comment 6-501.11 Floors, walls, and ceilings including the attachments such as soap and towel dispensers; light fixtures; and heat/ac vents shall be maintained in good repair. - Observed patches of low grout throughout the kitchen.