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NameSALSARITAS FRESH CANTINA #115
Address9941 REA RD
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 9/10/2020
Final Score @ Grade
94.50 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
18 3 Proper cooling time and temperatures Yes Yes No 3-501.14(B) Quickly cool TCS foods that are prepared from room temperature ingredients. Food must be to 41F within 4 hours. -P REPEAT. Observed pico de gallo in cooling process but dropped 1 degree in 23 minutes (rate of 0.06 degrees per minute), and several containers of salsas that also dropped only 1 degree in 23 minutes. CDI - Pico has passed 4 hours and was voluntarily discarded. All other items were placed in an ice bath and have cooled to 41 in a few minutes.
19 1.50 Proper hot holding temperatures Yes Yes Yes 3-501.16(A)(1) Maintain TCS foods in hot holding at 135F or above. -P Observed 4 trays of chicken, 2 trays of Mexican rice, queso, ground beef, 4 trays of white rice, and steak in hotbox maintaining temperatures below 135F. Ambient air temperature of hotbox is 145F. CDI - The chicken was voluntarily discarded. All other items were reheated to 186F-194F and left to hot hold on grill. VR to be done by 9/19/20 to check on hotbox.
31 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 REPEAT. Observed pico de gallo and several containers of salsas in cooling process in WIC but all items were covered and stacked on top of each other. CDI - Items were uncovered and placed in ice bath. No signature needed due to COVID-19 guidelines.