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NameLA CABANA DELI COMIDA LATINA
Address925 EASTWAY DR
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28205
Premise Type2 - Food Stands
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 7/28/2021
Final Score @ Grade
95.50 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
19 1.50 Proper hot holding temperatures Yes No No 3-501.16(A)(1) Maintain TCS foods in hot holding at 135F or above. -P Observed three tamales holding at 109F and small amount of refried beans at 116F, both located on the front serving line steam table. All other items in that table were well above 135F. Spoke with PIC at length about whether TPHC was being used or not and she was very clear that she did not discard any food after 4 hours. CDI - items had been on the line for about an hour. Tamales reheated to 187F and refried beans reheated to 202F, then placed back on the hot line.
20 1.50 Proper cold holding temperatures Yes Yes No 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P. Observed flip top prep cooler holding items such as sliced and diced tomatoes at or below 41F but also found pico at 46F, cut lettuce at 47F, and raw ground pork at 50F. PIC explained that these items had been held outside the cooler during some prep as I arrived, then placed back into flip top after I came into the kitchen. CDI - PIC placed all three items into the reach in freezer where they cooled to 40F, 42F, and 38F respectively within 25 minutes.
23 0.50 Consumer advisory provided for raw or undercooked foods Yes No No 3-603.11 Provide consumer advisory for animal foods served raw or under-cooked. Consumer advisory must include disclosure and reminder.-Pf. Observed eggs offered undercooked on menu board. Eggs had a disclosure symbol and there was a poster taped to the board with no symbol, no disclosure footnote, but correct reminder statement. CDI - helped PIC add symbol and disclosure footnote to poster as a correction.
45 0 Equipment, food and non-food-contact surfaces approved; cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used No No No 4-202.16 Nonfood-Contact Surfaces - C. Non-food contact surfaces shall be free of unnecessary ledges, projections, and crevices and designed to allow easy cleaning. Observed heavy wooden hinged tortilla press in use for making tortillas. Plastic wrap was used between wooden surfaces and food but press itself had crevices and other areas which would not be easily cleanable. PIC offered to take press home and use paper plates instead.
53 1 Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean No Yes No 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 some wall damage in a few areas of the kitchen although can wash area had been repaired since last inspection. 6-501.12 Floors, walls, ceilings including the attachments such as soap, towel dispensers; light fixtures; and heat/ac vent covers shall be clean. Caution should be used to minimize food exposure. Observed some dusty buildup on ceiling vent cover above food preparation sink in use for ice bath.