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Rockingham County Health Dept

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Name

EL PARRAL MEXICAN RESTAURANT

Address

734 S VAN BUREN ROAD

City/State/ZIP

EDEN

NC

27288

Premise Type

1 - Restaurant

County

Rockingham

Inspection Date

5/1/2026

Final Score @ Grade

99.50

A

General Comments

Gabby Lillard Assisted.

Violations

CDI=Corrected During Inspection

R=Repeat Violation

VR=Verification Required

Violation Item	Demerits	Violation Description	CDI	R	VR	Comments
15	0	Food separated & protected	No	No	No	3-302.11(A)(4) - C Except as specified under Subparagraph 3-501.15(B)(2) and in (B) of this section, storing the FOOD in packages, covered containers, or wrappings. Some of the foods under the coolers are uncovered.
39	0	Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display	Yes	No	No	3-307.11 - C FOOD shall be protected from contamination that may result from a factor or source not specified under Subparts 3-301 - 3-306. Employee left his cell phone on the cutting board. CDI- Cell phone was moved to a designated area.
43	0.50	In-use utensils: properly stored	Yes	No	No	3-304.12 - C During pauses in FOOD preparation or dispensing, FOOD preparation and dispensing UTENSILS shall be stored in the FOOD with their handles above the top of the FOOD and the container, on a clean portion of the FOOD preparation table or cooking EQUIPMENT only if the in-use UTENSIL and the FOOD-CONTACT surface of the FOOD preparation table or cooking EQUIPMENT are cleaned and SANITIZED at as required. The container for the big ice machine scoop was dirty. CDI- container and ice scoop were moved to dish area to be cleaned.
45	0	Single-use & single-service articles: properly stored & used	Yes	No	No	4-903.11(A) - C clean SINGLE-SERVICE and SINGLE-USE ARTICLES shall be stored in a clean, dry location, where they are not exposed to splash, dust, or other contamination and at least 15 cm (6 inches) above the floor. The exterior of the boxes over the oven for the toothpicks are dusty and greasy and need to be replaced with a container that can be cleaned. CDI- Toothpicks were placed in a clean container during the inspection.
47	0	Equipment, food & non-food contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used	No	No	No	4-501.11 (A) - C EQUIPMENT shall be maintained in a state of repair and condition that meets the requirements specified under Parts 4-1 and 4-2. There is ice build up near the door of the walk in freezer.