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NameMI BARRIO HALAL LATIN GRILL
Address7308 E INDEPENDENCE BV
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28227
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 2/28/2019
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
2 1.50 Management and food employee knowledge, and conditional employee; responsibilities and reporting. Yes No No 2-103.11(M) Ensure food employees are informed of their responsibility to report required symptoms, illnesses and exposure. -PF Observed new food employee with the facility for one month unaware of the exclusion and restriction requirements. CDI - Visual learner and decision tree given to PIC. Training took place during inspection. -1.5-
7 1.50 No bare hand contact with RTE foods or a pre-approved alternate properly followed Yes No No 3-301.11(C ) Minimize bare hand contact with exposed food that is not in ready-to-eat form. -Pf Observed food employee submerging hands and part of forearm into raw beef while separating into portion bags. CDI - PIC instructed hand and wrist washing. PIC corrected employee to not submerge exposed skin into food. -1.5-
18 1.50 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 cooked rice and tilapia from previous day cooled overnight at 59F and 47F in reach in cooler. CDI - PIC voluntarily discarded. PIC advised to use walk in cooler and freezer to cool. -1.5-
20 0 Proper cold holding temperatures Yes No Yes 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P Observed TCS foods in reach in cooler used to cool yellow rice and meat reach in at 43-45F. VR no later than 03/08/2019 to ensure cold holding equipment is holding TCS foods at or below 41F. -0- POINTS NOT DEDUCTED TODAY PER STATE GUIDANCE.
31 0 Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control No 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. -Pf Observed tightly wrapped and packed yellow rice and tilapia cooling in reach in cooler. CDI - PIC voluntarily discarded, loosened wrapping on items cooling at beginning of inspection. -0-
43 0 Single-use and single-service articles; properly stored and used No No No 4-903.11(A) Store single-use and single-service articles to prevent contamination and at least 6 inches off the floor. Observed bottled water stored directly on the floor in outside storage and to-go trays stored directly on the floor in upstairs office for restaurant use. -0- POINTS NOT DEDUCTED TODAY AS THIS WAS A DIFFERENT RULE VIOLATION FROM THE LAST INSPECTION.