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NameEL TORO MEXICAN GRILL & BAR
Address20930 TORRENCE CHAPEL RD
 
City/State/ZIP
CORNELIUS NC 28031
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 10/25/2021
Final Score @ Grade
96.50 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
3 0 Management, food & conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities & reporting Yes No No 2-201.11 (A), B), (C), and (E) Responsibility of Permit Holder, Person in Charge and Conditional Employees. Observed posted employee health policy that did not include salmonella non-typhi. CDI- EHS educated PIC on new requirement, provided updated employee health policy for employees to review and sign.
5 0 Procedures for responding to vomiting & diarrheal events Yes No No 2-501.11 A food establishment shall have written procedures for employees to follow when responding to vomiting or diarrheal events. -Pf For more information please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety. Observed facility with no written procedures for a vomiting or diarrheal event. CDI- EHS explained requirement to PIC, emailed information including an example plan and poster.
15 1.50 Food separated & protected Yes Yes No 3-302.11 (A)(2) Separate types of raw animal foods from each other such as beef, fish, lamb, pork, and poultry during storage, preparation, holding, and display. -P. For more information on food storage order please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety. Observed raw chicken stored in the second row of cold holding drawers, directly behind raw shrimp. Storage of drawers has potential to cross contaminate shrimp when handling raw chicken. CDI- chicken moved to front row of cold holding drawer. Storage of chicken no longer has potential to cross contaminate other raw products. Note: points left at half due to improvement from previous inspections, this was the only instance of storage order. REPEAT.
16 0 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized Yes No No 4-501.114 Maintain sanitizer at correct concentrations when being used to sanitize. -P For more information please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety. Observed dish machine sanitizer registering at 0ppm when tested. CDI- PIC primed machine, was able to get dish machine properly functioning and registering at 100ppm chlorine sanitizer.
28 1 Toxic substances properly identified stored & used Yes No No 7-201.11 Store toxic materials to avoid contamination. -P Observed bottles of chemical cleaner stored above an open box of whole tomatoes and bags of sugar on the shelving in the dry storage room. CDI- chemicals moved to chemical storage area on shelving.
37 0 Food properly labeled: original container No No No 3-302.12 Label all working containers of food (oils, spices, salts) except food that is easy to identify such as dry pasta. Observed a few shakers on the cook line with no label.
43 0 In-use utensils: properly stored No No No 3-304.12 Store in-use utensils in a clean, dry place, in food with handles out, in 135F or greater water or in running water which quickly moves food particles to the drain. Observed scoop in dry storage area stored in container of dry beans with handle contacting food.
44 0 Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried & handled No No No 4-901.11(A) Air dry equipment and utensils after cleaning and sanitizing. Observed a few stacks of metal pans stored as clean that were wet stacked. Ensure equipment is air dried before stacking together.
47 0.50 Equipment, food & non-food contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used No Yes No 4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. Observed gasket damage on low reach in units, below prep top. Gaskets were splitting and peeling from frame. Observed gasket damage on walk in cooler. 4-501.12 Resurface or replace cutting surfaces that can no longer be effectively cleaned and sanitized. Observed cutting boards with deep grooves, no longer smooth and easily cleanable. Observed multiple cutting boards that were no longer smooth and easily cleanable being used on cook line, stored on clean dish shelving and being used behind the bar for lemons and limes. REPEAT.
55 0.50 Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean No No No 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 vents above entrance to walk in coolers with significant black buildup, in need of cleaning.