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NameLAS ISABELLAS INC.
Address305 1ST AVE. SW
 
City/State/ZIP
HICKORY NC 28602
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyCatawba
Inspection Date 3/31/2026
Final Score @ Grade
93.50 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
15 0 Food separated & protected Yes No No 3-302.11 Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation (P) Raw chicken stored over salsa today- cid chicken moved to lower shelf. Keep raw animal food stored below and/or separate form all ready to eat foods.
16 0 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized Yes No No 4-601.11 (A) Equipment, Food-Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces, and Utensils (Pf) Some dishes stored as clean today that still had small amounts of food debris on them-cDI sent to be rewashed. Clean food contact surfaces must be clean to sight and touch
23 0 Proper date marking & disposition Yes No No 3-501.17 Ready-To-Eat Time / Temperature Control for Safety Food, Date Marking (Pf) Observed many TCS foods that had been made this weekend without date marks(salsa, rice, cooked beef)-CDI back dated. Keep RTE foods date marked once cooked/opened if they are not used with in 24 hours
28 2 Toxic substances properly identified stored & used No Yes No 7-102.11 Common Name - Working Containers (Pf) Windex and WD 40 next to single use articles and clean dishes below prep table-CDI degreasor bottle labeled and windex moved to the chemical storage area. Keep all chemicals accurately labeled and keep them stored below and/or separate from all food, food contact surfaces, clean linen, to-go materials when the chemical is not in-use.
37 0 Food properly labeled: original container No No No 3-302.12 Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) Keep dry goods labeled when not in their original packaging.
39 2 Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display No Yes No 3-305.11 Food Storage - Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C) Open dry goods are present in back room that is not approved for open foods to be stored due to the room not being adequately protected from the elements. Food stored on floor of walk in freezer today. Keep dry goods and foods in storage covered when not in-use- includes uncovered foods in freezer that are not cooling down.
40 0 Personal cleanliness No No No 2-303.11 Prohibition - Jewelry (C) No hard to clean rings, bracelets or watches allowed on food handlers when handling foods. bracelets present today.
47 1 Equipment, food & non-food contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used Yes Yes No 4-501.11 Good Repair and Proper Adjustment - Equipment (C) Thank you for repairing meat flip top. Shelving in kitchen is rusted. gaps in front counter and side piece missing from shelf near this counter. Shelf over large flip top is in bad repair and not easy to clean.Torn gasket observed on the 2 door reach in and tap on the mixer stand today. Wood shelfs that some equipment are stored on are not smooth and it is absorbant. keep equipment in good repair and easy to clean. Ceramic cups present today that have not been approved for use due to possible lead content-CDI removed from kitche. 4-202.11 Food-Contact Surfaces - Cleanability (Pf) Non-stick pans onsite today taht have peeling Teflon- CDI removed from kitchen and cannot be used again. When these are chipping peeling, they must not be used anymore. 4-205.10 Food Equipment, Certification and Classification (C)
48 0.50 Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips No Yes Yes 4-501.14 Warewashing Equipment, Cleaning Frequency (C) Clean 3 comp sink vats- build up today. Thankyou for cleaning dishwasher crack present in 3 comp sink today- keep in good repair and easy to clean. 4-302.14 Sanitizing Solutions, Testing Devices (Pf) no test strips onsite today for chlorine sani. Provide within 10 days and let EHS know when onsite to verify. Must keep chlorine test strips onsite at all times that read from 10 ppm-200ppm
55 1 Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean No Yes No 6-201.11 Floors, Walls and Ceilings - Cleanability (C) Floor is not sealed in areas, has holes, and the canwash area is lacking baseboards. Holes and gaps present in many areas of wall, windows and metal baseboard. Keep floors smooth, easy to clean and non absorbant.