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NameLAS ISABELLAS INC. MEAT MARKET .
Address305 1ST AVE SW
 
City/State/ZIP
HICKORY NC 28602
Premise Type30 - Meat Market
CountyCatawba
Inspection Date 3/31/2026
Final Score @ Grade
91 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
15 1.50 Food separated & protected Yes Yes No 3-302.11 Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation (P) Observed a closed bag of cheese stored in contact with a closed package of raw beef-CDI cheese package WRS and stored separate from raw meat. Keep raw animal foods stroed below and/or separate from all ready to eat foods to avoid cross contamination.
16 1.50 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized Yes Yes No 4-601.11 (A) Equipment, Food-Contact Surfaces, Nonfood Contact Surfaces, and Utensils (P) Observed some dried meat on the slicer blade today -CDI staff will wash, rinse and sanitized today. Keep clean food contact surfaces clean to sight and touch. Some meat knives stored as clean still had dried meat on them at the base of the bladeCDI sent to be soaked and then WRS again.
28 2 Toxic substances properly identified stored & used Yes Yes No 7-201.11 Separation - Storage (P) WD40 and windex stored next to single use articles and clean dishes-CDI chemical moved to approved chemical shelf. Keep chemicals stored below and/or separate from all clean food contact surfaces, clean linen, and food.
37 0 Food properly labeled: original container No Yes No 3-601.11 Standards of Identity (C) Observed baking soda, flour and many other spices in an unlabeled bags and containers.- keep spices or hard to identify food labeled.
39 2 Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display No Yes No 3-305.11 Food Storage - Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C) Observed food stored on the floor in the walk in freezer - keep food stored at least 6" off of the floor. Obsered open beans and flour in outside storage area- no open food can be stored in this area due to no protection;
40 0 Personal cleanliness No No No 2-303.11 Prohibition - Jewelry (C) Employee handling food with bracelets on- food handlers can only have on a simple wedding band- no hard to clean rings, bracelets or watches allowed.
47 0.50 Equipment, food & non-food contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used No Yes No 4-501.11 Good Repair and Proper Adjustment - Equipment Torn gaskets on the walk in freezer, on the lower doors to the display case as well. Rusted shelving in the market area. Remove plastic from the side of the flip top table. thank you for replacing the ice machine. See Previous violation for repair requirement. crack present in 3 comp sink- this should be kept in good condition and easy to clean.
48 0.50 Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips No No Yes 4-501.14 Warewashing Equipment, Cleaning Frequency (C) Build up in the vats of the 3 comp sink today. keep free of build up. 4-302.14 Sanitizing Solutions, Testing Devices (Pf) No chlorine test stirps onsite today- provide within 10 days and let EHS know when corrected so that this verification can be made. Must keep chlorine test strips onsite that read from 10ppm to 200ppm.
49 0 Non-food contact surfaces clean No No No 4-602.13 Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) Cleaning looks much better- some build up on side of equipoment today.
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, walls, and ceilings smooth, easy to clean and non absorbant.