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Name

TAQUERIA MARTINEZ

Address

3422 STATESVILLE AV

City/State/ZIP

CHARLOTTE

28206

Premise Type

3 - Mobile Food

County

Mecklenburg

Inspection Date

4/24/2026

Final Score @ Grade

98.50

General Comments

Inspection conducted at 7225 Statesville rd in gravel lot. PIC stated MFU intends to be here Fri-Sat from 12-4p depending on business. EHS asked PIC about washing vegetables and PIC stated that vegetables are washed in small sink on MFU. EHS educated PIC that this sink is intended for cleaning as a 1-comp sink as MFU doesn’t have a 3-comp sink and that fruits and vegetables should all be prepared/washed in commissary and brought onto MFU in a RTE form per permit conditions. EHS educated PIC on ensuring that the majority of the prep is done at commissary, including portioning sauces. Prep should be limited on MFU due to very limited space and refrigeration.

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	Yes	No	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.- Observed raw chorizo stored over raw carne asada and raw al pastor meat. -CDI- EHS educated PIC on proper storage order and PIC corrected. -0- For more information on food storage order please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation
22	1.50	Proper cold holding temperatures	Yes	No	No	3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P- Observed some housemade salsas containing tomatoes and cut tomatoes above 41F. Refer to temperature chart. Per PIC, sauces were just filled up and tomatoes were just cut up. -CDI- PIC placed items in bottom of prep unit to cool back down. EHS educated PIC on conducting minimal prep on MFU and not filling metal containers above fill line. -1.5- For more information, please visit: www.mecknc.gov/foodsafety or view our training videos at the following weblinks: What are TCS Foods https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0iLZb7v0UM and Safe Food Temperatures https://youtu.be/tXP09IK-1TQ .
23	0	Proper date marking & disposition	Yes	No	No	3-501.17 (A) or (B) Date mark/label all TCS foods that are ready-to-eat once opened or prepared and are to be held for more than 24 hours. -Pf. Establish a date marking system consistent with 3-501.17 (A) or (B). Additional date marking system options are found in 3-501.17 (D)./3-501.18 Discard the food requiring date labels once time/temperature window has expired, if it has not been labeled, or if the label is incorrect. -P The PIC should train and assign staff to monitor date marking to prevent the use of food products that are no longer in compliance with 3-501.17 (A), (B), or (C). Observed no date mark on housemade salsas in top of prep unit. -CDI- EHS educated PIC on proper date marking system and PIC properly date marked items. -0- For more information, please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation or view our training videos at the following weblinks: What are TCS Foods https://youtu.be/bRvqAETDjQU and Date Marking Food Safely https://youtu.be/BOPsSNUajYs .
37	0	Food properly labeled: original container	No	No	No	3-302.12 Label all working containers of food (oils, spices, salts, flour, sugar) except food that is easy to identify such as dry pasta. Observed spray bottle with no label. Per PIC, contents were oil. -0-
38	0	Insects & rodents not present; no unauthorized animals	Yes	No	No	6-202.15 Protect outer openings of establishment from insect or rodent entry. Observed window and screen open throughout inspection with no active orders at time of inspection. -CDI- EHS educated PIC on ensuring that screen and/or window are closed when there are no orders to prevent insect or rodent entry. -CDI- PIC closed screen. -0-