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Name

FONDA LAS TARASCAS

Address

6308 THE PLAZA

SUITE C

City/State/ZIP

CHARLOTTE

28215

Premise Type

2 - Food Stands

County

Mecklenburg

Inspection Date

1/22/2025

Final Score @ Grade

96.50

General Comments

EHS explained to PIC that their permit only allows for cooking and cooling of 3 tcs foods. They do not have a WIC and only one reach in freezer. EHS advised PIC that observing cooling/cold holding violations today is an indication that they do not have the capacity to properly cook and cool more than 3 tcs foods. EHS presented the following options to the PIC: 1. Installing a WIC or purchasing a Blast chiller and requesting that the permit be amended to a category 4 2. Revising menu so that small quantities can be cooked EHS also advised PIC that if they are offering a public restroom, to remove food and clean pots and pans from the hall way leading to the bathroom. Facility stated that they tried selling the boiled peanuts and have decided to discontinue selling them. EHS emailed PIC the flyer for the Spanish Food safety class.

Violations

CDI=Corrected During Inspection

R=Repeat Violation

VR=Verification Required

Violation Item	Demerits	Violation Description	CDI	R	VR	Comments
6	0	Proper eating, tasting, drinking or tobacco use	Yes	No	No	2-401.11 (A) Employees shall eat, drink, or use any form of tobacco only in designated areas where the contamination of exposed food, clean equipment and utensils, and other items needing protection can not result. Observed 3 open drinks in the kitchen ( prep table and on the drain board with clean cutting boards). Also observed employee drink in the Reach in freezer commingled with food. CDI Employee moved all drinks.
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 cooked menudo in reach in cooler above 41F. PIC stated that it was prepared yesterday. CDI PIC voluntarily discarded. 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	1.50	Proper date marking & disposition	Yes	No	No	3-501.18 Discard the food requiring date labels once time/temperature window has expired, if it is not been labeled, or if the label is incorrect. -P Observed pasta in the lowboy cooler with expired date mark and menudo not date marked. CDI PIC voluntarily discarded. 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 .
33	0.50	Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control	No	No	No	4-301.11 Provide equipment in number and capacity so that cooling, heating, and holding temperatures are achieved. -Pf Observed facility is cooking and cooling 6 tcs foods ( Chicken, ribs, 2 kinds of soups, menudo, and beans) and does not have the equipment to do so safely. See temperature chart. EHS advised PIC that their permit only allows 3 items to be cooked and cooled. PIC voluntarily discarded menudo, chicken soup, and beans because they were above 41F. VR 3-1-25
39	0	Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display	Yes	No	No	3-307.11 Protect food from contamination sources not specifically noted by the code. Observed bread loaves being stored in trash bags with no barrier. CDI EHS educated PIC and bread was voluntarily discarded.