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NameGO GO EMPANADAS
Address11229 E INDEPENDENCE BV
 
City/State/ZIP
MATTHEWS NC 28105
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 11/20/2023
Final Score @ Grade
92.50 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
2 1 Certified Food Protection Manager Yes No No 2-102.12 (A) PIC shall demonstrate knowledge by being a certified food protection manager. No certified food protection manager on site during inspection. CDI-CFPM arrived within the last 30 minutes of inspection For more information on becoming a certified food protection manager please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation
8 2 Hands clean & properly washed Yes No No 2-301.14 Wash hands before engaging in food preparation including working with exposed food, clean equipment and utensils, and unwrapped single service and single use articles. -P Observed PIC walk into facility and handle single service items to assist with removing out of temperature cheese sticks before washing hands. CDI-PIC discarded single service item and properly washed hands.
10 1 Handwashing sinks supplied & accessible Yes No No 6-301.12 Provide paper towels or approved alternative for hand drying at each handsink. -Pf Observed no paper towel at front hand sink. CDI-PIC provided paper towel
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. Observed raw chicken breast stored over raw steak in low boy. CDI-PIC rearranged storage order. -REPEAT VIOLATION- For more information on food storage order please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation 3-302.11(A)(8) Separate unwashed produce from ready-to-eat foods. Observed unwashed watermelon and cantaloupe above ready to eat diced pineapple and cooked sausage. For more information on food storage order please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation
16 1.50 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized No Yes No 4-601.11(A) Equipment food contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. -Pf. Observed can opener stored clean with food debris on blade. CDI-Can opener was placed at 3 compartment sink to be cleaned and sanitized. -REPEAT VIOLATION- For more information, please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation or view our training videos at the following weblinks: Sanitizing Solutions - https://youtu.be/ykP2mr9CtRg , How to Test Sanitizer https://youtu.be/y0SjmnabFaY , and Cleaning and Sanitizing Food Contact Surfaces https://youtu.be/av1Rbh-lh08 .
20 0 Proper cooling time & temperatures Yes No No 3-501.14(A) Quickly cool cooked foods within 2 hours from 135F to 70F; and within a total of 6 hours from 135F to 41F. -P. Observed single serve containers of beef soup cooling while stacked and covered in walk in cooler and not meeting the 6 hour cooling rate. PIC stated beef soup was prepared sometime before noon and EHS observed soup at 59F at 6pm. CDI-PIC discarded containers of soup 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 Cooling Food Safely https://youtu.be/P6x8b1ZVOxU .
21 0 Proper hot holding temperatures Yes Yes No 3-501.16(A)(1) Maintain TCS foods in hot holding at 135F or above. -P. Observed cheese sticks hot holding at 121F in front display warmer. CDI-PIC reheated cheese sticks to 165F. 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 Safe Food Temperatures https://youtu.be/tXP09IK-1TQ .
22 0 Proper cold holding temperatures Yes No No 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P Observed raw steak cold holding in low boy at 58F, sausage in flip cooler cold holding at 46F, and pink sauce and garlic sauce cold holding at 49 and 48 on the counter top. Ingredients in Pink sauce and garlic sauce contained mayo, egg and other TCS foods. CDI-PIC discarded beef and placed sausage and sauces in walk in cooler and reach in cooler to rapidly cool considering food employee recently pulled containers of sausage out for use and sausage went out of temperature during use and pulled sauces out 30 minutes prior for use and forgot to put them back into the Reach in cooler. 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 Safe Food Temperatures https://youtu.be/tXP09IK-1TQ .
33 0.50 Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control Yes Yes No 3-501.15 Quickly cool foods. Use methods such as open/vented shallow pans, large ice baths and active stirring. Cold air must flow around product to remove the heat. -Pf Observed several single service beef soup containers cooling while stacked and covered in walk in cooler. CDI-Soup was discarded due to not meeting 6 hour cooling time. 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 Cooling Food Safely https://youtu.be/P6x8b1ZVOxU .
38 0 Insects & rodents not present; no unauthorized animals No No No 6-501.111 Keep the premises free of insects, rodents, and other pests. Observed flies in back of house kitchen. Contact pest control for removal of flies.
47 0 Equipment, food & non-food contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used No No No 4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. Observed release button in walk in cooler broken and detached from walk in cooler. -repair