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Name

REY TACO

Address

11329 E INDEPENDENCE BV

City/State/ZIP

MATTHEWS

28105

Premise Type

3 - Mobile Food

County

Mecklenburg

Inspection Date

6/29/2025

Final Score @ Grade

94.50

General Comments

EHS directed PIC to remove chest cooler from MFU. Chest cooler may be used to transport items on ice if needed, but all TCS items must be stored in mechanical refrigeration or be held in food safe containers on prep table on TPHC. Food cannot be stored on the ground. Inspection completed at Elon Park located at 11401 Ardrey Kelly Rd, Charlotte, NC 28277. Per PIC, MFU will be operating at this location every Sunday this summer from 9AM-4PM. PIC agreed to contact EHS once operating location changes when the summer ends.

Violations

CDI=Corrected During Inspection

R=Repeat Violation

VR=Verification Required

Violation Item	Demerits	Violation Description	CDI	R	VR	Comments
10	1	Handwashing sinks supplied & accessible	Yes	No	No	5-205.11 (A) A handwashing sink shall be maintained so that it is accessible at all times for employee use. - Pf - Observed cutting board and hotel pan stored in hand sink upon EHS arrival. Do not store items in hand sink. - CDI - PIC removed items from hand sink.
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 pupusas and shredded cheese holding above 41F (see temperature chart). - CDI - PIC added bags of ice on top of items in lowboy to quickly cool and placed items in chest cooler on TPHC. 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 .
24	3	Time as a Public Health Control; procedures & records	Yes	Yes	No	3-501.19 (C ) (2) Follow written procedures for cold foods held using Time as a Public Health Control (TPHC) for 6 hours. The food shall be monitored to ensure the warmest portion of the food does not exceed 70 F during the 6 hour period. - Pf - REPEAT - Observed various TCS items being held on 6 hour TPHC with no form of monitoring in place to ensure the warmest portion of the food does not exceed 70F. EHS directed PIC to begin maintaining logs with temperatures taken at the 4 hour mark to ensure the food is not above 70F. TCS items must be discarded if the food is above 70F at the 4 hour mark. - VR - Verification required within 10 days. 3-501.19 (C ) (3) Follow written procedures for cold foods held using Time as a Public Health Control (TPHC) for 6 hours. Food shall be marked with start and discard time. - Pf - REPEAT - Observed various items in flip top portion of prep unit held on 6 hour TPHC lacking labels indicating the 6 hour holding period. - CDI - PIC labeled all items with 6 hour holding period.