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NameCOMO EN MEXICO
Address1125 E SUGAR CREEK RD
E
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28205
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 6/9/2020
Final Score @ Grade
93 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
4 0 Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use Yes No No General Comment: 2-401.11 Cover and store employee drinks to prevent contamination of food or utensils. Observed 2 employee drinks stored on prep table. CDI: moved to bottom shelf.
6 0 Hands clean and properly washed Yes No No General Comment: 2-301.12. Follow the cleaning procedure to adequately wash your hands. Use warm water, soap, scrub 15 secs, rinse, and dry without recontaminating hands. -P. Observed employee wiping/drying hands with wiping cloth then sitting towel back at 3-comp sink. CDI: intervened; proper handwash training conducted; hands properly washed and dried.
13 3 Food separated and protected Yes Yes No Repeat: 3-302.11(A) Separate raw animal foods from ready-to-eat foods. -P. Observed foods including raw and ready to eat foods co-mingled inside large deep freezer inside kitchen. CDI: foods were being rearranged to ensure deep freezer is organized and correct storage order can be achieved.
19 1.50 Proper hot holding temperatures Yes No No 3-501.16(A)(1) Maintain TCS foods in hot holding at 135F or above. -P. Observed refried beans hot holding on stove at 126F and beef at 127F. CDI: beans and beef reheated to 165F.
21 1.50 Proper date marking and disposition Yes Yes No Repeat: 3-501.17 Date mark/label all TCS foods that are ready-to-eat once opened or prepared and held more than 24hrs. -Pf. Observed pupusa filling and tamales inside 2-door reach-in not dated. CDI: proper dates provided. 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 cooked pork inside 2-door reach-in that was dated 6/2 that expired past 7 days. CDI: by discarding.
33 0 Approved thawing methods used No No No General Comment: 3-501.13 Use approved thawing methods. Observed container of beef thawing improperly at 3-comp sink. CDI: beef moved to reach-in cooler.
35 0 Food properly labeled: original container No No No General Comment: 3-302.12 Label all working containers of food (oils, spices, salts) except food that is easy to identify such as dry pasta. Observed no labels on squeeze bottles and shakers at cook line. Observed no labels on a few dry goods stored on back dry storage shelf.
45 1 Equipment, food and non-food-contact surfaces approved; cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used No No No 4-101.11 Food contact surfaces shall be made of safe materials. No odor, color or taste can migrate during multi-use. Materials shall be smooth, cleanable, durable and nonabsorbent. Observed tortillia press made of wood stored in restaurant used for tortillas. 4-205.10 Ensure equipment other than toasters, mixers, microwaves, water heaters and hoods is ANSI certified or equivalent. Observed 2 household use deep freezers in use inside the kitchen.