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NameTORTILLERIA ELIZABETH EASTWAY
Address3124 EASTWAY DR
580
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28205
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 7/16/2020
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
6 4 Hands clean and properly washed No Yes No 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 wash hands and turn off faucet with bare hands. CDI - Hands were re-washed properly. 2-301.14 Wash hands after activities that contaminate them. -P Observed employee fixing plumbing underneath handsink and go to work with food. CDI - EHS corrected employee and hands were re-washed. REPEAT.
13 0 Food separated and protected Yes No No 3-302.11(A) Separate the different types of raw animal foods. -P Observed raw fish stored below raw chicken in walk in cooler. CDI - PIC relocated fish to correct storage order.
18 1.50 Proper cooling time and temperatures Yes Yes 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 red beans cooling in walk in cooler; beans not meeting cooling parameters with no change in temperature in 40 minutes. CDI - Foil was taken off container and cold air allowed to cool beans down rapidly. *Points not escalated due to improvement in over cool procedures; observed products all cooling in walk in coolers vs. room temperature cooling*
22 1 Time as a Public Health Control: procedures and records No No Yes 3-501.19 Provide and follow written procedures for foods held using Time as a Public Health Control (TPHC). Clearly mark foods with begin and end times. All food not sold by the end of 4 hours shall be discarded. -P/Pf Facility has no obtained written procedure for items held on time; items held on TPHC located at the hot bar for service. EHS emailed TPHC template to PIC and will return within 10 days to ensure written procedure is completed.
31 1 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 red beans and rice cooling in walk in cooler with aluminum foil tightly wrapped around container. CDI - Foil removed for product to cool rapidly.
36 0 Insects and rodents not present; no unauthorized animals No No No 6-501.111 Keep the premises free of insects, rodents, and other pests. Observed few flies in tortilla machine area.
49 0 Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices No No No 5-205.15 Maintain a plumbing system in good repair. Observed hot water faucet knob at front hand not connecting; PIC was able to get faucet to work. Observed pipe dislocating from back handsink; PIC was able to repair.
54 0 Meets ventilation and lighting requirements; designated areas used No No No 6-305.11/6-501.110 Designate and use an area for the orderly storage of employees' clothing and possessions. Observed employee’s items co-mingled with customer food on dry goods shelf.