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NameFELIX EMPANADAS OPTIMIST
Address1115 N BREVARD ST
STAHL
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28206
Premise Type2 - Food Stands
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 1/19/2024
Final Score @ Grade
95.50 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
1 0 PIC Present, demonstrates knowledge, & performs duties Yes No No 2-101.11 (A) PIC shall be present during all hours of operation. -PF- Observed no PIC present at beginning of inspection. -CDI- PIC arrived halfway through inspection. -0-
2 0 Certified Food Protection Manager Yes No No 2-102.12 (A) PIC shall demonstrate knowledge by being a certified food protection manager. Observed no CFPM present at start of inspection. -CDI- PIC with CFPM arrived halfway through the inspection. -0- For more information on becoming a certified food protection manager please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation
8 0 Hands clean & properly washed Yes No No 2-301.12 (A),(B) Wash hands for at least 20 seconds. Follow the cleaning procedure to adequately wash your hands. Use warm water, soap, scrub 10 to 15 seconds, rinse, and immediately follow the cleaning procedure with thorough hand drying method (ex. Disposable Paper Towel). -P- Observed PIC wash hands for less than 20 seconds. -CDI- EHS educated PIC on proper handwashing procedure and PIC properly rewashed hands. For more information on handwashing, please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation or view our training video at the following web link, https://youtu.be/BH6CLGrH10M . 2-301.14 (I) Wash hands after engaging in other activities that contaminate hands. -P- Observed cashier wash hands and turn off faucet without using a barrier thus recontaminating hands. 2-301.14 (E) Wash hands after handling soiled equipment or utensils. -P- Observed food employee handle soiled equipment and utensils and start to return to food prep without washing hands. -CDI- EHS intervened and asked food employee to wash hands and food employee washed hands. -0-
22 3 Proper cold holding temperatures No Yes No 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P- Observed Housemade chimichurri (contains garlic and oil), cut lettuce, Housemade tomatillo salsa, heavy cream, apple empanadas and other TCS items in RIC above 41F. Observed ambient air of RIC at 44F. Observed repollo, Housemade blue cheese, Housemade Caesar dressing and other items in prep unit above 41F. Observed ambient air of prep unit at 41F. Refer to temperature chart. -CDI- PIC voluntarily discarded items. **3DAY VERIFICATION REQUIRED** **REPEAT** -3- 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 .
23 1.50 Proper date marking & disposition Yes Yes 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-/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 frozen cooked empanadas with no dates. Observed Housemade tomatillo sauce (contains canned tomatoes) and carne picada with no dates. Observed Housemade blue cheese (contains mozzarella) and Housemade chimichurri (contains fresh garlic and oil) dated 3/24. -CDI- PIC voluntarily properly date marked frozen items and voluntarily discarded other items. **REPEAT** -1.5- 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 .
37 0 Food properly labeled: original container No No No 3-302.12 Label all working containers of food (oils, spices, salts, flour, sugar) except food that is easy to identify such as dry pasta. Observed oil on cook line with no label. Observed vinegar, Housemade cilantro sauce, mambo sauce and Caesar dressing in stand alone RIC with no labels. -0-