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NameTACOS 4 LIFE
Address3351 PINEVILLE-MATTHEWS RD
STE 300
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28226
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 3/17/2025
Final Score @ Grade
97 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
16 1.50 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized Yes No No 4-601.11(A) Equipment food contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. -Pf. Observed Soiled can opener blade. Also observed multiple plastic containers with sticker residue while being stacked together as clean. -CDI- PIC placed all necessary items in the dishwasher to be washed and sanitized. (1.5 pts) 4-501.114 Maintain sanitizer at correct concentrations when being used to sanitize. -P Observed dishwasher actively being used with chlorine sanitizer at 0ppm while washing dishes. -CDI- PIC primed the dish machine. Chlorine sanitizer tested at 100ppm after priming. 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 . 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 and How to Test Sanitizer https://youtu.be/y0SjmnabFaY
37 0 Food properly labeled: original container Yes 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 a squeeze bottle of honey and another bottle of oil without labels while not being in their original container. -CDI- PIC placed labels on the necessary bottles. (0 pts)
42 0.50 Washing fruits & vegetables Yes No No 3-302.15 Wash fruits and vegetables prior to use. Observed box of avocados said to be already washed, still having the stickers on the outside of the avocados. -CDI- Food employee removed the stickers and rewashed the avocados.
43 0.50 In-use utensils: properly stored Yes No No 3-304.12 (C ) Store in-use utensils on a clean portion of the food preparation table or cooking equipment. The utensils and storage surface must be cleaned and sanitized every 4 hours. Observed pizza slicers and scrapers used primarily for quesadillas being stored in between the crevices of the prep line. -CDI- PIC removed the necessary items and had them placed in the dishwasher to be pit to be rewashed. (0.5 pts)
44 0.50 Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried & handled Yes Yes No 4-901.11(A) Air dry equipment and utensils after cleaning and sanitizing. Observed containers that were wet stacked while being stored as clean. -CDI- PIC separated the necessary containers to allow proper air drying. REPEAT*** (0.5 pts)