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NameMARGARITAS MEXICAN RESTAURANT
Address4824 BEREWICK TOWN CENTER DR
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28278
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 12/7/2022
Final Score @ Grade
95 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
3 0 Management, food & conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities & reporting Yes No No 2-103.11(O) Ensure food employees are informed of their responsibility to report required symptoms, illnesses and exposure.-PF For more information on employee health policy please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety. PIC was unable to verbally indicate knowledge of Reportable symptoms or diseases, PIC could not locate Employee health information posted inside the establishment. CDI - EHS provided education and PIC was shown where to locate posted Employee Health Information.
10 1 Handwashing sinks supplied & accessible Yes Yes No 5-205.11 (B) A handwashing sink may not be used for purposes other than handwashing Pf. Observed hand-wash sink near the grill being used to store utensils. Observed hand sink near the dish Machine/prep area being used to store a pitcher of water. CDI- PIC removed utensil and pitcher from each hand washing sink. REPEAT
15 1.50 Food separated & protected Yes Yes No 3-302.11(A)(1) Separate raw animal foods from ready-to-eat foods and washed/unwashed fruits and vegetables. -P For more information on food storage order please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety. Observed raw bacon and raw chorizo stored above cut pineapples inside the reach-in cooler near the grill. Observed Raw shell eggs and Raw shrimp stored above RTE Beans and Salsa inside the Walk-in Cooler. CDI - PIC corrected storage order inside the Reach-in cooler.
16 0 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized No No No 4-601.11(A) Equipment food contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. -Pf. For more information please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety 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 . Observed knives stored clean with food residue present on the foods contact surface (Blade).
23 1.50 Proper date marking & disposition Yes No 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 For more information please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety 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 . Observed Milk with no date marking to indicate the date the container was opened. Observed Pork, Chipotle honey sauce, and Cheese dip held longer than 7 days. CDI- PIC date marked Milk. CDI- All TCS items held longer than 7 days were discarded.
39 1 Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display Yes Yes No 6-404.11 Designate a separate area for items that are not for use and are being held for credit, such as dented cans or recalled products. -Pf. Observed dented cans no separated and stored in a designated area for dented cans. CDI - PIC removed dented cans.
41 0 Wiping cloths: properly used & stored Yes No No 3-304.14(E) Store sanitizer containers used for wet wiping cloths off the floor and to prevent contamination of food, equipment, and utensils. Observed sanitizer bucket stored on the floor in the servers area. CDI- PIC removed sanitizer bucket from the floor.
43 0 In-use utensils: properly stored No No No 3-304.12 (A) In-use utensils in TCS food, must be stored with handles above the food and top of the food container. -C Observed metal scoop stored in large plastic bins of pico,. CDI - PIC removed scoop. Observed bowl of lime being stored in lettuce in flip unit. CDI-bowl of lettuce was removed.
44 0 Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried & handled No No No 4-901.11(A) Air dry equipment and utensils after cleaning and sanitizing. Observed pans stacked wet before allowed to adequately air-dry.
45 0 Single-use & single-service articles: properly stored & used Yes No No 4-903.11(C ) Single Service and Single Use items shall be kept in the original protective package or stored using other means that protect the item until used. Observed single-service/use items not stored in protective packaging or inverted. CDI - PIC inverted all single service items.