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NameEL CILANTRO
Address4709 MARGARET WALLACE RD
STE 108
City/State/ZIP
MATTHEWS NC 28105
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 11/3/2021
Final Score @ Grade
94.50 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 2-102.11 (A) - (C )(1), (4)-(16) The Person in charge shall demonstrate knowledge of foodborne disease prevention and the requirements of this code by (A) Complying with the Food Code by having no violations of Priority Items during the current inspection or (C) by responding correctly to the inspector's questions related to the operation of the food establishment. -Pf During inspection, PIC was unable to show active managerial control with several date marking issues and storage order in WIC. PIC was also unable to demonstrate knowledge of foodborne illness prevention. CDI - EHS educated PIC on responsibilities of the PIC and provided guidance documents on the 2017 Food Code adopted Oct. 1, 2021. -0 points
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 Observed no written employee health policy. CDI - EHS educated PIC on the responsibility of the PIC to educate food employees and provided an updated written policy. -0 points
8 2 Hands clean & properly washed Yes No No 2-301.14 (G) Wash hands when switching between working with raw food and working with Ready to Eat Food. - P: Employee handled raw proteins with gloved hands, removed gloves, donned new gloves without hand wash before changing tasks. CDI- EHS stopped employee and had employee remove gloves and wash hands before resuming work. -2 points
15 1.50 Food separated & protected Yes No 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: Found raw chicken stored over ready-to-eat foods in WIC. Raw chicken in plastic bags stored over RTE foods in freezer. CDI- storage order re-arranged so cross contamination can not occur. 3-302.11 (A)(2) Separate types of raw animal foods from each other such as beef, fish, lamb, pork, and poultry during storage, preparation, holding, and display. -P. For more information on food storage order please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety: Raw chicken and eggs stored over raw beef in WIC. CDI- storage order re-arranged and EHS educated PIC on importance of storage order. -1.5 points
16 0 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized No No No 4-501.114 Maintain sanitizer at correct concentrations when being used to sanitize. -P For more information please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety Observed low concentration of quat sanitizer in 3-comp sink. CDI - PIC emptied sanitizer sink and remade sanitizer to minimum 200ppm. -0 points
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 on date marking please visit: http://meck.co/FoodSafety: Found sliced deli meats dated 10/25. Tomato paste 10/25. Cooked pork 10/14. Turkey not dated. CDI- all items voluntarily discarded by PIC. -1.5 points
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. Found various breaders not labeled. CDI - EHS made PIC aware all containers of food must be labeled with the common name. -0 points
47 0.50 Equipment, food & non-food contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used Yes No No 4-501.12 Resurface or replace cutting surfaces that can no longer be effectively cleaned and sanitized. Observed cutting boards heavily gouged and scored. Observed torn gaskets on RI cooler near order window. CDI - Notified PIC of torn gaskets. RI unit was holding all food below 41F at time of inspection. -0.5 points