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NameLA FONDA COLOMBIANA
Address11329 E INDEPENDENCE BV
 
City/State/ZIP
MATTHEWS NC 28105
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 4/22/2024
Final Score @ Grade
96 A
General CommentsHot water pressure at handsink near cook line is very low. Hot water does reach temperatures of 100F or greater. No issues with cold water pressure at this sink. Increase pressure to hot water at this sink.

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 - Observed posted employee health poster but no signed policies/acknowledgement available in facility. - CDI - EHS provided employee health policy in Spanish for employees to review and sign. All available employees signed policy. Maintain signed policies in facility. For more information on employee health policy, please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation
21 1.50 Proper hot holding temperatures Yes No No 3-501.16(A)(1) Maintain TCS foods in hot holding at 135F or above. - P - Observed empanadas holding below 135F in hot box (see temperature chart). Unit was set at 130F. - CDI - PIC increased temperature of box to 150F and voluntarily discarded empanadas. Fresh empanadas to be cooked and placed in unit. EHS provided TPHC written procedures form should hot box not prove capable of holding items at 135F or above. 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 3-501.17 Date mark/label all TCS foods that are ready-to-eat once opened or prepared and held more than 24hrs. - Pf - REPEAT - Observed potatoes, quail eggs, and hotdogs lacking date mark labels in flip top portion of prep unit. Per PIC, items were prepped either Friday or today. - CDI - PIC date marked all items appropriately. - *NOTE: No point escalation due to improvement noted since previous inspection. Full point deduction will occur at next inspection should isssue persist. 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 .
33 0 Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control Yes No 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 potato salad cooling in flip top portion of prep unit. - CDI - PIC moved potato salad to WIC to quickly cool. Do not cover items while cooling. 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 Cooling Food Safely https://youtu.be/P6x8b1ZVOxU .
35 0 Approved thawing methods used Yes No No 3-501.13 (A), (B), (C ) Use approved thawing methods. - Pf - Observed raw chicken thawing in three compartment sink in stagnant water. - CDI - PIC placed chicken in pot under cold running water in sink to continue thawing.
37 1 Food properly labeled: original container No Yes 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. - REPEAT - Observed two spray bottles of oil and one squeeze bottle of soy sauce lacking a label. - CDI - PIC labeled working containers.