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NameEL LUCERO MEXICAN GRILL
Address2275 GIDDENSVILLE ROAD
 
City/State/ZIP
FAISON NC 28341
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountySampson
Inspection Date 6/15/2026
Final Score @ Grade
92 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
1 1 PIC Present, demonstrates knowledge, & performs duties No Yes No 2-102.11 (A), (B) and (C) (1), (4) - (16) (PF) Person in Charge (PIC) is responsible for preventing major violations - improper date-marking and improper food storage. Educated PIC. Handout provided.
2 1 Certified Food Protection Manager No Yes No 2-102.12 (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C) No PIC on duty with food safety class certification. To find a class go to www.serfsave.com or google Raise the Grade for a local class.
15 1.50 Food separated & protected No Yes No 3-302.11 Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation (P) - Observed package of raw meat stored commingled with hotdogs & smoked sausage in domestic refrigerator freezer, raw meats stored above flour tortillas in domestic refrigerator, raw meats stored over cooked foods, milk and raw peppers in 2 door refrigerator. Foods were rearranged during inspection. Safe refrigerator/freezer storage discussed. Handout provided.
23 1.50 Proper date marking & disposition No Yes No 3-501.17 Ready-To-Eat Time / Temperature Control for Safety Food, Date Marking (Pf) Several cooked leftover items from Saturday that had not been properly date marked. Items were properly date marked during inspection. Handout provided. 3-501.18 Ready-To-Eat Time / Temperature Control for Safety Food, Disposition (P) Two rotisserie chickens commercially packaged had a discard date of June 14, 2026, but had not been discarded. Chickens were voluntarily discarded during inspection. Always discard leftover/cooked foods by proper date marking date.
47 1 Equipment, food & non-food contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used No Yes No 4-205.10 Food Equipment, Certification and Classification (C) Several pieces of unapproved equipment. Domestic food processors and blenders and black domestic refrigerator/freezer are not NSF/ANSI approved. 4-101.19 Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C) Raw wood around griddle and stove top is not s and easily cleanable. Wooden shelves where utensils and dry foods are stored need to be repainted. 4-501.11 Good Repair and Proper Adjustment - Equipment (C) - Gasket in bad repair on 1 door prep unit; replace gasket. Lid rusting on chest freezer.
51 1 Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices No Yes No 5-203.13 Service Sink (C) Restaurant has no service sink for dumping mop water and hanging mops to dry above. 5-205.15 (B) Leak pipe etc. not imminent threat - No hot water at hand sink in restroom due to leak that needs to be repaired; repair faucet and restore hot water to hand sink. Water rises very high into toilet when flushing and takes a very long time to go down; have plumber check for a clog so that toilet will flush properly.
55 1 Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean No Yes No 6-501.11 Repairing - Premises, Structures, Attachments, and Fixtures - Methods (C) - Floor/baseboard repair needed in areas.