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Name

EL JAROCHO LOCO

Address

3623 E. INDEPENDENCE BV

City/State/ZIP

CHARLOTTE

28205

Premise Type

3 - Mobile Food

County

Mecklenburg

Inspection Date

11/14/2024

Final Score @ Grade

General Comments

PIC stated rice was cooling down on stove to then be placed in a ziplock bag and stored in the RIC. Cooling of hot foods is prohibited on MFU per permit conditions due to lack of necessary equipment. All cooling of hot foods should occur at the commissary only. Hot foods cooked on the MFU must be held hot at 135F or above and discarded at the end of service or transported hot (at 135F or above) back to the commissary to be cooled down properly at the end of service. EHS explained this to PIC who understood and agreed to not cool hot foods on MFU moving forward. EHS observed a table and a stack of chairs stored underneath tent in front of MFU. MFUs are prohibited from providing seating. Remove table and chairs. Continued noncompliance will result in permit action. Inspection completed in parking lot of Tienda Latina El Rincon located at 2125 Eastway Dr, Charlotte, NC 28205.

Violations

CDI=Corrected During Inspection

R=Repeat Violation

VR=Verification Required

Violation Item	Demerits	Violation Description	CDI	R	VR	Comments
2	1	Certified Food Protection Manager	Yes	No	No	2-102.12 (A) PIC shall demonstrate knowledge by being a certified food protection manager. - PIC present during inspection lacks CFPM. - CDI - PIC with CFPM arrived at the end of the inspection. EHS recommends more employees obtaining CFPM. For more information on becoming a certified food protection manager please visit: www.mecknc.gov/foodsafety
23	0	Proper date marking & disposition	Yes	No	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 - Observed two gallon size ziplock bags of chicken thawing in RIC lacking date mark labels. Per PIC, chicken was cooked and frozen yesterday. - CDI - PIC dated chicken with yesterday’s date. For more information, please visit: www.mecknc.gov/foodsafety or view our training videos at the following weblinks: What are TCS Foods https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0iLZb7v0UM and Date Marking Food Safely https://youtu.be/BOPsSNUajYs .
28	1	Toxic substances properly identified stored & used	Yes	No	No	7-102.11 Label working containers of toxic materials such as cleaners and sanitizers. - Pf - Observed spray bottle of chlorine sanitizer lacking label. - CDI - PIC labeled spray bottle appropriately. 7-204.11 Provide sanitizer at correct concentrations, diluting as required. - P - Observed chlorine sanitizer concentrations greater than 200ppm in spray bottle. - CDI - PIC diluted chlorine sanitizer concentrations to 100ppm.
42	0	Washing fruits & vegetables	No	No	No	3-302.15 Wash fruits and vegetables prior to use. - Observed avocados with stickers present stored on prep unit for service. Avocados should be washed prior to being used for service with the sticker being removed during the washing process. MFU permit prohibits fruits and vegetables from being washed on the MFU due to limited sink space available. Avocados should be washed at the commissary prior to being placed on the MFU for service.