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NameVEL & MELS CATERING
Address323 GOSHEN ROAD
 
City/State/ZIP
POLLOCKSVILLE NC 28573
Premise Type2 - Food Stands
CountyJones
Inspection Date 5/29/2026
Final Score @ Grade
92.50 A
General Comments47. The interior walk-in cooler is fine for eggs (45F air temperature), but cannot be used for TCS foods.

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
16 3 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized No Yes No The ice machine has pink residue on it. Keep food contact surfaces clean to sight and touch. Repeat. Correct within 10 days and notify the health department at 252-497-8989 (text or phone) 4-601.11(A) Equipment food contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. -Pf 4-602.11 Equipment food contact surfaces and utensils shall be cleaned, and sanitized per 4-702.11/4-703.11, throughout the day at least every 4 hours, unless otherwise indicated in the Food Code, C
23 3 Proper date marking & disposition Yes Yes No Yams in the reach-in closest to the ware washing station were not date-marked. At the time made, write the date made on a ready-to-eat, refrigerated, TCS food. Discard within 7 days (calculated by adding 6 to the date made) or without date marks. Repeat. 3-501.17 Date mark/label all TCS foods that are ready-to-eat once opened or prepared and held more than 24hrs. -Pf 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: 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 0.50 Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control No No No Set up the ice baths when the food is close to 135F at the highest. When the temperature reaches 135F, then cool to 70F within 2 hours. May complete cooling in the 2-door stand-alone cooler to 41F within 4 hours. The mac & cheese made today was 75F+ in the first lined-up reach in, the cabbage was 100F & the Steaks were 94F in the 2-door stand-alone. Follow proven procedures to cool foods rapidly. Corrected by food workers moving food to the ice baths and rearranging the 2-door reach-in to use as a dedicated cooling refrigerator. 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 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 .
39 1 Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display No Yes No Store food at least 6-inches above the floor / ground and protected from contamination. Oil was stored on the cement pad. Provide a dunnage or similar rack. Also organize the walk-in freezer to allow storage above the floor. Repeat 3-305.11 Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises