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Name

TACOS BAR INC

Address

6406 OLD PINEVILLE RD

City/State/ZIP

CHARLOTTE

28217

Premise Type

1 - Restaurant

County

Mecklenburg

Inspection Date

1/30/2024

Final Score @ Grade

General Comments

Facility makes salsa verde in house which uses cooked peppers and onions. Told PIC that they are limited to only cooling rice, soup and salsa at most and only in small portions. Spoke to PIC who stated there is no longer a food truck working out of their establishment. PIC stated when they lost their license previously they told the MFU to leave and has not reached back out to the facility.

Violations

CDI=Corrected During Inspection

R=Repeat Violation

VR=Verification Required

Violation Item	Demerits	Violation Description	CDI	R	VR	Comments
2	0	Certified Food Protection Manager	No	No	No	2-102.12 (A) PIC shall demonstrate knowledge by being a certified food protection manager. Observed manager without food protection certification. Facility has a new permit and 210 days to have a certified food protection manager available during hours of food operation. Facility has until August 10th to get certified food protection manager without a point deduction. For more information on becoming a certified food protection manager please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation
5	0.50	Procedures for responding to vomiting & diarrheal events	Yes	No	No	2-501.11 A food establishment shall have written procedures for employees to follow when responding to vomiting or diarrheal events. -Pf Observed no vomit/diarrhea plan. CDI provided poster and plan. For more information please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitati
15	0	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 Observed raw bacon and cheese and precooked portioned carnitas in the same pan. CDI items reorganized. For more information on food storage order please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation
23	1.50	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 carnitas and sopa res that was not dated when prepped and cooked. CDI items dated. 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 .
35	0	Approved thawing methods used	Yes	No	No	3-501.13 (A), (B), (C ) Use approved thawing methods. Pf Observed bag of fries, raw beef, precooked chicken, and raw pork that was thawing in sink. CDI items placed in refrigeration to thaw. Do not thaw food in the sink unless fully submerged underwater with running water to agitate particles or under refrigeration.