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NameMARY'S MEXICAN RESTAURANT
Address118 TOM HUNTER RD
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28213
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 7/15/2025
Final Score @ Grade
95 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
8 2 Hands clean & properly washed Yes No No 2-301.14 (F) Wash hands during food preparation, as often as necessary to remove soil and contamination, and to prevent cross contamination when changing tasks. -P Employee donned gloves and began preparing food without washing hands. Employee also handled raw steak with gloved hands and did not remove gloves or wash hands before handling tortillas. Employees must wash hands before donning gloves, before beginning to prepare food, and between handling raw animal foods and ready-to-eat foods. CDI - Employee educated on when to wash hands.
15 0 Food separated & protected Yes No No 3-304.15(A) Discard gloves after a task is complete or any time they are damaged or soiled. -P Employee used gloved hands to put raw steak on grill and then used same pair of gloves to handle tortillas. CDI - Employee educated on cross-contamination and she discarded gloves and washed hands. 0 pts.
22 3 Proper cold holding temperatures No Yes No 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P All TCS foods in drawer cooler measured 49-53F. Rice in upright cooler measured 73F. Drawer cooler is not functioning properly. Employee stated rice is pulled out of orders and she began pulling it out of cooler for orders around 10AM. TCS foods in cold holding must be 41F or less. Raw animal foods from drawer cooler were moved to freezer. The cooked chorizo and the cooked steak were discarded. VR - Verification required within 3 days that drawer cooler is repaired. REPEAT 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 Safe Food Temperatures https://youtu.be/tXP09IK-1TQ .
40 0 Personal cleanliness No No No 2-402.11 Use head coverings, beard guards and clothing to restrain body hair from contacting exposed food, equipment, and utensils. Employee cooking and preparing food was not wearing a hair restraint. 0 pts.
47 0 Equipment, food & non-food contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used No No No 4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. Repair drawer cooler as it is not holding TCS foods at proper temperature. 0 pts.