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NameCOCO MEXICAN RESTAURANT
Address6914 MATTHEWS MINT HILL RD
STE 100
City/State/ZIP
MINT HILL NC 28227
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 6/27/2024
Final Score @ Grade
98 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
6 0 Proper eating, tasting, drinking or tobacco use Yes No No 2-401.11 (A) Employees shall eat, drink, or use any form of tobacco only in designated areas where the contamination of exposed food, clean equipment and utensils, and other items needing protection can not result. Observed employee drink was stored on storage rack with clean utensils and supplies. CDI - the employee drink was moved to designated employee storage. 2-401.11 (B) Closed beverage containers may be used if the container is handled to prevent contamination of the employee's hands, the container, and exposed food; clean equipment, utensils and linens; and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles. Observed employee drink with twist cap. CDI by instruction; covered cups with straws may be used to prevent contaminating employee hands while drinking.
13 0 Food in good condition, safe & unadulterated Yes No No 3-101.11 Food shall be safe for consumption, unadulterated and honestly presented. -P Observed one spoiled lemon storage in the walk-in cooler
28 1 Toxic substances properly identified stored & used Yes No No 7-201.11 Store toxic materials to avoid contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, and single-service/use items. -P Observed winded, bulk hand soap and other chemical stored with dry goods in the storage area. CDI - items were moved to chemical storage area near the 3-comp sink. Recommend adding shelving above the can wash specifically for chemical storage.
33 0.50 Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control Yes No No 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 Observed cooked chicken wings made at 5:30 in a tightly closed deep container int he walk-in cooler. CDI - wings were placed in a larger, shallow pan that was vented for air circulation. Provided cooling guidance documents to PIC 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 .
41 0.50 Wiping cloths: properly used & stored Yes No No 3-304.14(B) Hold in-use wiping cloths in properly concentrated sanitizer between uses. Observed several wiping clothes stored on prep surfaces throughout the kitchen. CDI - clothes were moved to properly concentrated sanitizer buckets.