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NameEL MALO HERMANITA
Address1705 CENTRAL AV
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28205
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 11/4/2025
Final Score @ Grade
98.50 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
10 0 Handwashing sinks supplied & accessible Yes No No 6-301.12 Provide paper towels or approved alternative for hand drying at each handsink. -Pf -Observed no paper towel at front handsink. -CDI- Paper towel was provided at handsink.
24 1.50 Time as a Public Health Control; procedures & records Yes No No 3-501.19(B)(3) Follow written procedures for foods held using Time as a Public Health Control (TPHC) for 4 hours. Food shall be marked to indicate the time that is 4 hours past the point in time when the food is removed from temperature control. Pf -Observed no time stamp for salsa verde, habanero salsa, and birria consume held on 4 hour TPHC. EHS observed proper procedures for items held on TPHC. -CDI- PIC voluntarily discarded the salsas. PIC verified when birria consume was removed from temperature control and properly added a TPHC time stamp.
39 0 Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display Yes No No 3-305.12 Food may not be stored in locker rooms, toilet rooms, dressing rooms, garbage rooms, mechanical rooms, under sewer lines that are not shielded to intercept potential drips, under leaking water lines, under open stairwells, or under other sources of contamination. -Observed opened bag of raw chorizo stored in WIC, exposed to contamination from dripping/leaking condenser in WIC. -CDI- PIC placed opened bag of chorizo in metal pan with lid to prevent contamination.
43 0 In-use utensils: properly stored Yes No No 3-304.12 (A) In-use utensils in TCS food, must be stored with handles above the food and top of the food container. -Observed the hand-contact portion of tongs for birria meat submerged within the birria. -CDI- PIC removed tongs from food.