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NameTACOS AND PUPUSAS
Address3623 E INDEPENDENCE BV
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28205
Premise Type3 - Mobile Food
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 7/9/2026
Final Score @ Grade
95 A
General CommentsEHS advised PIC that they are prohibited from prepping and cooling on the truck. This should only be done at the commissary Inspected at Porky's Car Care, 5905 Albemarle Road.

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
22 3 Proper cold holding temperatures No Yes Yes 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P Observed multiple tcs foods in the prep unit (top and bottom) above 41F. See temperature chart. Pic stated that some items were prepped within the last hour and others were from the last 2 days. CDI PIC voluntarily discarded items that were not prepped in the last 4 hrs. The ambient air of the unit was 61 at the top and 51 at the bottom. VR needed 7-12-26 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 .
23 1.50 Proper date marking & disposition Yes No No 3-501.17 (A) or (B) Date mark/label all TCS foods that are ready-to-eat once opened or prepared and are to be held for more than 24 hours. -Pf. Establish a date marking system consistent with 3-501.17 (A) or (B). Additional date marking system options are found in 3-501.17 (D). Observed multiple bags of cooked pork skin and chicken in the tall RIC not date marked. CDI PIC provided date mark. 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 Date Marking Food Safely https://youtu.be/BOPsSNUajYs .
47 0.50 Equipment, food & non-food contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used No No No 4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. Observed prep top unit not holding tcs foods at 41F or below. Also observed a large amount of water inside the bottom of the unit. Facility has a 1 door RIC and a 1 door glass front RIC they can use until the prep top is repaired.