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NameCHUYITA'S MEXICAN RESTAURANT
Address1727 SARDIS RD N
STE A
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28270
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 4/28/2025
Final Score @ Grade
96 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 two employee beverages stored over food or with utensils. CDI- removed
15 1.50 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 multiple bags of raw beef stored over ready to eat foods in the walk in cooler. CDI- reorganized by final cook temperature For more information on food storage order please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation
16 1.50 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized No No No 4-601.11(A) Equipment food contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. -Pf. Observed two slicers stored as clean still having onion and tomato debris. CDI- removed to wash, rinse and santiize For more information, please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation or view our training videos at the following weblinks: Sanitizing Solutions - https://youtu.be/ykP2mr9CtRg , How to Test Sanitizer https://youtu.be/y0SjmnabFaY , and Cleaning and Sanitizing Food Contact Surfaces https://youtu.be/av1Rbh-lh08 .
23 0 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 two containers with conflicting dates marked on them. EHS thinking the container sticker wasn’t removed during wash, rinse and sanitize. CDI- voluntarily discarded 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 .
33 0 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 observe facility has heavy batch cooking cool menu. Conversation with pic revealed they are having some issues with their walk-in freezer. This could be due to adding hot foods to the walk-in freezer because it’s not very big. No actual cooling violations found today. Will follow up. 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 .
37 0 Food properly labeled: original container Yes No No 3-302.12 Label all working containers of food (oils, spices, salts, flour, sugar) except food that is easy to identify such as dry pasta. Observed spray bottles of cooking oil; one with no label the other illegible. CDI- labeled
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 multiple wet wiping cloths stored under cutting boards. CDI- removed 3-304.14(D) Maintain dry wiping cloths free of visible debris and soil. Maintain sanitizer containers for in-use cloths free of visible debris and soil. Observed soiled wiping cloths stored on cutting boards. CDI- removed
42 0.50 Washing fruits & vegetables Yes No No 3-302.15 Wash fruits and vegetables prior to use. Observed avocados with stickers still on them in top of prep unit.