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NameFONDA LAS CAZUELAS
Address5130 N TRYON ST
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28213
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 9/3/2025
Final Score @ Grade
95.50 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 No No No 2-401.11 (A). Employee beverages must be stored in a designated area where contamination of food, clean equipment, utensils, linens, and single-use articles cannot occur. Employee coffee cup observed on back prep table. Do not store employee drinks where food is prepared. 0 pts.
9 2 No bare hand contact with RTE foods or pre- approved alternate procedure properly followed Yes No No 3-301.11(B) Do not contact exposed ready-to-eat food with bare hands. Use suitable utensils, single-use gloves or dispensing equipment. -P Waitress observed handling limes with bare hands. Employees must not handle ready to eat foods with their bare hands. CDI - Limes discarded and employee educated on bare hand contact. For more information, please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation or view our training video at the following web link: Handwashing and No Barehand Contact https://youtu.be/BH6CLGrH10M
15 0 Food separated & protected Yes No No 3-302.11 (A)(2) Separate types of raw animal foods from each other such as beef, fish, lamb, pork, and poultry during storage, preparation, holding, and display. -P. 1 pan of raw chicken stored on shelf above raw shrimp in reach-in cooler. Do not store raw chicken above raw seafood. CDI - Raw chicken moved to bottom shelf. 0 pts. 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 4-501.114 Maintain sanitizer at correct concentrations when being used to sanitize. -P Dish machine was testing at 0 ppm chlorine. CDI - PIC adjusted machine and it tested at 100 ppm at end of inspection. 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 and How to Test Sanitizer https://youtu.be/y0SjmnabFaY
23 0 Proper date marking & disposition Yes No No 3-501.18 Discard the food requiring date labels once time/temperature window has expired, if it has not been labeled, or if the label is incorrect. -P The PIC should train and assign staff to monitor date marking to prevent the use of food products that are no longer in compliance with 3-501.17 (A), (B), or (C) Pan of hot dogs and pan of pastor in sandwich cooler bottom were missing prep date labels. Also, several TCS RTE foods establishment takes from freezer had today’s date as the prep date. Ensure staff place prep and freeze date on these items, and then places a thaw date also on pan. CDI - Date marking procedures discussed with PIC. Items with no date or wrong date were corrected. 0 pts. 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 Date Marking Food Safely https://youtu.be/BOPsSNUajYs .
25 0.50 Consumer advisory provided for raw/ undercooked foods No No No 3-603.11 (A) Provide consumer advisory for animal foods served raw or under-cooked. Consumer advisory must include disclosure and reminder.-Pf Asterisk missing on aguachile and oysters that are served raw. The warning also needs to state * items are served raw or contain raw ingredients. VR - Verification required within 10 days.
38 0 Insects & rodents not present; no unauthorized animals No No No 6-501.111 Keep the premises free of insects, rodents, and other pests. 1 roach observed in dining room. Maintain premises free of pests. 0 pts.
42 0 Washing fruits & vegetables No No No 3-302.15 Wash fruits and vegetables prior to use. Cut avocados in sandwich cooler still had stickers on their husks. Wash fruits and vegetables thoroughly before use. Remove stickers during wash process. 0 pts.
43 0.50 In-use utensils: properly stored No No No 3-304.12 (F) Containers of water used for storing in-use utensils must be maintained at a temperature of at least 135 F and cleaned at least every 24 hours or when container has accumulated soil or residue. Scoop for rice stored in container of room temperature water. Do not store in-use utensils in water unless the water is maintained above 135F.
45 0 Single-use & single-service articles: properly stored & used No No No 4-502.13 Single-use and single-service articles cannot be reused. Establishment reuses buckets they receive sour cream in from supplier. Do not reuse single-use or single-service items. Establishment must buy pans and containers that are easily cleanable and designed to withstand repeated washing. 0 pts.
47 0 Equipment, food & non-food contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used No No No 4-502.11(A) Maintain utensils in good repair. Strainer is damaged. CDI - PIC threw away strainer. // 4-501.11 Maintain equipment in good repair. Shelves in walk-in cooler are rusted. 0 pts.
55 0 Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean No No No 6-101.11/6-201.11 Floors, walls and ceilings shall be designed, constructed, and installed so they are smooth and easily cleanable. Floors shall be non-absorbent in areas subject to moisture. Replace acoustic tiles in kitchen. Repair wall damage in employee bathroom and around A/C vent near prep sink. 0 pts.