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NameMI CARINO GASTRO CANTINA
Address1440 S TRYON ST
STE 100
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28203
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 10/27/2026
Final Score @ Grade
96.50 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
23 3 Proper date marking & disposition Yes Yes 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) - Observed an insert container of cooked chicken and 2 containers of cooked onions to not be dated marked in the cookline opentops and in the WIC. Both items were from the day prior. REPEAT. CDI - All items date marked. 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 .
33 0.50 Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control Yes Yes 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 a tray of potato/chicken enchiladas to be cooling at a rate of .1 degrees/min in the cookline refrigerated drawers across from the oven following prep before service. Enchiladas were observed stacked multiple layers high and in a unit that is not designed nor approved for rapid cooling. REPEAT. CDI - Enchiladas moved to the WIC to rapidly cool. 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 .
44 0 Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried & handled Yes No No 4-901.11 (B) After cleaning and sanitizing, equipment and utensils may not be cloth dried. - Observed the employee at the dishwasher to be cloth drying metal insert containers after being cleaned and sanitized. CDI - EHS intervened and cloth dried dishes were W/R/S.
47 0 Equipment, food & non-food contact surfaces approved, cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used Yes No No 4-502.11(A) Maintain utensils in good repair. - Observed one large metal sifter to be broken allowing for metal to be fraying outwards. CDI - Voluntarily discarded.