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Mecklenburg County Health Dept

Public Health Inspections

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Premises Information


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Name

EL CARIBENO

Address

5427 N SHARON AMITY RD

City/State/ZIP

CHARLOTTE

NC

28215

Premise Type

3 - Mobile Food

County

Mecklenburg

Inspection Date

10/22/2026

Final Score @ Grade

97

A

General Comments

Inspected at WT Hartis’s location

Violations

CDI=Corrected During Inspection

R=Repeat Violation

VR=Verification Required

Violation Item	Demerits	Violation Description	CDI	R	VR	Comments
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 containers of raw animal foods above RTE food in the lowboy cooler. CDI PIC corrected the storage order. EHS gave PIC MCHD storage handout. For more information on food storage order please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation
22	1.50	Proper cold holding temperatures	Yes	No	No	3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. -P Observed multiple tcs foods in the prep unit and lowboy cooler above 41F. See temperature chart. EHS advised PIC to cool cooked foods down to 41F at the commissary and transport on ice until the units on the mobile unit have cooled down. EHS salt discussed quick cooling methods with the PIC and gave her the MCHD handout on cooling hot foods. CDI PIC voluntarily discarded all the cooked meats and put the shredded cheese and sliced tomatoes in the cooler ( they were originally sitting on top of the pans in the prep top) 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	0	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 cooked pork and chicken not date marked. CDI These items were voluntarily discarded due to temperatures being above 41F for more than 4 hours. 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 .