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NameMI RINCONCITO LATINO
Address321 SOUTH NORWOOD STREET
 
City/State/ZIP
WALLACE NC 28466
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyDuplin
Inspection Date 8/12/2026
Final Score @ Grade
91 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
3 1 Management, food & conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities & reporting No No Yes 2-103.11 Ensure food employees are informed of their responsibility to report required symptoms, illnesses, and exposure. Pf PIC says he took employee forms home. This is a priority foundation violation and must be corrected within 10 days. A return visit will be made to verify correction.
5 0.50 Procedures for responding to vomiting & diarrheal events No No Yes 2-501.11 Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Event (Pf) PIC says he has taken directions for clean up of vomiting and diarrheal event home. This is a priority foundation violation and must be corrected within 10 days. A follow up visit will be made to verify correction.
16 1.50 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized No No Yes 4-601.11 Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. Pf Kitchen employees could not remember when they last used the food dicer yet it had food debris dried on it. This is a priority foundation violation and must be corrected within 10 days. A follow up visit will be made to verify correction.
21 1.50 Proper hot holding temperatures Yes No No 3-501.16 Maintain TCS foods in hot holding at 135F or above. P Chicken pie hot holding at 129F. CDI Chicken pie was reheated and temperature in case adjusted.
22 1.50 Proper cold holding temperatures Yes No No 3-501.16 Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 41F or less. P Ham in prep top cold holding at 51F. CDI Ham was voluntarily discarded.
33 0.50 Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control Yes No No 3-501.15 Quickly cool foods. Use open/vented shallow pans, large ice baths, and active stirring methods. Cold air must flow around the product to remove the heat. Pf Cooling pollo desebrado was covered in reach in. CDI Cooling foods uncovered.
37 1 Food properly labeled: original container Yes No No 3-302.12 Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) Several containers of white powdered substances were not labeled. CDI Containers labeled.
40 0.50 Personal cleanliness No No No 2-402.11 Effectiveness - Hair Restraints (C) PIC preparing food without any hair restraint.
44 0.50 Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried & handled Yes No No 4-903.11 Store cleaned equipment, utensils, linens, and packages in a clean, dry location and at least 6 inches off the floor. Dicer being stored on floor. CDI Dicer moved to shelf. Meat slicer stored next to handwash sink where splash from handwash sink is getting on it. CDI Meat slicer moved. Discussed getting a splash guard for handwash sink.
53 0.50 Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied & cleaned No No No 6-501.19 Closing Toilet Room Doors (C) Toilet room doors are not self closing.