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NameCOCOS PENA
Address3623 E. INDEPENDENCE BV
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28205
Premise Type3 - Mobile Food
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 9/3/2026
Final Score @ Grade
96 A
General CommentsFacility must cease and desist storing and prepping coconut outside of the mobile food unit. Due to the fact that the business holds a retail food service permit in the form of a mobile Food unit permit for the cutting of certain fruits like watermelon means that all North Carolina Food code rules apply. There can be no food outside of the mobile food unit. There can be no washing of the Food on the mobile Food unit all fruits should be washed in the Commissary prior to cutting in preparation.

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
8 0 Hands clean & properly washed Yes No No 2-301.14 (E) Wash hands after handling soiled equipment or utensils. -P observed Food employee take cash money from multiple patrons, then retrieve the patron food without washing hands first cDI coached
16 1.50 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized Yes No No 4-501.114 Maintain sanitizer at correct concentrations when being used to sanitize. -P observed multiple cleaned utensils in the sanitizer compartment of the sink, but no sanitizer in the mobile food unit that could be diluted. CDI owner went to store and got sanitizer, bleach. 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
38 1 Insects & rodents not present; no unauthorized animals Yes No No 6-202.16 Perimeter walls and roofs shall effectively protect the establishment from the weather and entry of insects or pests. 6-202.15 Protect outer openings of establishment from insect or rodent entry. 6-501.111 Keep the premises free of insects, rodents, and other pests. observed employees doing business out of the back door instead of the windows that have sliding screens. Therefore, there are multiple flying insects inside the kitchen, including flies and honeybees.
39 1 Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display Yes No No 3-305.11 Store food in a clean, dry location, not exposed to contamination. Keep at least 6 inches above the floor. observed mobile Food unit conducting business of cutting fruit. Facility permitted because they have watermelon and they cut watermelon. Large part of business is coconut. Facility must stop storing coconut outside the trailer. All foods must be stored inside the mobile food unit.
42 0.50 Washing fruits & vegetables Yes No No 3-302.15 Wash fruits and vegetables prior to use. Hall, fruits and vegetables must be washed prior to preparation or cutting. Observed coconut being cut outside on a table not being washed prior to cutting the Bll Hall, fruits and vegetables must be washed prior to preparation or cutting. Observed coconut being cut outside on a table not being washed prior to cutting the bulk of the coconut Fill up the bed of the pick up truck used to pull the mobile food unit