A100
SABORES BAKERY
20930 TORRENCE CHAPEL RD, Cornelius, NC 28031
Food Stands · NC permit/State ID 2060024251
Latest gradeA (100)
Last inspectedAug 28, 2026
Inspections on record6
On record sinceJun 28, 2024
Mobile units are mapped at their registered address (usually a base or commissary), not where they're serving today.
Score history
Jun 28, 2024Higher is betterAug 28, 2026
Inspections & violations
Aug 28, 2026 A 100 · 0 violations
No violations were recorded for this inspection.
Apr 29, 2026 A 99 · 1 violation
Inspector comments: Inspected in El Toro Restaurant, 20930 Torrence Chapel Road.
#2 · Certified Food Protection Manager −1
Repeat violation
2-102.12 (A) PIC shall demonstrate knowledge by being a certified food protection manager. For more information on becoming a certified food protection manager please visit: www.mecknc.gov/foodsafety Observed PIC operating without a food protection manager certification. A CFPM shall be present during all hours of operation. Repeat.
Nov 19, 2025 A 99 · 2 violations
Inspector comments: Inspection occurred at El Toro Mexican Grill and Bar in Cornelius
#2 · Certified Food Protection Manager −1
2-102.12 (A) PIC shall demonstrate knowledge by being a certified food protection manager. For more information on becoming a certified food protection manager please visit: www.mecknc.gov/foodsafety Observed PIC operating without a food protection manager certification. A CFPM shall be present during all hours of operation.
#45 · Single-use & single-service articles: properly stored & used
Corrected during inspection
4-903.11(C ) Single Service and Single Use items shall be kept in the original protective package or stored using other means that protect the item until used. Observed a small stack of single use to go containers being stored outside of their original packaging in a storage crate in dry storage room. CDI: PIC inverted stack of containers to protect against contamination.
Jun 27, 2025 A 100 · 0 violations
Inspector comments: Inspection occurred at El Toro Mexican Grill and Bar in Cornelius.
No violations were recorded for this inspection.
Nov 22, 2024 A 100 · 1 violation
Inspector comments: Inspection completed at El Toro Mexican Grill and Bar.
#2 · Certified Food Protection Manager
Repeat violation
2-102.12 (A) PIC shall demonstrate knowledge by being a certified food protection manager. Observed no certified food protection manager on site during inspection. PIC has until December 26, 2024 to obtain FPM certification. No point deduction until then. REPEAT
For more information on becoming a certified food protection manager please visit: www.mecknc.gov/foodsafety
Jun 28, 2024 A 98.5 · 2 violations
Inspector comments: All designated storage space was labeled today to include 2 shelves on WIC rack.
Moved to territory 110.
#2 · Certified Food Protection Manager
2-102.12 (A) PIC shall demonstrate knowledge by being a certified food protection manager.
PIC is not food safety certified. Permit is within 210 days of issuance. No point deduction.
For more information on becoming a certified food protection manager please visit: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation
#24 · Time as a Public Health Control; procedures & records −1.5
3-501.19 (A) (1) Written procedures for Time as a Public Health Control shall be prepared in advance, maintained in the establishment, and made available for the Health Department upon request. Written TPHC procedures must specify methods of compliance with 3-501.19 (B) or (C). -Pf. Written procedures for TPHC were not provided today. CDI- provided TPHC template to PIC.
TPHC procedure template may be found at: https://health.mecknc.gov/envhealth/food-and-facilities-sanitation
Source: Mecklenburg County Public Health – Environmental Health public inspection portal (search for “SABORES BAKERY” or State ID 2060024251). Inspection type (routine vs. follow-up) is not published in the county's data.