Dallas
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Blues Burgers

1820 W Mockingbird Ln #44, Dallas, TX 75235 · 75235 · Restaurant

Passed all 14 inspections — critical violations noted

Inspections
14
14 passed
Last Inspected
2023-12-22
Pass Rate
100%
0 failures
Score
28/100
BEAT
14 consecutive passes, most recently 2023-12-22
No failures across all 14 inspections on record
32 sanitation violations found across 12 inspections
13 food storage & handling violations found across 9 inspections
Sanitation critical 32×
Food Storage & Handling critical 13×
Facility Condition minor 10×
Other critical
Employee Hygiene critical
Documentation & Training minor
Pest Activity critical
Food Temperature critical
2023-12-22 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 7
minor Other

*36 Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored

properly store wet wiping towels

serious Sanitation

*10 Clean Sight and Touch

heavy food build up observed shelving walk in cooler

critical Sanitation

*39 Store equipment & utensils - avoid contamination

do not store knifes between equipment

critical Sanitation

*18 Toxic items storage adjacent to food/utensils

properly store chemical spray bottles away from food

minor Employee Hygiene

*35 Hair Restraints effective

properly protect food by wearing hair restraints

minor Sanitation

*42 Floors/walls/ceiling/nonfood dirty

clean the floors throughout the kitchen area clean walls underneath 3 com sink

minor Facility Condition

*45 Premises shall be maintained in good repair

repair small leak at front hand sink

2023-04-22 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 6
minor Documentation & Training

*21 RFSM - Not On Site

no rfsm

critical Sanitation

*39 Store equipment & utensils - avoid contamination

observed knifes stored between equipment

critical Sanitation

*18 Toxic items storage adjacent to food/utensils

properly store chemical spray bottles

minor Sanitation

*42 Dirty nonfood contact surfaces

encrusted grease seen at side of grill clean exterior of the bulk ingredients

serious Sanitation

*10 Clean Sight and Touch

heavy food build up seen on shelves

critical Sanitation

*31 Handwashing lavatory - used for other purpose

do not store items inside of hand sink

2022-10-19 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 6
serious Food Storage & Handling

*06 Discard TCS if date marked exceeds temp & time

burger 10/8 peach 10/11

minor Sanitation

*32 Damaged Equipment

Replace the damaged gasket for the ric

serious Sanitation

*10 Clean Sight and Touch

Provide cleaning for the coolers

minor Facility Condition

*34 Outer openings:closing holes, gaps

Seal open gaps for the back door

critical Food Storage & Handling

*09 Raw ready to eat - Food protected from cross contamination by separating, storage, preparation,

Observed raw beef store next to cheeses

minor Sanitation

*42 Floors/walls/ceiling/nonfood dirty

Provide cleaning for the deep fry area

2022-03-21 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 6
serious Food Storage & Handling

*06 Discard TCS if date marked exceeds temp & time

cheese 3/5

serious Sanitation

*14 When to wash hands before donning new gloves

serious Sanitation

*10 Q.A. PPM - follow manufacturer's direction

sanitizer bucket: 100ppm quat, please maintain it at 200 ppm quat

critical Employee Hygiene

*37 Food protected from cross contamination by storing the food in packages, covered containers, or

Provide cover/lid for the chicken, and grill onion contaienrs

minor Food Storage & Handling

*28 Date marking > 24 hrs,on site,temp 41F

Provide date marking for all cheeses, chicken

critical Sanitation

*46 A ware washing sink not used for hand washing or dumping mop water

2021-09-09 Pass Routine
5
minor Facility Condition

*34 Outer openings:closing holes, gaps

Seal open gaps for the back door

serious Sanitation

*10 Clean Sight and Touch

Provide cleaning for the cooler and its gasket

minor Food Storage & Handling

*28 Date marking > 24 hrs,on site,temp 41F

Provide date marking for the mushroom containers

minor Other

*32 Approved Food Contact Equip.

No newspaper allow to use as a liner

minor Sanitation

*42 Nonfood-contact surfaces material

no towel allow under the container

2021-03-29 Pass Routine
5
minor Food Storage & Handling

*28 Date marking > 24 hrs,on site,temp 41F

provide date marking for the ham provide proper date marking for the hot dog

minor Sanitation

*42 Nonfood-contact surfaces material

no towel allow under the cutting board

minor Facility Condition

*34 Outer openings:closing holes, gaps

seal open gaps for the back door

minor Sanitation

*32 Damaged Equipment

fix/replace the damaged gaskit

minor Documentation & Training

*47 Handler-Certificate Not on site

expired food handler card

2020-09-21 Pass Routine
2
minor Other

*36 Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored

minor Sanitation

*42 Nonfood-contact surfaces material

no towel allow under the containers, cutting board

2020-03-09 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 4
serious Sanitation

*10 Clean Sight and Touch

critical Sanitation

*18 Toxic items storage adjacent to food/utensils

observed sanitizer bucket store next to food containers

minor Other

*36 Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored

minor Sanitation

*42 Nonfood-contact surfaces material

no towel allow under the cutting board

2019-09-13 Pass Routine
4
serious Sanitation

*10 Clean Sight and Touch

REMOVE CALCIFICATION FROM THE SODA NOZZLES ( CUSTOMER SODA FOUNTAIN )

minor Employee Hygiene

*35 Hair Restraints effective

ONE WORKER NOT WEARING A HAIR RESTRAINT ( CORRECTED ON SITE )

minor Facility Condition

*45 Premises shall be maintained in good repair

REPAIR GAP IN CEILING TILE ABOVE THE ENTRANCE TO THE WALK IN COOLER AND FREEZER

serious Food Storage & Handling

*06 Discard TCS if date marked exceeds temp & time

SEVERAL FOOD ITEMS HELD BEYOND 7 DAY MAXIMUM HOLD TIME ( WALK IN COOLER )

2019-03-12 Pass Routine
7
minor Food Storage & Handling

*37 Storing the food at least 15 cm (6 inches) above the floor

minor Food Storage & Handling

*41 Food storage containers, identified with common name of food.

minor Sanitation

*32 Damaged Equipment

minor Other

*47 Other Violations

minor Facility Condition

*42 Floors/walls/ceiling/nonfood dirty

minor Documentation & Training

*22 Handlers-Certificate Not On Site

minor Facility Condition

*45 Floor& wall junctures- coved & sealed

2018-09-20 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 9
critical Sanitation

*18 Toxic items storage adjacent to food/utensils

Container storing Krazy Glue stored above and adjacent to utensils at far end of kitchen.

critical Sanitation

*14 Cleaning procedure--steps Improper drying method

Staff observed wiping off hands on cloth towels. If hands become soiled, please use a hand wash sink to wash hands properly.

critical Sanitation

*09 Food protected cross contamination arrange each type food in equipment so cross is prevented

Raw bacon stored in main production reach in cooler above salad mix .

minor Sanitation

*42 Dirty nonfood contact surfaces

Seals to walk in cooler dirty. Interior of microwave has buildup of food soils

critical Sanitation

*39 Store equipment & utensils - avoid contamination

Hand wash sink is adjacent to food work surface. Please provide a splash guard so as to prevent contamination from normal splash when hand washing.

minor Facility Condition

*45Floor, wall, ceiling - Exposed material

Holes in wall above walk in cooler.

critical Pest Activity

*34 Outer door: solid,selfclosing,tightfitting

Large gap under back door, daylight visible. Please seal so as to prevent access by pests.

critical Pest Activity

*25 Controlling pests. The presence of insects, rodents, and other pests shall be controlled to elim

Houseflies observed near bar/service counter.

minor Facility Condition

*43 Light bulbs, light shields provided

Light shield missing on fixture in front of walk in cooler.

2018-03-08 Pass Routine
4
minor Other

*21 A establishment shall have written procedures for employees to follow when responding to vomitin

minor Food Storage & Handling

*28 Date marking > 24 hrs,on site,temp 41F

minor Food Storage & Handling

*41 Food Label - Bulk food w/ manufatuter labeling

minor Facility Condition

*42 Ventilation hood systems

2017-09-27 Pass Routine
5
minor Other

*36 Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored

minor Food Storage & Handling

*28 Date marking > 24 hrs,on site,temp 41F

minor Employee Hygiene

*35 Eating food, chewing gum, drinking beverages, or using tobacco

EVIDENCE OF DRINKING AT PREP AREA

minor Sanitation

*42 Dirty nonfood contact surfaces

serious Sanitation

*10 Clean Sight and Touch

INTERIOR OF COOLER

2017-03-27 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 4
critical Food Temperature

*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)

minor Other

*36 Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored

critical Food Storage & Handling

*18 Toxic items labeling-non original container

critical Other

*37 Preventing contamination from other sources. Miscellaneous sources of Contamination

EMPLOYEE COOLER FOR STORING EMPLOYEE FOODS ONLY

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