CARMELITA'S TAQUERIA.

City of Dallas

265 W COMSTOCK ST · BISHOP ARTS, DALLAS

Last inspected 2019.

6 inspections on record since 2017 · Last inspected Nov 2019.

Last inspected Nov 2019. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
6
VIOLATIONS
39
total on record
LAST INSPECTED
NOV 2019

INSPECTION HISTORY

NOV 25
2019
PASS 8 violations
1 pts Facility Condition
*45 Premises shall be maintained in good repair

ceiling pealing off material must be replace or repair to proper condition

1 pts Documentation & Training
*47 RFSM Certificate - Not Display

missing current RFSM certification must be have FSM registered with the city

3 pts Food Temperature
*02 Outfitter-Food Temperatures (Cold).

cooler unit at 46 F must be replace, repair or adjust to maintain proper food temperature 40 F or below to avoid cross contamination

1 pts Facility Condition
*43 Light bulbs, light shields provided

some lights not working in kitchen area must be replace or repair to proper condition

3 pts Other
*12 A food employee shall comply with an exclusion or RESTRICTION

missing writing employee health policies

1 pts Sanitation
*39 Equipment in good repair and proper adjustment.

shelving inside cooler units with rust and oxidation must be replace or repair to avoid cross contamination gaskets around cooler units broken must be replace or repair to proper condition to mai

1 pts Sanitation
*42 Floors/walls/ceiling/nonfood dirty

ceiling and vents dirty with soils and grease deposits must be clean to avoid cross contamination walls must be clean to avoid contamination

1 pts Pest Activity
*34 Pest control-routine inspections for

missing current pest control ticket must be have current pest control ticket

APR 16
2019
PASS 7 violations
3 pts Other
*03 Food products not maintained at 135øF or above

bean 122'f maintain it at 135 or above

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

observed raw eggs store next to lime, vegestatble raw chicken

2 pts Documentation & Training
*22 Handlers-Certificate Not On Site

expired food handler card needs to renew

2 pts Documentation & Training
*21 RFSM - Not On Site

expired RFSM need to renew

2 pts Food Storage & Handling
*28 Date marking > 24 hrs,on site,temp 41F

provide date marking for all foods incooler

2 pts Sanitation
*31 Handwashing lavatory - used for other purpose

observed can of food in the hand sink

1 pts Pest Activity
*34 Pest control-routine inspections for

provide pest control record

OCT 18
2018
PASS 5 violations
2 pts Sanitation
*29 Sanitizing solutions, testing devices

PROVIDE CHLORINE CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS WHEN USING BLEACH AS SANITIZER

2 pts Facility Condition
*32 Maintain in Good Repair

REPLACE RESIDENTIAL FREEZER WITH COMMERCIAL

1 pts Pest Activity
*34 Outer door: solid,selfclosing,tightfitting

SEAL BACK DOOR PROPERLY AND PREVENT ENTRANCE OF INSECTS AND RODENTS

1 pts Food Storage & Handling
*41 Food storage containers, identified with common name of food.
1 pts Sanitation
*47 Other Violations

POST HAND WASH SIGN

MAR 20
2018
PASS 4 violations
2 pts Sanitation
*21 A establishment shall have written procedures for employees to follow when responding to vomitin

No SOP for body spills clean up. Must provide SOP

1 pts Food Storage & Handling
*41 Food storage containers, identified with common name of food.

Food items not labeled. Must be labeled.

1 pts Food Storage & Handling
*37 Storing the food at least 15 cm (6 inches) above the floor

Food items stored on floor. Must be stored at 6" above floor.

2 pts Food Storage & Handling
*28 Date marking > 24 hrs,on site,temp 41F

Food items not dated. Must be mark dated.

SEP 20
2017
PASS 6 violations
3 pts Sanitation
*09 Food protected cross contamination arrange each type food in equipment so cross is prevented

RAW EGGS OVER DRINKS IN COOLER

3 pts Employee Hygiene
*15 Contact RTE Products w/ Bare Hands

TACO TOPPINGS

1 pts Sanitation
*39 Equipment in good repair and proper adjustment.

RIC NEEDS REPAIR AMBIENT TEMP 50+ DEGREE F

3 pts Plumbing & Waste
*20 Grease Trap Tickets

LAST SERVICE 5/2017

3 pts Food Temperature
*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)

CHICKEN 55 DEGREE F, BEEF 44 DEGREE F, STEAK 51 DEGREE F, RAW BEEF 55 DEGREE F, PASTOR 47 DEGREE F ITEMS STORED IN COOLER OVER 24HRS VOLUNTARILY DESTROYED FOOD PRODUCT OUT OF TEMPERATURE

3 pts Food Storage & Handling
*18 Toxic items labeling-non original container

LABEL SPRAY BOTTLE

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MAR 7
2017
PASS 9 violations
1 pts Sanitation
*39 Store all equipment & utensil covered or inverted

UTENSILS NEXT TO 3 COMPARTMENT SINK

3 pts Sanitation
*14 Cleaning procedure--steps Improper drying method

DRYING HANDS WITH WIPING CLOTH

3 pts Sanitation
*18 Toxic items storage adjacent to food/utensils

SPRAY BOTTLES NEXT TO UTENSILS

2 pts Documentation & Training
*22 Handlers-Certificate Not On Site
3 pts Sanitation
*09 Food protected cross contamination arrange each type food in equipment so cross is prevented

RAW CHICKEN ABOVE TOMATO SALSA

3 pts Food Storage & Handling
*28 Date marking > 24 hrs,on site,temp 41F
1 pts Other
*36 Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored
1 pts Plumbing & Waste
*44 Trash can provided for papertowel waste

TRASH CAN FOR HANDSINK

3 pts Food Temperature
*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)

TOMATOS 47 f

Public inspection records from City of Dallas Code Compliance — Consumer Health Division. Records current as of 2026-07-12. EatOrBeat reports records and does not rate restaurants. Source dataset →

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