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Carmelita's Taqueria

265 W Comstock St, Dallas, TX 75208 · 75208 · Restaurant

Passed all 6 inspections — critical violations noted

Inspections
6
6 passed
Last Inspected
2019-11-25
Pass Rate
100%
0 failures
Score
28/100
BEAT
6 consecutive passes, most recently 2019-11-25
No failures across all 6 inspections on record
13 sanitation violations found across 6 inspections
7 food storage & handling violations found across 5 inspections
Sanitation critical 13×
Food Storage & Handling critical
Documentation & Training minor
Facility Condition minor
Food Temperature critical
Other serious
Pest Activity critical
Plumbing & Waste serious
Employee Hygiene critical
2019-11-25 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 8
minor Facility Condition

*45 Premises shall be maintained in good repair

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

minor Documentation & Training

*47 RFSM Certificate - Not Display

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

critical 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

minor Facility Condition

*43 Light bulbs, light shields provided

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

serious Other

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

missing writing employee health policies

critical 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

critical 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

critical Pest Activity

*34 Pest control-routine inspections for

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

2019-04-16 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 7
serious Other

*03 Food products not maintained at 135øF or above

bean 122'f maintain it at 135 or above

critical 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

minor Documentation & Training

*22 Handlers-Certificate Not On Site

expired food handler card needs to renew

minor Documentation & Training

*21 RFSM - Not On Site

expired RFSM need to renew

minor Food Storage & Handling

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

provide date marking for all foods incooler

critical Sanitation

*31 Handwashing lavatory - used for other purpose

observed can of food in the hand sink

critical Pest Activity

*34 Pest control-routine inspections for

provide pest control record

2018-10-18 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 5
minor Sanitation

*29 Sanitizing solutions, testing devices

PROVIDE CHLORINE CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS WHEN USING BLEACH AS SANITIZER

minor Facility Condition

*32 Maintain in Good Repair

REPLACE RESIDENTIAL FREEZER WITH COMMERCIAL

critical Pest Activity

*34 Outer door: solid,selfclosing,tightfitting

SEAL BACK DOOR PROPERLY AND PREVENT ENTRANCE OF INSECTS AND RODENTS

minor Food Storage & Handling

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

critical Sanitation

*47 Other Violations

POST HAND WASH SIGN

2018-03-20 Pass Routine
4
minor 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

minor Food Storage & Handling

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

Food items not labeled. Must be labeled.

minor 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.

minor Food Storage & Handling

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

Food items not dated. Must be mark dated.

2017-09-20 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 6
critical Sanitation

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

RAW EGGS OVER DRINKS IN COOLER

critical Employee Hygiene

*15 Contact RTE Products w/ Bare Hands

TACO TOPPINGS

minor Sanitation

*39 Equipment in good repair and proper adjustment.

RIC NEEDS REPAIR AMBIENT TEMP 50+ DEGREE F

serious Plumbing & Waste

*20 Grease Trap Tickets

LAST SERVICE 5/2017

critical 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

critical Food Storage & Handling

*18 Toxic items labeling-non original container

LABEL SPRAY BOTTLE

2017-03-07 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 9
minor Sanitation

*39 Store all equipment & utensil covered or inverted

UTENSILS NEXT TO 3 COMPARTMENT SINK

serious Sanitation

*14 Cleaning procedure--steps Improper drying method

DRYING HANDS WITH WIPING CLOTH

critical Sanitation

*18 Toxic items storage adjacent to food/utensils

SPRAY BOTTLES NEXT TO UTENSILS

minor Documentation & Training

*22 Handlers-Certificate Not On Site

critical Sanitation

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

RAW CHICKEN ABOVE TOMATO SALSA

serious Food Storage & Handling

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

minor Other

*36 Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored

minor Plumbing & Waste

*44 Trash can provided for papertowel waste

TRASH CAN FOR HANDSINK

critical Food Temperature

*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)

TOMATOS 47 f

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