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Don's Food Store

825 S Carroll Ave, Dallas, TX 75223 · 75223 · Restaurant

Passed all 14 inspections — critical violations noted

Inspections
14
14 passed
Last Inspected
2023-10-13
Pass Rate
100%
0 failures
Score
60/100
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14 consecutive passes, most recently 2023-10-13
No failures across all 14 inspections on record
18 sanitation violations found across 9 inspections
14 food storage & handling violations found across 10 inspections
Sanitation critical 18×
Food Storage & Handling critical 14×
Other serious
Facility Condition minor
Documentation & Training minor
Employee Hygiene critical
Plumbing & Waste serious
Food Temperature critical
Pest Activity critical
2023-10-13 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 4
minor Food Storage & Handling

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

minor Sanitation

*32 Smooth Contact Surfaces

REPLACE WORN OUT CUTTING BOARD

critical Sanitation

*39 Cooking equipment free of encrusted grease

minor Sanitation

*43 Clean vent syst:Intake/exhaust air ducts

2023-04-25 Pass Routine
4
minor Documentation & Training

*21 Outfitter-Certified Food Manager

Registered Food Service Manager certificate expired>renew immediately

minor Food Storage & Handling

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

Do not leave food on the floor>bag of onions observed on floor

minor Sanitation

*42 Dirty nonfood contact surfaces

Clean encrusted grease on equipment

minor Facility Condition

*45 Premises shall be maintained in good repair

Replace stained/damaged ceiling tiles

2022-10-15 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 6
critical Sanitation

*31 Handwashing lavatory - accessible

Maintain handsinks accessible at all times>observed metal scraper inside and blocked with rolling cart.

minor Sanitation

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

Maintain employee beverages in a separate area away from food and clean equipment>observed beverage on prep table next to product.

minor Facility Condition

*43 Light bulbs, light shields provided

Replace broken lights under vent hood.

serious Plumbing & Waste

*20 Grease Trap Tickets

Service grease trap every 90 days and maintain on file to present upon inspection.

minor Sanitation

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

Provide th guidance for the clean up of bodily fluids and or Blood borne pathogens spill kit.

serious Other

*13 Exclusions and Restrictions

Provide employee heath policies for all employees.

2022-03-15 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 2
critical Sanitation

*31 Handwashing lavatory - used for other purpose

serious Sanitation

*10 Clean Sight and Touch

CLEAN UNDER 3-COMP SINK

2021-08-16 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 3
critical Employee Hygiene

*15 Bare hands contact with ready-to-eat foods

serious Plumbing & Waste

*19 Plumbing System Construction

minor Food Storage & Handling

*24 Food Label - Nutrition Labeling

2021-02-08 Pass Routine

No violations found.

2020-06-16 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 1
critical Food Storage & Handling

*18 Toxic items labeling-non original container

2020-01-14 Pass Routine
3
serious Other

*11 Distressed merchandise, segregation and location

DISCARD DENTED CANS

minor Other

*34 Outer openings:closing holes, gaps

minor Facility Condition

*42 Floors/walls/ceiling/nonfood dirty

DIRTY CEILING TILES

2019-07-09 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 3
minor Food Storage & Handling

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

food product cut and not date***ham and cheese

critical Food Temperature

*29 Food thermometers provided and accessible

rif have no thermometer

minor Documentation & Training

*22 Handlers-Certificate Not On Site

no handler certificate for cook

2019-01-15 Pass Routine
2
minor Food Storage & Handling

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

MUST DATE MARK CUT MEAT AND CHEESE FOR 7 DAYS

minor Sanitation

*33 Rinsing procedures - 3 compartment sink

MUST LABEL 3 COMPARTMENT SINK (WASH/RINSE/SANITIZE)

2018-07-31 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 7
critical Employee Hygiene

*15 Contact RTE Products w/ Bare Hands

minor Sanitation

*39 Utensils, single serve items 6 inches off - floor

INSULATED FOOD CONTAINERS ON FLOOR IN DRY STORAGE

minor Other

*33 Rinsing procedures - 3 compartment sink

minor Facility Condition

*45 Premises shall be maintained in good repair

BATHROOM CEILING

critical Pest Activity

*34 Pest control-routine inspections for

RODENT DROPPINGS IN PAPER GOODS STORAGE AREA

minor Food Storage & Handling

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

BOLOGNA, HAM, DELI MEAT

minor Food Storage & Handling

*24 Food Label-list of ingredients in descending..

LIITTLE DEBBIE SNACKS, OREOS, RITZ CRACKERS NOT LABELED FOR RESALE

2017-12-21 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 7
minor Documentation & Training

*47 RFSM Certificate - Not Display

CERTIFICATE EXPIRED 10/18/17

serious Food Storage & Handling

*06 Discard if TCS is in container w/ no date or day

DATE MARK DELI MEATS ONCE OPENED.

minor Other

*32 Package integrity

dented cans

serious Sanitation

*10 Clean Sight and Touch

DELI SLICER

minor Other

*46 Toilet tissue, availability

PROVIDE TOILET PAPER IN RESTROOM.

serious Sanitation

*14 When to wash hands before donning new gloves

employee did not wash hands when donning gloves.

critical Employee Hygiene

*15 Contact RTE Products w/ Bare Hands

EMPLOYEE PREPARING BURGER WITH BARE HANDS. CITATION WILL BE ISSUED FOR REPEAT VIOLATION AT FOLLOWING INSPECTION.

2017-06-19 Pass Routine
9
minor Food Storage & Handling

*24 Food Label-list of ingredients in descending..

Discontinue sales of individual packs of crackers, cookies and cups of ice improper labeling

minor Food Storage & Handling

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

no date marking on prepared food items

serious Food Storage & Handling

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

serious Food Storage & Handling

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

minor Sanitation

*32 Damaged Equipment

remove rust from microwave

minor Other

*34 Outer openings:closing holes, gaps

close all outer openings

minor Employee Hygiene

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

personal food in prep area

minor Sanitation

*42 Nonfood-contact surfaces material

clean ceiling and gaskets

minor Facility Condition

*45 Premises shall be maintained in good repair

repair ceiling

2016-12-30 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 9
critical Food Temperature

*29 Cold/hot hold unit thermometer easily viewable

Provide a thermometer in the Reach in Freezer ( deep Freezer) SECOND WARNING

minor Other

*29 Concentration of the sanitizing solution shall be accurately determined by using a test kit or o

missing the test papers at the three compartment sink

minor Documentation & Training

*22 Handlers-Certificate Not On Site

Missing the food handlers certificate on premises.

critical Pest Activity

*34 Pest control-routine inspections for

Maintain routine pest records on the premises.

critical Sanitation

*18 Toxic items storage adjacent to food/utensils

chemical can not be stored to clean utensils and on the drain board

serious Plumbing & Waste

*20 Grease Trap Tickets

Maintain grease trap trip tickets on premises. (SECOND WARNING)

critical Sanitation

*47 Food prep/utensil wash/mop sink not for hand wash

Mop sink can not be used as a hand sink .

minor Sanitation

*32 Equipment & Utensils resistant pit,chip, crazing

the vanity in the restroom needs to be covered with FRP material or nonabsorbent material and light in color. exposed wood surfaces and painted. this is a wet area so covering should be nonabsorbent.

critical Food Storage & Handling

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

Raw eggs stored over the lettuce and onions inside the reach in display cooler .

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