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Dot's Hop House & Cocktail Courtyard

2645 Commerce St, Dallas, TX 75226 · 75226 · Restaurant

Mostly clean — 12 of 13 passed, one prior failure

Inspections
13
12 passed
Last Inspected
2024-02-15
Pass Rate
92%
1 failure
Score
62/100
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11 consecutive passes, most recently 2024-02-15
Failed 1 inspection (2017)
32 sanitation violations found across 9 inspections
9 other violations found across 8 inspections
Sanitation critical 32×
Other critical
Employee Hygiene critical
Food Storage & Handling critical
Documentation & Training minor
Facility Condition minor
Plumbing & Waste serious
Chemical Safety minor
Food Temperature critical
Pest Activity critical
2024-02-15 Pass Routine
4
serious Sanitation

*10 Clean Sight and Touch

CLEAN INSIDE OF ICE MACHINE, CLEAN POTATO SLICER ASAP

minor Sanitation

*42 Dirty nonfood contact surfaces

CLEAN THE TOP OF DISHWASHER AND THE SIDE PANELS

minor Facility Condition

*43 Light bulbs, light shields provided

minor Other

*45 Lockers to be used to store personal items

2023-08-25 Pass Routine
5
serious Sanitation

*10 Clean Sight and Touch

CLEAN AND SANITIZE POTATO SLICER

minor Documentation & Training

*21 RFSM - Not On Site

minor Employee Hygiene

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

minor Sanitation

*42 Dirty nonfood contact surfaces

TOP OF DISHWASHER IS DIRTY

minor Sanitation

*43 Ventilation hood-prevent grease dripping

CLEAN VENT HOOD FILTERS

2023-02-10 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 5
minor Plumbing & Waste

*46 Covered waste receptacle for women's restroom

provide covered trash cans for all stalks in women restroom

minor Facility Condition

*42 Ventilation hood systems

dust observed vent

minor Employee Hygiene

*35 Hair Restraints effective

observed female employee without proper hair control

minor Documentation & Training

*21 RFSM - Not On Site

renew expired rfsm certificate

critical Other

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

cover all product inside wic

2022-08-24 Pass Routine
1
minor Food Storage & Handling

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

Label bulk/dry ingredient bins

2021-12-09 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 4
critical Sanitation

*31 Handwashing lavatory - accessible

minor Employee Hygiene

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

minor Sanitation

*39 Keep utensils handles upright or protected

minor Sanitation

*43 Clean vent syst:Intake/exhaust air ducts

2021-03-11 Pass Routine
6
serious Sanitation

*10 Clean Sight and Touch

DIRTY ICE MACHINE

minor Employee Hygiene

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

minor Other

*36 Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored

minor Sanitation

*42 Dirty nonfood contact surfaces

minor Sanitation

*43 Clean vent syst:Intake/exhaust air ducts

minor Sanitation

*39 In-use utensils, between-use storage. During pauses in food preparation or dispensing, food prep

2020-02-18 Pass Routine
6
serious Sanitation

*10 Clean Sight and Touch

DIRTY ICE MACHINE

serious Sanitation

*14 When to wash hands before donning new gloves

minor Employee Hygiene

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

minor Other

*36 Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored

minor Sanitation

*39 In-use utensils, between-use storage. During pauses in food preparation or dispensing, food prep

minor Sanitation

*42 Dirty nonfood contact surfaces

TOP OF DISH WASHER DIRTY

2019-07-31 Pass Routine
2
minor Chemical Safety

*36 Containers of chemical sanitizing solutions stored off the floor and used in a manner that preve

serious Other

*03 Food products not maintained at 135øF or above

2019-01-31 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 2
critical Food Temperature

*03 Vending Machine. Hot Hold (135øF or higher)

minor Sanitation

*40 Handle & dispense of cleaned utensils, single-use

2018-06-28 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 4
minor Other

*31 No soap at handsink

minor Chemical Safety

*36 Containers of chemical sanitizing solutions stored off the floor and used in a manner that preve

minor Facility Condition

*43 Light bulbs, light shields provided

critical Food Storage & Handling

*18 Toxic items labeling-non original container

2017-10-24 Pass Follow-up
CRITICAL 9
critical Employee Hygiene

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

cilantro bare hand used to place

minor Sanitation

*36 Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored

store wet wipe cloths in sanitizer solution

critical Pest Activity

*34 Pest control-routine inspections for

observed fruit flies next to ice machine

minor Sanitation

*42 cleaning hermetically sealed containers of food or visible soil before opening

clean seal in WIC and seal on ice machine

minor Food Storage & Handling

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

clearly date mark phf

minor Sanitation

*47 Conditions of Permit-in use of food equipment

provide sign

serious Sanitation

*10 Clean Sight and Touch

clean food slicer

minor Sanitation

*29 Sanitizing solutions, testing devices

provide test strip for dishwasher

critical Sanitation

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

hamburger patties above shredded cheese, raw shelled eggs above cut tomato

2017-09-21 Fail Routine
CRITICAL 16
critical Sanitation

FAILED: *18 Toxic items stored above food/utensils

spray bottles in kitchen area must be stored properly

minor Documentation & Training

FAILED: * 21 RFSM notify 10 days & replacement in 45 days

minor Food Storage & Handling

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

squeeze bottles

serious Other

FAILED: *03 Food products not maintained at 135øF or above

chicken breast 106 degrees f

minor Documentation & Training

FAILED: *47 RFSM Certificate - Not Display

serious Other

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

critical Food Temperature

FAILED: *02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)

sliced tomatoes 49, tomatoes at 5o degrees f

minor Sanitation

FAILED: *42 Dirty nonfood contact surfaces

vents in wic

serious Plumbing & Waste

FAILED: *19 Water & Plumbing in good repair- per code

observed leak at 3 com sink

minor Food Storage & Handling

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

no disposition date on food items

minor Sanitation

FAILED: *32 Equipment & Utensils resistant pit,chip, crazing

spatula

minor Employee Hygiene

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

observed employee drinking from cup in kitchen prep area

serious Food Storage & Handling

FAILED: *07 Food safe, good condition, unadulterated, and honestly presented

dented can

minor Documentation & Training

FAILED: *22 Handlers-Certificate Not On Site

no fh

critical Sanitation

FAILED: *39 Store equipment & utensils - avoid contamination

ice scoop stored on top of ice machine,

serious Sanitation

FAILED: *10 Clean Sight and Touch

can opener blade with food particles

2017-02-16 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 7
critical Sanitation

*31 No soap at handsink

no soap at hand washing sink near dish washer

minor Employee Hygiene

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

eating soup in prep area

critical Sanitation

*39 Store equipment & utensils in a clean, dry place

knife stored in crevice of hot holds

minor Other

*45 Lockers to be used to store personal items

employee stored backpack in WIC

serious Food Storage & Handling

*07 Food safe, good condition, unadulterated, and honestly presented

expired yogurt/sour cream in WIC

serious Sanitation

*14 When to wash hands before donning new gloves

employees donning gloves without washing hands

critical Sanitation

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

raw eggs above ready to eat food in WIC

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