El Centro Supermarket
8231 Park Ln, Dallas, TX 75231 · 75231 · Restaurant
Passed all 10 inspections — critical violations noted
2025-03-26 Pass New Retail Food 2022
No violations found.
2024-08-29 Pass w/ Conditions New Retail Food 2022
No violations found.
2023-02-22 Pass Routine CRITICAL 12
*31 Handwashing lavatory - used for other purpose
Cannot store items in hand sink for hand washing only.
*10 Clean Sight and Touch
Dirty can opener blade.
*42 Floors/walls/ceiling/nonfood dirty
Clean the floros, WIC floors (blood), amd walls.
*07 Food safe, good condition, unadulterated, and honestly presented
Molded papaya, opened bananas, opened cookies.
*39 Keep utensils handles upright or protected
Keep all handles up.
*22 Accredited food handler certificate - 60 days
No food handlers provided for any employee.
*37 Storing the food at least 15 cm (6 inches) above the floor
Cannot store food items on the floor in storage room, WIC, and WIF.
*46 Covered waste receptacle for women's restroom
Women's bathroom needs a lid or cover over trash can.
*45 First Aid
Provide first aid kit.
*47 Handwashing signage
Need hand wash sign in women's bathroom.
*34 Outer openings:closing holes, gaps
Gap at the back door on the bottom.
*29 Concentration of the sanitizing solution shall be accurately determined by using a test kit or o
No test strips provided.
2021-07-14 Pass Routine CRITICAL 3
*09 Food protected cross contamination arrange each type food in equipment so cross is prevented
raw meat stored above an open container of salsa in the reach in cooler
*27 Cooling, heating, and holding capacities. Equipment
cooler with milk and cut veggies is at 50 degrees F
*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)
milk-52 degrees F
2020-05-19 Pass Routine CRITICAL 4
*18 Licensed pest control applicator only
no raid spray and wd-40 is allowed
*37 Storing the food at least 15 cm (6 inches) above the floor
*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)
pork, neckbones, chicken patties, and chicken were all out of temp due to a faulty cooler-55 degrees F
*27 Cooling, heating, and holding capacities. Equipment
one of the coolers was not cooling efficiently, -55 degreesb F- FOOD was discarded
2018-10-16 Pass Routine CRITICAL 9
*39 Utensils, single serve items 6 inches off - floor
keep utensils 6 inches off floor
*29 Mechanical holding unit, thermometer location
provide thermometer in cooler
*47 Handwashing signage
provide hand washing sign
*37 Food protected from cross contamination by storing damaged, spoiled, or recalled food being held
damaged cans,
*35 Hair Restraints effective
employees must cover hair
*45 Premises shall be maintained in good repair
base boards must be repaired, damaged floor tiles must be replaced
*10 Clean Sight and Touch
clean ice machine
*42 Dirty nonfood contact surfaces
clean shelves, coolers/freezers inside, display cases
*34 Pest Control
observed flies
2018-04-26 Pass Routine CRITICAL 11
*45 Premises shall be maintained in good repair
repair floor tiles, cove base, caulk around floor tiles, 3 com sink shall be sealed to the wall
*18 Unnecessary chemicals not allowed
raid not allowed in kitchen
*39 Cutting surfaces.
resurface cutting boards
*35 Eating food, chewing gum, drinking beverages, or using tobacco
personal drink/food
*37 Food protected from cross contamination by storing damaged, spoiled, or recalled food being held
milk expired 4/25/2018;
*42 Dirty nonfood contact surfaces
clean coolers, freezers inside
*36 Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored
wet cloth shall be stored in sanitizer bucket
*43 Light bulbs, light shields provided
provide light shields
*47 Conditions of Permit-in use of food equipment
provide a sign about inspection report
*34 Outer openings:closing holes, gaps
fix gap at exit door (back room)
*14 When to wash hands before donning new gloves
employees must wash hands before donning new gloves
2017-11-06 Pass Routine CRITICAL 11
*35 Eating food, chewing gum, drinking beverages, or using tobacco
employees eat in prep area
*47 Handwashing signage
provide hand washing sign
*29 Sanitizing solutions, testing devices
provide sanitizer test strips
*22 Handlers-Certificate Not On Site
employees need to take food handler class -important
*21 A establishment shall have written procedures for employees to follow when responding to vomitin
provide written procedures for vomiting/diarrhea events
*45 Premises shall be maintained in good repair
repair wall, floor tiles, cove base, wall edges must be covered
*14 When to wash hands before donning new gloves
wash hands before donning new gloves
*43 Light bulbs, light shields provided
light shields
*10 Clean Sight and Touch
clean ice machine, clean slicer
*18 Toxic items labeling-non original container
provide label for sanitizer bucket
*42 Dirty nonfood contact surfaces
clean wic, freezers, display cases
2017-05-19 Pass Routine 2
*46 Water, Plumbing, and Waste Plumbing Systems-good repair
*21 A establishment shall have written procedures for employees to follow when responding to vomitin
need written procedures as to how to clean bodiy fluids or have a spill kit
2016-12-12 Pass Routine 8
*22 Handlers-Certificate Not On Site
obtain food handlers for workers
*29 Sanitizing solutions, testing devices
provide test strips
*10 Other sanitizer use - manufacturer label direction
dilute saintizer concentration in meat market
*32 Equipment & Utensils smooth easily cleanable
replace meat market cutting boards/ fix 3 comp sink/display cases bottom
*43 Light bulbs, light shields provided
replace walk in lightbulbs
*45Floor, wall, ceiling - Exposed material
fix back room floor tile
*47 Other Violations
have vomit/diarrhea clean up procedures
*23 Does the establishment have sufficient capacity to meet peak hot water demands?
check hot water in handsink
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