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El Jordan Cafe

416 N Bishop Ave, Dallas, TX 75208 · 75208 · Restaurant

Passed all 12 inspections — critical violations noted

Inspections
12
12 passed
Last Inspected
2025-01-27
Pass Rate
100%
0 failures
Score
34/100
BEAT
12 consecutive passes, most recently 2025-01-27
No failures across all 12 inspections on record
26 sanitation violations found across 11 inspections
15 food storage & handling violations found across 9 inspections
Sanitation critical 26×
Food Storage & Handling critical 15×
Food Temperature critical
Other critical
Employee Hygiene critical
Facility Condition minor
Pest Activity critical
Documentation & Training minor
Plumbing & Waste minor
2025-01-27 Pass New Retail Food 2022

No violations found.

2023-09-13 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 10
minor Facility Condition

*42 Floors/walls/ceiling/nonfood dirty

minor Other

*33 Rinsing procedures - 3 compartment sink

critical Pest Activity

*34 Pest Control

minor Employee Hygiene

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

critical Food Storage & Handling

*18 Toxic items labeling-non original container

minor Food Storage & Handling

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

minor Other

*31 Individual, disposable towels

minor Food Temperature

*38 Thawing. under running water criteria - water velocity

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

2023-02-19 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 8
minor Sanitation

*32 Equipment and Utensils Durability and Strength

use approved commercial grade food containers

minor Sanitation

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

store clean utensils with handleup

minor Food Storage & Handling

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

date marking food

minor Food Storage & Handling

*24 Food Labeling- with common name of the food

label all food squeeze bottles with common name

minor Sanitation

*42 Dirty nonfood contact surfaces

clean ric to ensure its working properly

critical Food Temperature

*27 Cool TCS foods using proper methods

observed cooling cooked chicken at room temperatures

critical Pest Activity

*34 Pest control-routine inspections for

observed gnats around hand sink

minor Facility Condition

*45 Premises shall be maintained in good repair

area around mop sink

2022-08-12 Pass Routine
5
serious Sanitation

*10 Clean Sight and Touch

observed grime build up inside of ice machine. clean and sanitize.

minor Sanitation

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

observed clean utensils stored on wire shelves that have grime build up, store on clean surface.

minor Sanitation

*42 Floors/walls/ceiling/nonfood dirty

observed grime build up on floors, and grime build up on wire storage shelves, clean

minor Sanitation

*44 Maintaining refuse areas and enclosures

clean refuse area, debris build up observed.

minor Documentation & Training

*47 Handler-Certificate Not on site

renew expired Texas Food Handler cards.

2021-03-04 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 9
minor Employee Hygiene

*35 Hair Restraints effective

PROVIDE FOR ALL

serious Sanitation

*10 Clean Sight and Touch

CLEAN ALL

minor Other

*31 No soap at handsink

PROVIDE FOR ALL

critical Food Temperature

*27 Cooling method, criteria - placing the food in shallow pans

minor Food Storage & Handling

*28 Date marking commercially prepared RTE/ TCS food

PROVIDE FOR ALL

minor Sanitation

*47 Conditions of Permit-in use of food equipment

POST IN CUSTOMER VIEW

minor Sanitation

*42 Floors/walls/ceiling/nonfood dirty

CLEAN ALL

critical Other

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

COVER ALL FOOD ITEMS IN COOLERS; KEEP ICE PROTECTED

critical Food Temperature

*39 Loosely cover cooling foods

COVER ALL FOOD ITEMS

2019-11-21 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 7
minor Documentation & Training

*22 Handlers-Certificate Not On Site

EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER CARD FOR ONE KITCHEN WORKER AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION

minor Sanitation

*42 Dirty nonfood contact surfaces

HEAVY DUST AND MOLD PROLIFERATION ON THE FAN COVERS OF THE REACH IN COOLERS

critical Sanitation

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

RAW CHICKEN BEING STORED ABOVE COOKED RICE IN THE REACH IN COOLER ( IN KITCHEN )

critical Food Temperature

*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)

RAW EGG SITTING OUT AT ROOM TEMPERATURE BEING HELD AT 64.4 F

critical Food Storage & Handling

*18 Toxic items labeling-non original container

UNLABELED CHEMICAL SPRAY BOTTLE

minor Sanitation

*32 Damaged Equipment

BROKEN REACH IN COOLER DOOR GASKETS

minor Food Storage & Handling

*28 Date marking commercially prepared RTE/ TCS food

COOKED FOODS NOT DATE MARKED ( REACH IN COOLER )

2019-05-23 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 4
critical Sanitation

*10 Equipment and Utensils Cleaning-contamination

all cooler units dirty with food debris and stagnant water must be clean inside and outside cooler units to avoid cross contamination

critical Employee Hygiene

*44 Covering receptacles after filled

grease trap cover broken must be repair to avoid unlawful smells and contamination

critical Sanitation

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

bare hand contact with ready to eat food must be wash hands and use gloves to avoid cross contamination

critical Food Storage & Handling

*09 Food protected cross contamination separating types of raw animal food storage, preparation, hol

food containers with raw meat and raw chicken mixed with RTE foods inside cooler unit must be separate raw from RTE food containers in proper order on all areas

2018-11-21 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 4
critical Food Storage & Handling

*09 Cooked ready to eat - Food protected from cross contamination by separating, storage, preparatio

minor Food Storage & Handling

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

minor Food Storage & Handling

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

minor Sanitation

*45 Premises:Cleaning, frequency and restrictions

2018-05-31 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 2
critical Sanitation

*43 Clean vent syst:Intake/exhaust air ducts

vent hood dirty must be clean to avoid food contamination

critical Sanitation

*39 Cooking equipment free of encrusted grease

grill encrusted with soiled contamination must be clean to avoid cross contamination

2017-11-01 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 10
serious Other

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

missing writing employee health policies

minor Sanitation

*43 Clean vent syst:Intake/exhaust air ducts

vent hood dirty

minor Facility Condition

*34 Outer openings:closing holes, gaps

wall gaps and openings in all areas

minor Documentation & Training

*22 Handlers-Certificate Not On Site

food handler cards missing

serious Employee Hygiene

*13 Discharges from the Eyes, Nose, a3nd Mouth

missing writing procedures for body fluids / spill kit

minor Sanitation

*42 Floors/walls/ceiling/nonfood dirty

soil residues in ceiling and walls kitchen area floors need clean during operational hours

critical Food Temperature

*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)

cheese 65 F, sour cream 54 F

critical Food Temperature

*29 Food thermometers provided and accessible

missing thermometers inside cooler units

minor Food Storage & Handling

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

food containers in all cooler units missing date marking

minor Sanitation

*33 Remove soils from equipment & utensils

clean inside and outside equipment

2017-05-17 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 7
critical Food Temperature

*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)

RAW SHELL EGGS AT 67.5 F

serious Sanitation

*10 Clean Sight and Touch

CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE MICROWAVE

minor Plumbing & Waste

*23 Water, Plumbing,& Waste Water - Pressure

LOW PRESSURE OF WATER AT THE RESTROOM HAND SINK (HOT WATER)

serious Food Storage & Handling

*28 Date marking commercially prepared of RTE/PHF

SEVERAL COOKED FOOD ITEMS NOT DATE MARKED

minor Sanitation

*32 Damaged Equipment

BROKEN REACH IN COOLER GASKETS

minor Sanitation

*42 Dirty nonfood contact surfaces

CLEAN THE REACH IN COOLER GASKETS

critical Pest Activity

*34 Insect control:prevent dead insects from food

FLIES PRESENT

2016-11-03 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 5
critical Employee Hygiene

*15 Contact RTE Products w/ Bare Hands

OBSERVED BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY TO EAT FOODS

minor Other

*36 Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored

STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING BUCKET AFTER AND BETWEEN USE

critical Food Storage & Handling

*18 Toxic items labeling-non original container

UNLABELED CHEMICAL SPRAY BOTTLE IN THE FOOD PREPARATION AREA

serious Sanitation

*14 When to wash hands before donning new gloves

ENSURE THAT YOU WASH HANDS BEFORE DONNING NEW GLOVES

minor Food Storage & Handling

*28 Date marking commercially prepared RTE/ TCS food

SEVERAL COOKED FOODS HELD IN STORAGE IN THE REACH IN REFRIGERATOR NOT DATE MARKED

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