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El Rancho #25 - Meat & Seafood

4121 Gaston Ave, Dallas, TX 75246 · 75246 · Restaurant

Passed all 7 inspections — critical violations noted

Inspections
7
7 passed
Last Inspected
2022-12-16
Pass Rate
100%
0 failures
Score
47/100
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7 consecutive passes, most recently 2022-12-16
No failures across all 7 inspections on record
16 sanitation violations found across 7 inspections
5 food storage & handling violations found across 3 inspections
Sanitation critical 16×
Facility Condition minor
Food Storage & Handling critical
Plumbing & Waste serious
Food Temperature critical
Documentation & Training minor
Other serious
Pest Activity critical
Employee Hygiene minor
2022-12-16 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 3
critical Sanitation

*19 Water & Plumbing in good repair- per code

leaking handwashing sink and crack in prep sink needs repair

minor Facility Condition

*43 Light bulbs, light shields provided

need shield for lights

critical Sanitation

*47 Handwashing signage

need hand washing sign

2020-09-11 Pass Routine
4
minor Plumbing & Waste

*44 Trash can provided for papertowel waste

serious Plumbing & Waste

*19 Water & Plumbing in good repair- per code

Repair pipe leak under 3 comp sink. Also direct waste from AC to floor drain. Repair clogged floor drain.

minor Sanitation

*39 Equipment in good repair and proper adjustment.

Repair loose panel of cooler case

minor Facility Condition

*43 Light bulbs, light shields provided

2019-02-07 Pass Routine
2
minor Sanitation

*42 Dirty nonfood contact surfaces

minor Sanitation

*32 Equipment & Utensils resistant pit,chip, crazing

2018-08-28 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 10
critical Pest Activity

*25 Controlling pests. The presence of insects, rodents, and other pests shall be controlled to elim

critical Food Storage & Handling

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

cross contamination by separation between raw and RTE

serious Sanitation

*14 When to wash hands before donning new gloves

minor Documentation & Training

*22 Handlers-Certificate Not On Site

certify all staff

critical Food Temperature

*19 Hand sink water temperature below 110'F

minor Food Storage & Handling

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

minor Food Storage & Handling

*47 Other Violations

label 3 comp sink

minor Sanitation

*42 Floors/walls/ceiling/nonfood dirty

clean walls

minor Documentation & Training

*21 RFSM - Not On Site

no RFSM on duty during inspection

minor Sanitation

*32 Damaged Equipment

2018-03-28 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 8
serious Sanitation

*14 When to wash hands before donning new gloves

Donning gloves without washing hands

critical Sanitation

*18 Toxic items stored above food/utensils

Toxics stored above food

minor Food Storage & Handling

*47 Other Violations

Label 3 comp sink

minor Plumbing & Waste

*44 Trash can provided for papertowel waste

critical Food Temperature

*19 Hand sink water temperature below 110'F

Maintain hot water at hand sink 110F within 20 seconds (hot water at 67F)

minor Other

*23 Does the establishment have sufficient capacity to meet peak hot water demands?

no hot water

minor Sanitation

*42 Dirty nonfood contact surfaces

clean floors and doors

serious Sanitation

*10 Clean Sight and Touch

clean all display case

2017-09-19 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 4
critical Food Temperature

*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)

bass fillet 50°F, chorizo 57.7°F, chorizo 52.7°F, bologna 44.6°F

serious Plumbing & Waste

*19 Water & Plumbing in good repair- per code

hand sink pipe broken

critical Sanitation

*47 Handwashing signage

critical Sanitation

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

raw chicken over raw beef in retail cooler

2017-03-09 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 9
critical Sanitation

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

Follow proper raw food arrangement - raw chicken over raw beef in WIC.

serious Other

*10 Q.A. PPM - follow manufacturer's direction

0ppm

serious Sanitation

*14 When to wash hands before donning new gloves

critical Food Temperature

*19 Water & Plumbing in good repair- per code

leak at cooling unit

minor Facility Condition

*32 Maintain in Good Repair

cutting boards

minor Employee Hygiene

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

drinking

critical Food Storage & Handling

*37 Preventing contamination from other sources. Miscellaneous sources of Contamination

splash guard for hand sink. wrap food in storage.

minor Facility Condition

*43 Light bulbs, light shields provided

minor Facility Condition

*45 Premises shall be maintained in good repair

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