EL RANCHO / TAQUERIA.

City of Dallas

1515 S BUCKNER BLVD #301 · PLEASANT GROVE, DALLAS

Last inspected 2023.

16 inspections on record since 2016 · Last inspected Sep 2023.

Last inspected Sep 2023. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

SEP 2023

INSPECTION HISTORY

SEP 12

2023

PASS 3 violations

3 pts Plumbing & Waste

*19 Water & Plumbing in good repair- per code

repair facets on hand sink and 3 com sink a hose

1 pts Sanitation

*39 Equipment in good repair and proper adjustment.

repair cooler inside/door cooler 50 degrees f check

1 pts Sanitation

*42 Dirty nonfood contact surfaces

clean shelves, fan covers, cooler inside

MAR 30

2023

PASS 6 violations

3 pts Other

*03 Food products not maintained at 135øF or above

chicken 109 degrees f

1 pts Other

*35 Jewelry Prohibition

jewelry not allowed

1 pts Food Temperature

*45 Premises shall be maintained in good repair

repair damaged walls above hot holding table, check faucets on 3 com sink

1 pts Sanitation

*42 Dirty nonfood contact surfaces

clean coolers inside, clean gaskets, clean grill, clean shelves,

1 pts Sanitation

*39 Equipment-doors, seal hinges adjusted/intact

repair gaskets around walk in cooler door

3 pts Food Temperature

*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)

onion 58, tomato 54, cheese 56.1 degrees f

OCT 27

2022

PASS 5 violations

1 pts Sanitation

*42 Dirty nonfood contact surfaces

clean shelves, gaskets around cooler doors, clean coolers

3 pts Other

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

3 com sink qua was 50 ppm

2 pts Sanitation

*32 Equipment and Utensils Durability and Strength

provide original drain stopper in 3 com sink

3 pts Plumbing & Waste

*19 Water & Plumbing in good repair- per code

observed leaking faucet on 3 com sink

1 pts Facility Condition

*45 Premises shall be maintained in good repair

repair damaged wall tiles

MAR 3

2022

PASS 3 violations

1 pts Sanitation

*42 Dirty nonfood contact surfaces

clean gaskets around cooler doors, clean shelves, table

1 pts Other

*40 Reuse of single service articles

do not reuse single use articles

3 pts Sanitation

*14 When to wash hands before donning new gloves

wash hands before donning new gloves

SEP 4

2021

PASS 3 violations

2 pts Sanitation

*32 Equipment and Utensils Multiuse Materials durable

rusty shelves

1 pts Sanitation

*42 Dirty nonfood contact surfaces

clean shelves, gaskets around cooler doors, clean cooler

3 pts Employee Hygiene

*14 Gloves single use

use gloves for one task change gloves when you changed a task

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MAR 9

2021

PASS 6 violations

1 pts Sanitation

*42 Dirty nonfood contact surfaces

clean shelves in walk in cooler, shelves next to 3 com sink, gaskets, cooler inside

1 pts Facility Condition

*45 Floor& wall junctures- coved & sealed

base board

1 pts Employee Hygiene

*36 Cloths in-use for wiping food spills used for no other purpose

observed cloth under cutting board

3 pts Sanitation

*14 When to wash hands before donning new gloves

wash hands before donning new gloves

1 pts Sanitation

*39 Equipment in good repair and proper adjustment.

repair walk in cooler door, shelves

1 pts Documentation & Training

*47 Health permit posted

permit not posted

SEP 11

2020

PASS 5 violations

3 pts Other

*19 No Hot Water / Water heater 50 gallon min.

hot water 86F

2 pts Sanitation

*31 Handwashing lavatory - used for other purpose

Towel stored in back hand sink

2 pts Facility Condition

*32 Maintain in Good Repair

Broken reach in cooler door gaskets

1 pts Sanitation

*42 Dirty nonfood contact surfaces

dirty reach in cooler door gaskets

1 pts Sanitation

*43 Clean vent syst:Intake/exhaust air ducts

dusty intake vents. Replace burned out lights (vent hoods)

MAY 7

2020

PASS 3 violations

3 pts Other

*03 Food products not maintained at 135øF or above

chicken 120 degrees f

2 pts Sanitation

*32 Equipment and Utensils Durability and Strength

provide original drain stopper

1 pts Sanitation

*42 Dirty nonfood contact surfaces

clean shelves

DEC 27

2019

PASS 4 violations

1 pts Sanitation

*42 Dirty nonfood contact surfaces

clean shelves, gaskets

1 pts Documentation & Training

*47 Health permit posted

3 pts Sanitation

*14 When to wash hands before donning new gloves

wash hands before donning new gloves

3 pts Sanitation

*10 Food thermometer cleaned before use

clean thermometer before use it

JUN 26

2019

PASS 2 violations

3 pts Food Temperature

*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)

SALSA BAR OUT OF TEMPERATURE (PICO DE GALLO - 65'F) (SALSA - 64'F)

2 pts Food Storage & Handling

*24 Food Label- manufacture/packer/distrubtor name

DEC 31

2018

PASS 2 violations

3 pts Sanitation

*10 A chemical sanitizer used: contact times criteria

2 pts Other

*31 Individual, disposable towels

JUL 5

2018

PASS 3 violations

1 pts Employee Hygiene

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

3 pts Other

*03 Food products not maintained at 135øF or above

PORK AT 121'F

1 pts Other

*36 Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored

JAN 30

2018

PASS 1 violation

3 pts Other

*03 Food products not maintained at 135øF or above

AUG 30

2017

PASS · 0 violations

MAY 11

2017

PASS 3 violations

3 pts Other

*03 Food products not maintained at 135øF or above

chicken meat 130.7 F

1 pts Pest Activity

*34 Controlling pests. Eliminating harborage conditions

fly activity observed

2 pts Facility Condition

*32 Maintain in Good Repair

seal floors back area broken

NOV 8

2016

PASS 3 violations

3 pts Other

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

missing writing employee health policies

3 pts Food Storage & Handling

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

date marking missing

3 pts Employee Hygiene

*13 Discharges from the Eyes, Nose, a3nd Mouth

missing writing procedures for body fluids / spill kit

Public inspection records from City of Dallas Code Compliance — Consumer Health Division. Records current as of 2026-07-05. EatOrBeat reports records and does not rate restaurants. Source dataset →

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