Dallas
BEAT

El Tacaso

10025 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75220 · 75220 · Restaurant

Passed all 8 inspections — critical violations noted

Inspections
8
7 passed
Last Inspected
2019-10-23
Pass Rate
88%
0 failures
Score
37/100
BEAT
8 consecutive passes, most recently 2019-10-23
No failures across all 8 inspections on record
17 sanitation violations found across 7 inspections
10 other violations found across 7 inspections
Sanitation critical 17×
Other critical 10×
Food Temperature critical
Food Storage & Handling serious
Documentation & Training minor
Facility Condition minor
Plumbing & Waste serious
Pest Activity critical
2019-10-23 Pass Routine
2
minor Sanitation

*33 Rinsing procedures - 3 compartment sink

MUST LABEL 3 COMPARTMENT SINK "WASH/RINSE/SANITIZE"

serious Plumbing & Waste

*19 Water & Plumbing in good repair- per code

HANDSINK PLUMBING LEAK

2019-04-02 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 5
minor Food Storage & Handling

*28 Date marking combined ingredients for RTE/ TCS food

minor Other

*40 Reuse of single service articles

serious Sanitation

*14 When to wash hands between raw and RTE foods

Hands need to be washed after handling raw animal products such as but not limited to raw shell eggs

critical Food Temperature

*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)

Cooked hand held at 44.8 degrees - Point of usage refrigerator

critical Sanitation

*31 Handwashing lavatory - accessible

2018-10-11 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 9
minor Other

*40 Reuse of single service articles

critical Food Temperature

*01 Cooling -- total 6 hours, 135-41øF

Beans dated 10-08-2018 - at 51.3 degrees held in the walk in refrigerator Cooked chrizio held at 51.5 degrees - dated 10-10-2018

minor Food Storage & Handling

*28 Date marking commercially prepared RTE/ TCS food exceed a manufacturer's use-by date

minor Food Storage & Handling

*24 Food Labeling- with common name of the food

minor Documentation & Training

*21 PIC ensures food properly and rapidly cooled

critical Food Temperature

*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)

Cooked ham in the bottom of the point of usage refrigerator at 49.0 degrees

minor Facility Condition

*34 Outer openings:closed,tight-fitting windows

critical Sanitation

*27 Cooling, heating, and holding capacities. Equipment

minor Facility Condition

*45 Walls and ceilings, studs, joists, and rafters

2018-10-02 Pass w/ Conditions Routine
CRITICAL 12
minor Sanitation

*33 Manual warewashing equipment, wash solution temp.

Manual wash water missing while dish washing

critical Sanitation

*27 Cooling, heating, and holding capacities. Equipment

Cooked meats are held UNDER the hot holding unit

critical Sanitation

*31 Handwashing lavatory - accessible

The only hand sink was used for cell phones

serious Sanitation

*10 Chlorine sanitizer concentration, minimum temp.

Lack of a sanitizing solution

critical Sanitation

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

Raw meat stored over cooked products in the walk in refrigertor

minor Sanitation

*39 Utensils, single serve items 6 inches off - floor

minor Other

*34 Outer openings:closing holes, gaps

serious Food Storage & Handling

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

AContainer labeled Pico de Gallo dated 09-19-2018 in the walk in refrigerator

serious Other

*03 Food products not maintained at 135øF or above

Cooked meats held under the warmer at 81.3 degrees

critical Sanitation

*21 PIC ensures effective handwashing being done

minor Other

*40 Reuse of single service articles

serious Sanitation

*14 When to wash hands between raw and RTE foods

The only sink was blocked

2018-04-02 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 5
minor Other

*31 No soap at handsink

critical Food Temperature

*01 Cooling -- within 2 hours, 135-70øF

Cooked onions cooling under the warmer at 83.9 degrees

critical Food Temperature

*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)

Hot dogs at 44.1 degrees - lower part of the point of usage refrigerator

minor Sanitation

*39 Utensils, single serve items 6 inches off - floor

critical Sanitation

*31 Handwashing lavatory - accessible

Faucet pushed back to run the water on the floor

2017-10-30 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 5
serious Other

*03 Food products not maintained at 135øF or above

Cooked pork at 109.9 degrees - on the counter - COS

minor Documentation & Training

*21 RFSM - Not On Site

critical Food Temperature

*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)

Pre-cooked ham in the bottom of the POUR at 48.9 degrees

serious Sanitation

*10 Chlorine sanitizer concentration, minimum temp.

minor Sanitation

*33 Manual warewashing equipment, wash solution temp.

2017-04-27 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 3
critical Other

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

dusty vents directly above uncovered food items

minor Sanitation

*43 Clean vent syst:Intake/exhaust air ducts

dusty vents

critical Pest Activity

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

fly observed in the food prep area

2016-11-09 Pass Routine
3
minor Other

*23 Water pressure specifications

both hot and cold water needs more pressure at the 3 compartment sink

serious Other

*28 Do not exceed manuf. use by date

1/2 gallon of milk exceeded date of 10/31/2016

minor Documentation & Training

*22 Handlers-Certificate Not On Site

all employees that work with food must obtain a food handler card.

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