Dallas
BEAT

LA Michoacana Taqueria

9850 Walnut Hill Ln 224, Dallas, TX 75238 · 75238 · Restaurant

Passed all 15 inspections — critical violations noted

Inspections
15
15 passed
Last Inspected
2024-01-10
Pass Rate
100%
0 failures
Score
44/100
BEAT
15 consecutive passes, most recently 2024-01-10
No failures across all 15 inspections on record
31 sanitation violations found across 14 inspections
11 food storage & handling violations found across 9 inspections
Sanitation critical 31×
Food Storage & Handling critical 11×
Food Temperature critical 10×
Other critical 10×
Employee Hygiene critical
Plumbing & Waste serious
Documentation & Training critical
Pest Activity critical
2024-01-10 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 1
critical Sanitation

*37 Storing the food where it is not exposed to splash, dust, or other contamination

Dust above food in WIC, need to clean to prevent getting on food.

2023-06-26 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 3
critical Food Temperature

*03 Food products not maintained at 135øF or above

Improper hot holding: beef taquito.

minor Other

*35 Jewelry Prohibition

Cannot wear jewelry on hands or arms.

minor Sanitation

*39 Store all equipment & utensil covered or inverted

Invert to go containers.

2022-12-21 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 3
serious Sanitation

*10 Clean Sight and Touch

Mod inside ice machine.

minor Food Storage & Handling

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

Cannot store food items on the floor.

critical Sanitation

*31 Handwashing lavatory - used for other purpose

Cannot store items in hand sink.

2022-06-10 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 7
critical Food Temperature

*03 Food products not maintained at 135øF or above

Hot food must be held at 135 F. A lot of cooked food observed at room temperature / use time

minor Employee Hygiene

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

Employee open drinking cup observed on food-prep. counter-while prepare food-store in a designated location

minor Food Storage & Handling

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

Label bulk ingredient counters (sugar)

minor Sanitation

*39 Cutting surfaces.

Replace damaged cutting boards as often as needed

minor Other

*40 Reuse of single service articles

Do not reuse single use containers

serious Plumbing & Waste

*20 Grease Trap Tickets

minor Food Storage & Handling

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

Date marking required

2021-10-25 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 4
critical Sanitation

*18 Toxic items storage adjacent to food/utensils

critical Sanitation

*27 Cooling, heating, and holding capacities. Equipment

ric adjacent to the serving line was at 50degrees F

critical Food Temperature

*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)

chorizo- 50 degrees F sliced ham 59 degrees F

serious Sanitation

*10 Chlorine sanitizer concentration, minimum temp.

three comp sink 200 ppm chlorine

2021-04-30 Pass Routine
2
minor Sanitation

*32 Damaged Equipment

clean and repair the loose screws

serious Sanitation

*10 Clean Sight and Touch

2020-11-02 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 2
critical Food Storage & Handling

*18 Toxic items labeling-non original container

minor Other

*31 Individual, disposable towels

2020-05-29 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 4
critical Sanitation

*31 Handwashing lavatory - used for other purpose

critical Pest Activity

*34 Pest control-routine inspections for

minor Food Storage & Handling

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

serious Plumbing & Waste

*19 Water & Plumbing in good repair- per code

leaking pipe at the three compartment sink

2020-01-16 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 5
critical Sanitation

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

raw pork stored adjacent to ready to eat vegetables and fruits on the bottom shelf inside the walk in cooler

critical Sanitation

*31 Handwashing lavatory - used for other purpose

observed a container stored inside the designated hand wash sink

serious Plumbing & Waste

*19 Water & Plumbing in good repair- per code

leaking pipe under the three compartment sink

minor Employee Hygiene

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

container filled with apples stored on the floor inside the walk in cooler

serious Sanitation

*10 Clean Sight and Touch

2019-07-17 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 8
critical Other

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

minor Plumbing & Waste

*42 Floors/walls/ceiling/nonfood dirty

missing tiles around drain, dirty water pooling

critical Documentation & Training

*09 Food on display shall be protected from contamination

agua frescas left without lid/ sneeze protection for customer self service

minor Food Storage & Handling

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

critical Food Temperature

*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)

diced onions 57 F at salsa bar salad 65 F ice table is not a proper cold hold unit for all day use-must rotate food every 4 hrs and document in/ out times with tags

critical Sanitation

*18 Toxic items storage adjacent to food/utensils

Windex adj flour

minor Sanitation

*40 Handle & dispense of cleaned utensils, single-use

spoons@coffee area must be stored w/ handle up

critical Food Temperature

*03 Food products not maintained at 135øF or above

tamales 101-112 F lid left open, hole poked through, temperature on Low discard all

2019-01-29 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 5
critical Food Temperature

*39 Loosely cover cooling foods

must have some space To let steam out

serious Sanitation

*10 Chlorine exposure time table

sanitizer sink had no bleach dishwasher quickly added some before I could test, raised to 10 ppm only must sanitize all at 50 ppm every time

serious Sanitation

*14 When to wash hands after handling soiled equip/utensil

washed dishes then handled clean foil to cover food

serious Other

*03 Food products not maintained at 135øF or above

tamales 109 F not in steam table tamales 122 F in hot warmer must discard after 4 hours find steel lid for hot warming unit, foil is not sufficient

critical Sanitation

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

raw chorizo over milk, tomatoes

2018-07-23 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 9
minor Employee Hygiene

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

critical Employee Hygiene

*15 Contact RTE Products w/ Bare Hands

flipping tortillas and gorditas with bare hands cutting nopales with bare hand

critical Sanitation

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

raw shell eggs over rte foods

minor Documentation & Training

*22 Handlers-Certificate Not On Site

critical Sanitation

*31 Handwashing lavatory - used for other purpose

minor Food Storage & Handling

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

critical Food Temperature

*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)

pico de gallo 56 F not enough ice in salsa bar tomatoes in WIC 49 F

critical Food Temperature

*39 Loosely cover cooling foods

uncovered

serious Other

*03 Food products not maintained at 135øF or above

bowl of food not in heat or under lamps 127 F

2018-01-16 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 9
serious Sanitation

*14 When to wash hands before donning new gloves

minor Plumbing & Waste

*44 Trash can provided for papertowel waste

critical Employee Hygiene

*15 Contact RTE Products w/ Bare Hands

minor Food Storage & Handling

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

minor Sanitation

*32 Nonfood surfaces-design to be cleaned easily

no foil / tape on shelves

serious Other

*03 Food products not maintained at 135øF or above

soup 131 F meat 118 F,stir frequently

critical Other

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

cover all not in use

minor Other

*40 Store single-service item in original package

critical Documentation & Training

*09 Food on display shall be protected from contamination

drinks for customer self service w/o sneeze protection

2017-06-08 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 8
minor Sanitation

*31 No soap at handsink

observed no soap in restroom only hand sanitizer

critical Food Temperature

*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)

salsa bar is the second time i observe with ice not filled all the way to the top where it touches pans

minor Sanitation

*47 Conditions of Permit-in use of food equipment

Have latest inspection report posted where customers can see or have a sign stating that inspection report is available upon request

minor Other

*40 Single use articel wrapped or dispensed

place tray or special cover for where all the single use/ ready to go containers are stored

minor Sanitation

*42 Dirty nonfood contact surfaces

clean reach in cooler gaskets

minor Food Storage & Handling

*28 Date marking commercially prepared RTE/ TCS food

no date marking on prepared foods (beans/salsa etc)

minor Sanitation

*40 Reuse of single service articles

single use items cannot be use as serving utensils observed plastic containers stores inside salsa inside walk in cooler

minor Sanitation

*36 Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored

observed wiping cloth sitting on counter also sanitizer bucket was prepared with soap and bleach

2017-01-10 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 6
serious Sanitation

*10 Chlorine exposure time table

chlorine sanitizer too strong/ remake

minor Sanitation

*36 Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored

store wiping cloths in sanitizer between use

minor Food Storage & Handling

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

date mark prepared foods

critical Food Temperature

*29 Mechanical holding unit, thermometer location

have thermometers in hot bar and condiment unit

minor Sanitation

*47 Conditions of Permit-in use of food equipment

have sign or latest copy of inspection report posted where visible

minor Food Storage & Handling

*24 Food Labeling- with common name of the food

label flan or any prepared food on site for sale

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