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Latin Cafe & Espresso Bar

3417 Gaston Ave #130, Dallas, TX 75204 · 75204 · Restaurant

Passed all 5 inspections — critical violations noted

Inspections
5
5 passed
Last Inspected
2019-08-16
Pass Rate
100%
0 failures
Score
18/100
BEAT
5 consecutive passes, most recently 2019-08-16
No failures across all 5 inspections on record
16 sanitation violations found across 5 inspections
7 food storage & handling violations found across 4 inspections
Sanitation critical 16×
Food Storage & Handling critical
Employee Hygiene critical
Other critical
Food Temperature critical
Documentation & Training minor
Plumbing & Waste serious
2019-08-16 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 10
minor Employee Hygiene

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

personal stored on prep table while prepping

minor Sanitation

*36 Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored

soiled wiping clothes improperly stored on equipment

critical Other

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

Cover all food to prevent cross contamination

critical Food Temperature

*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)

s. sausage 51.9 & 58.6 ,& s. ham 58.6,

critical Food Storage & Handling

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

cross contamination by arrangement raw meat stored with RTE foods

serious Sanitation

*14 When to wash hands before donning new gloves

observed employee washing hands at 3 comp sink

minor Sanitation

*42 Floors/walls/ceiling/nonfood dirty

clean wall by 3 comp

minor Sanitation

*39 Keep utensils handles upright or protected

handle improperly stored in the meat

serious Food Storage & Handling

*06 Discard if TCS is in container w/ no date or day

no date marking on prepared food items

serious Sanitation

*10 Clean Sight and Touch

clean ice machine (inside)

2019-03-14 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 9
critical Sanitation

*31 Handwashing lavatory - used for other purpose

observed single service items stored in hand sink

serious Sanitation

*14 When to wash hands before donning new gloves

Donning gloves without washing hands

critical Food Temperature

*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)

c. ground beef 83.3 smoked sausage 46.6F & s. bacon 47.7

critical Employee Hygiene

*15 Contact RTE Products w/ Bare Hands

15 Bare hand contact on RTE food (cooked empanada )

minor Other

*45 Drying Mops-air dry

mop air dry

critical Food Storage & Handling

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

cross contamination by arrangement raw meat stored above cooked s. chicken and cheese

serious Food Storage & Handling

*06 Discard if TCS is in container w/ no date or day

date marking on prepared foods

minor Sanitation

*39 Keep utensils handles upright or protected

observed handles stored in food

minor Employee Hygiene

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

personal drink stored on prep table with customer food

2018-06-06 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 9
minor Food Storage & Handling

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

floor stored on floor

minor Documentation & Training

*21 RFSM - Not On Site

no RFSM on duty during inspection

minor Employee Hygiene

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

drinking personal drinks while prepping food

critical Sanitation

*14 When to wash hands as often as necessary during prep

Lack of hand washing

critical Food Temperature

*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)

c. potatoes 49.6

critical Sanitation

*31 Handwashing lavatory - used for other purpose

storing containers in hand sink

serious Other

*03 Food products not maintained at 135øF or above

pork 107.9

minor Documentation & Training

*22 Handlers-Certificate Not On Site

Certify all staff

serious Food Storage & Handling

*06 Discard if TCS is in container w/ no date or day

no date marking on prepared foods

2017-12-29 Pass Routine
9
minor Employee Hygiene

*35 Hair Restraints effective

restraint hair

minor Documentation & Training

*22 Handlers-Certificate Not On Site

certify all staff

minor Sanitation

*42 Dirty nonfood contact surfaces

clean gaskets

minor Sanitation

*32 Damaged Equipment

replace damage microwave and gaskets

minor Other

*36 Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored

wiping clothes improper stored

serious Other

*19 One Inch Air Gap

provide 1 inch air gap at ice machine, 3 comp & hand sinks

serious Plumbing & Waste

*20 Grease Trap Tickets

provide grease trap records

minor Documentation & Training

*21 RFSM - Not On Site

no RFSM on duty during in spection

serious Sanitation

*10 Clean Sight and Touch

clean RIC(S)

2017-04-24 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 7
critical Sanitation

*31 Handwashing lavatory - used for other purpose

used to store dulce de leche

serious Sanitation

*18 Chemical sanitizer generated onsite, chemical criteria

3 compartment sink sanitizer 200 ppm-chlorine

minor Employee Hygiene

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

_Employee drinking coffee

minor Food Storage & Handling

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

Milk

critical Food Temperature

*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)

Ham 67.6 o F

minor Plumbing & Waste

*44 Disposal towels provided with waste receptacle as specified in 228.152(g)(2)

minor Sanitation

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

store handle above ice

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