LATIN CAFE & ESPRESSO BAR.

City of Dallas

3417 GASTON AVE #130 · UPTOWN, DALLAS

Last inspected 2019.

5 inspections on record since 2017 · Last inspected Aug 2019.

Last inspected Aug 2019. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

AUG 2019

INSPECTION HISTORY

AUG 16

2019

PASS 10 violations

1 pts Employee Hygiene

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

personal stored on prep table while prepping

1 pts Sanitation

*36 Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored

soiled wiping clothes improperly stored on equipment

1 pts Other

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

Cover all food to prevent cross contamination

3 pts Food Temperature

*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)

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

3 pts 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

3 pts Sanitation

*14 When to wash hands before donning new gloves

observed employee washing hands at 3 comp sink

1 pts Sanitation

*42 Floors/walls/ceiling/nonfood dirty

clean wall by 3 comp

1 pts Sanitation

*39 Keep utensils handles upright or protected

handle improperly stored in the meat

3 pts Food Storage & Handling

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

no date marking on prepared food items

3 pts Sanitation

*10 Clean Sight and Touch

clean ice machine (inside)

MAR 14

2019

PASS 9 violations

2 pts Sanitation

*31 Handwashing lavatory - used for other purpose

observed single service items stored in hand sink

3 pts Sanitation

*14 When to wash hands before donning new gloves

Donning gloves without washing hands

3 pts Food Temperature

*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)

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

3 pts Employee Hygiene

*15 Contact RTE Products w/ Bare Hands

15 Bare hand contact on RTE food (cooked empanada )

1 pts Other

*45 Drying Mops-air dry

mop air dry

3 pts 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

3 pts Food Storage & Handling

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

date marking on prepared foods

1 pts Sanitation

*39 Keep utensils handles upright or protected

observed handles stored in food

1 pts Employee Hygiene

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

personal drink stored on prep table with customer food

JUN 6

2018

PASS 9 violations

1 pts Food Storage & Handling

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

floor stored on floor

2 pts Documentation & Training

*21 RFSM - Not On Site

no RFSM on duty during inspection

1 pts Employee Hygiene

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

drinking personal drinks while prepping food

3 pts Sanitation

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

Lack of hand washing

3 pts Food Temperature

*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)

c. potatoes 49.6

2 pts Sanitation

*31 Handwashing lavatory - used for other purpose

storing containers in hand sink

3 pts Other

*03 Food products not maintained at 135øF or above

pork 107.9

2 pts Documentation & Training

*22 Handlers-Certificate Not On Site

Certify all staff

3 pts Food Storage & Handling

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

no date marking on prepared foods

DEC 29

2017

PASS 9 violations

1 pts Employee Hygiene

*35 Hair Restraints effective

restraint hair

2 pts Documentation & Training

*22 Handlers-Certificate Not On Site

certify all staff

1 pts Sanitation

*42 Dirty nonfood contact surfaces

clean gaskets

2 pts Sanitation

*32 Damaged Equipment

replace damage microwave and gaskets

1 pts Other

*36 Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored

wiping clothes improper stored

3 pts Other

*19 One Inch Air Gap

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

3 pts Plumbing & Waste

*20 Grease Trap Tickets

provide grease trap records

2 pts Documentation & Training

*21 RFSM - Not On Site

no RFSM on duty during in spection

3 pts Sanitation

*10 Clean Sight and Touch

clean RIC(S)

APR 24

2017

PASS 7 violations

2 pts Sanitation

*31 Handwashing lavatory - used for other purpose

used to store dulce de leche

3 pts Sanitation

*18 Chemical sanitizer generated onsite, chemical criteria

3 compartment sink sanitizer 200 ppm-chlorine

1 pts Employee Hygiene

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

_Employee drinking coffee

2 pts Food Storage & Handling

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

Milk

3 pts Food Temperature

*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)

Ham 67.6 o F

1 pts Plumbing & Waste

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

1 pts Sanitation

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

store handle above ice

Public inspection records from City of Dallas Code Compliance — Consumer Health Division. Records current as of 2026-07-12. EatOrBeat reports records and does not rate restaurants. Source dataset →

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