Nordstrom Cafe/garden
5220 Alpha Rd, Dallas, TX 75240 · 75240 · Restaurant
Passed all 14 inspections — critical violations noted
2023-12-07 Pass Routine CRITICAL 7
*10 Clean Sight and Touch
Clean and sanitize inside ice machine.
*19 One Inch Air Gap
Dishwasher drains must be at least one inch above floor level.
*21 RFSM - Not On Site
Food Manager must be on site.
*20 Grease Trap Tickets
Provide grease trap tickets.
*37 Food protected from cross contamination by storing the food in packages, covered containers, or
Cover all food in WIC.
*45 Drying Mops-air dry
Store mops inverted.
*42 Dirty nonfood contact surfaces
Clean cooler gaskets, inside prep cooler and WIC shelves and floors.
2023-02-21 Pass Routine CRITICAL 2
*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)
Temperatures not maintained at 41 degrees F or below. Violations marked with * corn 48* salmon 57* tomato sauce 46* beef 53*
*10 Clean Sight and Touch
deep clean meat slicer
2022-08-09 Pass Routine CRITICAL 8
*42 Dirty nonfood contact surfaces
Storage rack for cans
*19 Water & Plumbing in good repair- per code
Leaking faucet at 3 comp sink
*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)
*20 Grease Trap Tickets
Must be current within 3 months
*21 RFSM - Not On Site
*07 Food safe, good condition, unadulterated, and honestly presented
Discard dented can
*33 Mech. warewash, hot water sanitizing, other machines
*10 Clean Sight and Touch
Interior of ice maker, can opener blade
2022-01-21 Pass Routine 3
*36 Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored
*39 Store all equipment & utensil covered or inverted
*42 Dirty nonfood contact surfaces
Clean shelves in walk in cooler
2021-08-19 Pass Routine CRITICAL 8
*31 Handwashing lavatory - used for other purpose
do not use hand sink as dump sink.
*35 Eating food, chewing gum, drinking beverages, or using tobacco
properly store personal food- reach in cooler
*37 Storing the food where it is not exposed to splash, dust, or other contamination
remove dust from black fan at cooks area
*42 Dirty nonfood contact surfaces
remove dust from vent hood filters.
*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)
maintain cold hold temperatures at 41/45F.
*39 Store clean utensils in a self-draining position
allow clean dishes time to air dry.
*21 RFSM - Not On Site
RFSM not onsite.
*29 Cold/hot hold unit thermometer easily viewable
provide thermometer inside of WIC
2021-02-03 Pass Routine 1
*45 Unnecessary articles prohibited
Remove all unused or unnecessary articles from dry storage.
2020-09-15 Pass Routine CRITICAL 5
*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)
tomato 58'f, cheese 55/f
*06 Discard TCS if date marked exceeds temp & time
cheese 9/7
*09 Food protected cross contamination arrange each type food in equipment so cross is prevented
observed raw chicken store next to salmon
*20 Grease Trap Tickets
*28 Date marking > 24 hrs,on site,temp 41F
cheese
2020-02-11 Pass Routine CRITICAL 5
*31 Handwashing lavatory - used for other purpose
*36 Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored
*47 RFSM Certificate - Not Display
*41 Food storage containers, identified with common name of food.
*37 Food in packages and working containers may be stored less than 15 cm (6 inches) above the floor
2019-08-15 Pass Routine CRITICAL 2
*20 Grease Trap Tickets
*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)
chicken measured at 60 degrees F, turkey measured at 59 degrees F ,and roast beef measured at 55 degrees F
2019-02-26 Pass Routine CRITICAL 6
*32 Equipment & Utensils smooth easily cleanable
clean the sides of the fryers; grease buildup
*45Floor, wall, ceiling - Exposed material
*35 Hair Restraints effective
beard guards needed for employees that have beards/facial hair
*10 Clean Sight and Touch
clean the dust accumulation on the shelves/racks inside the walk in cooler
*19 Hand sink water temperature below 110'F
water from one of the hand wash sinks was measured at 72 degrees F
*21 RFSM - Not On Site
register with the City of Dallas as a Registered Food Service Manager by next inspection to avoid a citation.
2018-08-20 Pass Routine 5
*21 RFSM - Not On Site
register with the City of Dallas as a Registered Food Service Manager by next inspection
*24 Food Labeling- with common name of the food
*28 Date marking commercially prepared RTE/ TCS food exceed a manufacturer's use-by date
*07 Food safe, good condition, unadulterated, and honestly presented
dented cans
*35 Hair Restraints effective
beard guards
2018-02-12 Pass Routine CRITICAL 5
*36 Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored
do not store cloth towels underneath cutting boards-absorbent material
*35 Hair Restraints effective
beard guard needed
*45 Floor& wall junctures- coved & sealed
*31 Individual, disposable towels
*10 Equipment and Utensils Cleaning-contamination
clean the inside of the ice machine thoroughly; pink slime observed
2017-08-08 Pass Routine CRITICAL 2
*46 Water, Plumbing, and Waste Plumbing Systems-good repair
Drain on the hand sink
*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)
Inside line refrigerator - pizza sauce at 52.1 degrees
2017-03-16 Pass Routine CRITICAL 5
*39 Equipment in good repair and proper adjustment.
Using broken refrigeratos - one is not working at all, the other is keeping food in the danger zone
*35 Hair Restraints effective
Beard nets needed
*47 RFSM Certificate - Not Display
*19 One Inch Air Gap
Ice maker
*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)
Sliced turkey held in the top of the point of usage refrigerator at 46.5 degrees
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