Dallas
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Norma's Cafe

9100 N Central Expw #151, Dallas, TX 75231 · 75231 · Restaurant

Passed all 14 inspections — critical violations noted

Inspections
14
13 passed
Last Inspected
2024-01-30
Pass Rate
93%
0 failures
Score
39/100
BEAT
14 consecutive passes, most recently 2024-01-30
No failures across all 14 inspections on record
41 sanitation violations found across 13 inspections
10 food storage & handling violations found across 7 inspections
Sanitation critical 41×
Food Storage & Handling critical 10×
Food Temperature critical
Facility Condition minor
Plumbing & Waste serious
Pest Activity critical
Employee Hygiene serious
Documentation & Training minor
Other serious
2024-01-30 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 4
minor Documentation & Training

*21 RFSM - Not On Site

critical Sanitation

*31 Handwashing lavatory - accessible

serious Plumbing & Waste

*20 Grease Trap Tickets

critical Pest Activity

*34 Pest Control

flies

2024-01-27 Pass Routine
3
serious Plumbing & Waste

*20 Grease Trap Tickets

serious Employee Hygiene

*12 Gloves Single Use

serious Sanitation

*10 Clean Sight and Touch

2023-02-16 Pass Routine

No violations found.

2022-01-04 Pass w/ Conditions Routine
CRITICAL 14
critical Food Temperature

*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)

Observed raw chicken in range cooker at 56 degrees

serious Sanitation

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

Observed soiled ice machine

serious Sanitation

*10 Clean Sight and Touch

Observed soiled walk in cooler shelves, soiled microwaves and soiled utensils

serious Plumbing & Waste

*20 Grease Trap Tickets

Grease trap tickets must be provided

minor Documentation & Training

*21 RFSM - Not On Site

RFSM must be on present during all serving hours

critical Sanitation

*27 Cooling, heating, and holding capacities. Equipment

Walk in cooler at 50 degrees

minor Facility Condition

*34 Outer door: solid,selfclosing,tightfitting

Observed light under exit door, must close outer gaps

minor Employee Hygiene

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

Employee items scattered throughout kitchen ( jackets on open dry goods, cell phones on prep tables, snacks on prep tables )

minor Food Storage & Handling

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

Observed food stored on floor in walk in cooler and walk in freezer, potatoes on floor near rear exit door

critical Sanitation

*39 Cooking equipment free of encrusted grease

Front deep fryers encrusted in grease

minor Sanitation

*42 Floors/walls/ceiling/nonfood dirty

observed floors walls and floor drains soiled

minor Facility Condition

*43 Light bulbs, light shields provided

Observed missing light shield in dish pit

critical Sanitation

*47 Handwashing signage

Missing hand wash sign at front hand sink

critical Food Storage & Handling

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

Observed raw bacon over beef in walk in cooler

2021-06-28 Pass Routine
3
minor Food Storage & Handling

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

FOOD OFF FLOOR IN FREEZER

serious Sanitation

*10 Clean Sight and Touch

CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS OFF DISHWASHER

minor Sanitation

*31 No soap at handsink

SOAP BROKEN BY DISHWASHER

2020-12-15 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 3
critical Sanitation

*31 Handwashing lavatory - used for other purpose

UTENSILS IN HANDSINK

minor Food Storage & Handling

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

FOOD ON FLOOR IN FREEZER

minor Food Storage & Handling

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

DATE MARK PAN OF COOKED SAUSAGE

2020-06-11 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 2
critical Sanitation

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

NEED PROPER SPLASHGUARD ON HANDSINK NEXT TO CLEAN DISHES

serious Sanitation

*14 When to wash hands before donning new gloves

WASH HANDS

2020-01-08 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 9
critical Food Temperature

*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)

CUT MUSHROOM 43.4, RAW BEEF PATTY 44.

serious Other

*03 Food products not maintained at 135øF or above

MEATLOAF 127.

serious Food Storage & Handling

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

DENTED CANS.

serious Sanitation

*14 When to wash hands before donning new gloves

OBSERVED EMPLOYEE TOUCH SIDES AND PUT GLOVES ON BEFORE WASHING HANDS.

serious Plumbing & Waste

*19 Water & Plumbing in good repair- per code

ICE MACHINE LEAKING.

minor Food Storage & Handling

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

DATE MARK MISSING ON CHEESE.

minor Sanitation

*36 Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored

STORE RAGS IN SANITIZER.

minor Facility Condition

*45 Premises shall be maintained in good repair

REPAIR MISSING FLOOR TILE AND GAP ON BACK DOOR.

critical Food Temperature

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

COOKING TRAY ON FLOOR.

2019-08-30 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 9
minor Food Storage & Handling

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

provide label for food storage containers

minor Sanitation

*42 Dirty nonfood contact surfaces

clean fryers around (grease build up), shelves in walk in cooler, clean gaskets

serious Sanitation

*10 Clean Sight and Touch

clean ice machine

minor Sanitation

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

keep straws 6 inches off the floor

critical Pest Activity

*34 Pest control-routine inspections for

observed fruit flies at back

serious Sanitation

*14 When to wash hands before donning new gloves

employees put gloves on without washing hands

critical Food Temperature

*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)

buttermilk 58, tomato 51, fish 50, chicken 49 degrees f

critical Sanitation

*32 Equipment and Utensils Durability and Strength

provide original stopper for hot holding table (observed cloth and glove used as stopper/plug

minor Facility Condition

*45 Floor& wall junctures- coved & sealed

cove base

2019-02-28 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 9
minor Sanitation

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

use utensils with handle

critical Pest Activity

*34 Pest control-routine inspections for

observed fruit flies

critical Sanitation

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

observed raw eggs above dressing raw beef stored above corn beef in walk in cooler

minor Sanitation

*42 Dirty nonfood contact surfaces

clean shelves, clean coolers, clean gaskets around cooler doors, clean prep tables, dish washer

serious Sanitation

*10 Clean Sight and Touch

clean slicer (do not use bathroom cleaner to clean slicer or any food equipment use approved chemicals to sanitized equipment) clean ice machine

minor Facility Condition

*45 Premises shall be maintained in good repair

repair broken floor tiles

minor Plumbing & Waste

*32 Approved Food Contact Equip.

provide original drain stopper

critical Food Temperature

*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)

half/half milk 73.5 degrees f keep hal/half milk in the cooler

minor Food Storage & Handling

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

clearly date mark TCS food for no more than 7 days

2018-08-24 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 8
minor Sanitation

*42 Dirty nonfood contact surfaces

clean gaskets, coolers, prep tables

minor Sanitation

*39 Cutting surfaces.

resurface cutting boards

minor Facility Condition

*43 Light bulbs, light shields provided

replace broken light shield

critical Pest Activity

*34 Pest control-routine inspections for

observed fruit flies

critical Food Temperature

*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)

hamburger patty 50.3 degrees f

serious Sanitation

*10 Clean Sight and Touch

clean ice machine, slicer

critical Sanitation

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

observed raw shrimp above potato, eggs above potato, pork above fish

minor Employee Hygiene

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

personal drink

2018-02-14 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 12
critical Food Temperature

*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)

beef 50.1, raw chicken 53, cut turkey 52, cut tomato 50 degrees f

minor Facility Condition

*43 Light bulbs, light shields provided

light shield in walk in cooler

minor Sanitation

*39 Cutting surfaces.

resurface cutting boards

serious Sanitation

*10 Sanitization after Cleaning

critical Sanitation

*47 Handwashing signage

provide

minor Facility Condition

*34 Outer openings:closing holes, gaps

fix gaps on entrance and exit doors

minor Sanitation

*42 Dirty nonfood contact surfaces

clean shelves, gaskets, coolers, prep tables, dish mashine

minor Employee Hygiene

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

open personal drink

serious Plumbing & Waste

*19 Water & Plumbing in good repair- per code

pipe under hand sink is leaking

minor Employee Hygiene

*32 Maintain in Good Repair

cooler under grill 53 degrees f (repair cooler within 24 hours)

minor Sanitation

*36 Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored

store wet cloth in sanitizer bucket

minor Food Storage & Handling

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

provide label for food storage container

2017-10-04 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 9
critical Food Temperature

*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)

STEAKS, HAMBURGER PATTIES, AND CHICKEN BREAST OBSERVED AT 50.0 F - CORRECTED ON SITE BY PLACING BAGS OF ICE ON TOP UNTIL UNIT IS SERVICED

serious Sanitation

*10 Clean Sight and Touch

BLACK MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE OBSERVED ON UPPER INSIDE PANEL AND EXTERIOR DOOR PANEL OF THE ICE MACHINE CAN OPENER OBSERVED WITH HEAVY PRODUCT BUILDUP

serious Plumbing & Waste

*19 Water & Plumbing in good repair- per code

LEAKS OBSERVED AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND TWO COMPARTMENT SINKS

critical Sanitation

*31 Handwashing lavatory - used for other purpose

HAND SINK BY DISH WASH OBSERVED WITH TWO SMALL PANS INSIDE MAINTAIN ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES AND UTILIZE FOR HAND WASH ONLY

critical Pest Activity

*34 Outer openings:closing holes, gaps

SEAL ALL OUTER PERIMETERS TIGHT / PROPERLY TO PREVENT ENTRANCE OF INSECTS AND RODENTS

minor Sanitation

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

PROVIDE AREA FOR PERSONAL ITEMS AWAY FROM FOOD AND CLEAN EQUIPMENT

minor Sanitation

*39 Store clean utensils in a self-draining position

STORE ALL UTENSILS WITH HANDLES UP THE WAIT STAFF AREA

minor Sanitation

*42 Dirty nonfood contact surfaces

HEAVY DUST ACCUMULATION OBSERVED ON VENT COVER OF SALAD BIN ON COOK LINE.

minor Other

*47 Other Violations

HANG MOP OR STORE INVERTED WHEN NOT IN USE

2017-03-30 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 4
critical Food Temperature

*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)

56F egg custard pies on display shelve- repair cooler

critical Sanitation

*27 Cooling, heating, and holding capacities. Equipment

pie display case needs to be checked is not maintaining proper temperature

minor Sanitation

*36 Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored

wiping cloths are to be stored in sanitizer buckets when not in use

minor Sanitation

*42 Dirty nonfood contact surfaces

clean cooler gaskets and replace broken ones

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