SAZON TEX-MEX Y MAS.

City of Dallas

12817 PRESTON RD #115 · PRESTON HOLLOW, DALLAS

Last inspected 2024.

13 inspections on record since 2017 · Last inspected Jan 2024.

Last inspected Jan 2024. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

JAN 2024

INSPECTION HISTORY

JAN 30

2024

PASS 6 violations

2 pts Food Storage & Handling

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

Date mark items in the walk in cooler and use within 7 days

3 pts Employee Hygiene

*15 Bare hands contact with ready-to-eat foods

no bare hand contact with ready to eat food (employee picking up cut limes with bare hands and put on the plate) (employee on cook line touching cooked beef and putting it on the plate with bare hands

1 pts Sanitation

*42 Floors/walls/ceiling/nonfood dirty

clean the floor throughout the kitchen

1 pts Facility Condition

*43 Light bulbs, light shields provided

light out under vent hood

3 pts Food Storage & Handling

*18 Toxic items labeling-non original container

label chemical bottles

1 pts Plumbing & Waste

*46 Covered waste receptacle for women's restroom

provide a covered trash can for womens restroom

JUL 21

2023

PASS 4 violations

2 pts Food Storage & Handling

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

date mark items in the WIC/RIC that have been in there for more than 24 hours

1 pts Sanitation

*42 Floors/walls/ceiling/nonfood dirty

clean the floor

2 pts Other

*31 Individual, disposable towels

Provide paper towels for hand sink (bar area)

1 pts Facility Condition

*45 Premises shall be maintained in good repair

repair/replace the celling tiles

JAN 12

2023

PASS 6 violations

1 pts Pest Activity

*34 Pest control-routine inspections for

no home use pest control allowed

1 pts Sanitation

*36 Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored

wiping cloths has to be stored inside sanitizer bucket

1 pts Food Storage & Handling

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

sauce on the floor in WIC has to be 6 inches above the floor

1 pts Sanitation

*42 Dirty nonfood contact surfaces

clean vent hood, shelves in WIC and floor

1 pts Plumbing & Waste

*46 Covered waste receptacle for women's restroom

women's restroom needs a covered trashcan

1 pts Other

*47 Other Violations

need choking poster

MAY 19

2022

PASS 11 violations

1 pts Sanitation

*39 Keep utensils handles upright or protected

Ice scoop at bar must be either upright or in a separate container.

3 pts Sanitation

*10 Clean Sight and Touch

Can opener blade was dirty.

1 pts Employee Hygiene

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

Employee drinks must be covered

2 pts Food Temperature

*29 Cold/hot hold unit thermometer easily viewable

No easily viewable thermometers in reach-in coolers

3 pts Sanitation

*14 When to wash hands before donning new gloves

1 pts Food Temperature

*38 Thawing. under running water criteria (70 degrees Fahrenheit) or below;

Saw frozen chicken out in the open not under running water.

2 pts Food Storage & Handling

*28 Original cont. of RTE/PHF/Day1= day of opening

Not sufficient date marking on prepared foods in walk-in cooler and reach-in cooler

2 pts Sanitation

*32 Equipment and Utensils Multiuse Materials durable

Wiping cloth being used under cutting board

1 pts Food Storage & Handling

*43 Light - 10 foot : Walk-in, Dry storage

Light bulbs were dead in dry storage area.

3 pts Food Storage & Handling

*09 Raw ready to eat - Food protected from cross contamination by separating, storage, preparation,

Raw meat stored over pineapple.

1 pts Plumbing & Waste

*44 Trash can provided for papertowel waste

No trash can for paper towels at hand sink at the bar

NOV 18

2021

PASS 8 violations

2 pts Sanitation

*32 Equipment has cracks and corners

interior of ice maker

1 pts Food Storage & Handling

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

3 pts Sanitation

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

Do not store raw ground beef over veggies in reach in cooler

1 pts Food Temperature

*39 Loosely cover cooling foods

2 pts Food Storage & Handling

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

3 pts Food Storage & Handling

*18 Toxic items labeling-non original container

1 pts Other

*36 Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored

1 pts Facility Condition

*43 Light bulbs, light shields provided

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MAY 4

2021

PASS 9 violations

2 pts Documentation & Training

*21 RFSM - Not On Site

3 pts Food Temperature

*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)

1 pts Other

*36 Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored

3 pts Food Storage & Handling

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

Discard egg plant with mold

1 pts Facility Condition

*34 Outer door: solid,selfclosing,tightfitting

Provide self closing device on rear door

2 pts Sanitation

*31 Handwashing lavatory - used for other purpose

Do not store soap in hand sink

3 pts Food Storage & Handling

*18 Toxic items labeling-non original container

2 pts Food Storage & Handling

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

3 pts Plumbing & Waste

*20 Grease Trap Tickets

NOV 3

2020

PASS 4 violations

2 pts Food Storage & Handling

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

Disccard expired milk in walk in cooler

2 pts Documentation & Training

*21 RFSM - Not On Site

1 pts Sanitation

*39 Equipment-doors, seal hinges adjusted/intact

3 pts Food Temperature

*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)

APR 29

2020

PASS 4 violations

1 pts Chemical Safety

*36 Containers of chemical sanitizing solutions stored off the floor and used in a manner that preve

2 pts Sanitation

*29 Sanitizing solutions, testing devices

provide sanitizer test strips for dish machine

2 pts Food Storage & Handling

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

2 pts Other

*21 A establishment shall have written procedures for employees to follow when responding to vomitin

OCT 9

2019

PASS 7 violations

1 pts Plumbing & Waste

*44 Trash can provided for papertowel waste

2 pts Other

*21 A establishment shall have written procedures for employees to follow when responding to vomitin

2 pts Food Storage & Handling

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

3 pts Food Temperature

*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)

Maintain guacamole at 41F. Observed at 48F

1 pts Food Storage & Handling

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

3 pts Food Storage & Handling

*18 Toxic items labeling-non original container

chemical container with wrong lable

2 pts Other

*31 Individual, disposable towels

Bar hand sink

APR 2

2019

PASS 8 violations

2 pts Pest Activity

*25 Controlling pests. The presence of insects, rodents, and other pests shall be controlled to elim

flying insects observed around the trash can inside the food prep area

1 pts Sanitation

*39 Keep utensils handles upright or protected

utensil for sugar embedded inside the sugar without a handle to prevent contamination

3 pts Sanitation

*10 Equipment and Utensils Cleaning-contamination

black bacteria/biofilm observed inside the soda gun nozzle in the bar; black biofilm observed inside the soda nozzles from the fountain drinks

2 pts Food Storage & Handling

*28 Date marking commercially prepared of RTE/PHF

unmarked containers of salsa inside the walk in cooler

3 pts Sanitation

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

raw fish stored in between raw chicken and raw beef on the bottom shelf inside the walk in cooler

1 pts Food Storage & Handling

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

unlabeled container of sugar and black beans

2 pts Other

*21 A establishment shall have written procedures for employees to follow when responding to vomitin

1 pts Employee Hygiene

*40 Reuse of single service articles

salsa stored in sour cream containers in the walk in cooler; chicken stored in tortilla bags inside the reach in cooler

OCT 5

2018

PASS 5 violations

1 pts Sanitation

*43 Clean vent syst:Intake/exhaust air ducts

dust buildup

1 pts Sanitation

*47 Handwashing signage

1 pts Other

*36 Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored

do not store cloth towels underneath the cutting board

3 pts Sanitation

*10 Clean Sight and Touch

clean the inside of the ice machine thoroughly

2 pts Other

*21 A establishment shall have written procedures for employees to follow when responding to vomitin

APR 17

2018

PASS 4 violations

2 pts Sanitation

*31 No soap at handsink

no soap at the bar to wash hands

1 pts Sanitation

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

1 pts Sanitation

*45 Walls easily cleanable and light in color

food splatter on the walls adjacent to the fryers

3 pts Sanitation

*10 Equipment and Utensils Cleaning-contamination

clean the inside of the ice machine thoroughly

OCT 17

2017

PASS 2 violations

2 pts Documentation & Training

*22 Handlers-Certificate Not On Site

all employees that deal directly with food preparation must obtain a valid food handler card

2 pts Sanitation

*32 Damaged Equipment

replace air gaskets inside the reach in freezer

Public inspection records from City of Dallas Code Compliance — Consumer Health Division. Records current as of 2026-07-05. EatOrBeat reports records and does not rate restaurants. Source dataset →

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