Sazon Tex-mex Y Mas
12817 Preston Rd #115, Dallas, TX 75230 · 75230 · Restaurant
Passed all 13 inspections — critical violations noted
2024-01-30 Pass Routine CRITICAL 6
*28 Date marking > 24 hrs,on site,temp 41F
Date mark items in the walk in cooler and use within 7 days
*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
*42 Floors/walls/ceiling/nonfood dirty
clean the floor throughout the kitchen
*43 Light bulbs, light shields provided
light out under vent hood
*18 Toxic items labeling-non original container
label chemical bottles
*46 Covered waste receptacle for women's restroom
provide a covered trash can for womens restroom
2023-07-21 Pass Routine 4
*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
*42 Floors/walls/ceiling/nonfood dirty
clean the floor
*31 Individual, disposable towels
Provide paper towels for hand sink (bar area)
*45 Premises shall be maintained in good repair
repair/replace the celling tiles
2023-01-12 Pass Routine CRITICAL 6
*34 Pest control-routine inspections for
no home use pest control allowed
*36 Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored
wiping cloths has to be stored inside sanitizer bucket
*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
*42 Dirty nonfood contact surfaces
clean vent hood, shelves in WIC and floor
*46 Covered waste receptacle for women's restroom
women's restroom needs a covered trashcan
*47 Other Violations
need choking poster
2022-05-19 Pass Routine CRITICAL 11
*39 Keep utensils handles upright or protected
Ice scoop at bar must be either upright or in a separate container.
*10 Clean Sight and Touch
Can opener blade was dirty.
*35 Eating food, chewing gum, drinking beverages, or using tobacco
Employee drinks must be covered
*29 Cold/hot hold unit thermometer easily viewable
No easily viewable thermometers in reach-in coolers
*14 When to wash hands before donning new gloves
*38 Thawing. under running water criteria (70 degrees Fahrenheit) or below;
Saw frozen chicken out in the open not under running water.
*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
*32 Equipment and Utensils Multiuse Materials durable
Wiping cloth being used under cutting board
*43 Light - 10 foot : Walk-in, Dry storage
Light bulbs were dead in dry storage area.
*09 Raw ready to eat - Food protected from cross contamination by separating, storage, preparation,
Raw meat stored over pineapple.
*44 Trash can provided for papertowel waste
No trash can for paper towels at hand sink at the bar
2021-11-18 Pass Routine CRITICAL 8
*32 Equipment has cracks and corners
interior of ice maker
*41 Food storage containers, identified with common name of food.
*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
*39 Loosely cover cooling foods
*28 Date marking > 24 hrs,on site,temp 41F
*18 Toxic items labeling-non original container
*36 Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored
*43 Light bulbs, light shields provided
2021-05-04 Pass Routine CRITICAL 9
*21 RFSM - Not On Site
*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)
*36 Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored
*07 Food safe, good condition, unadulterated, and honestly presented
Discard egg plant with mold
*34 Outer door: solid,selfclosing,tightfitting
Provide self closing device on rear door
*31 Handwashing lavatory - used for other purpose
Do not store soap in hand sink
*18 Toxic items labeling-non original container
*28 Date marking > 24 hrs,on site,temp 41F
*20 Grease Trap Tickets
2020-11-03 Pass Routine CRITICAL 4
*28 Date marking > 24 hrs,on site,temp 41F
Disccard expired milk in walk in cooler
*21 RFSM - Not On Site
*39 Equipment-doors, seal hinges adjusted/intact
*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)
2020-04-29 Pass Routine 4
*36 Containers of chemical sanitizing solutions stored off the floor and used in a manner that preve
*29 Sanitizing solutions, testing devices
provide sanitizer test strips for dish machine
*28 Date marking > 24 hrs,on site,temp 41F
*21 A establishment shall have written procedures for employees to follow when responding to vomitin
2019-10-09 Pass Routine CRITICAL 7
*44 Trash can provided for papertowel waste
*21 A establishment shall have written procedures for employees to follow when responding to vomitin
*28 Date marking > 24 hrs,on site,temp 41F
*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)
Maintain guacamole at 41F. Observed at 48F
*41 Food storage containers, identified with common name of food.
*18 Toxic items labeling-non original container
chemical container with wrong lable
*31 Individual, disposable towels
Bar hand sink
2019-04-02 Pass Routine CRITICAL 8
*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
*39 Keep utensils handles upright or protected
utensil for sugar embedded inside the sugar without a handle to prevent contamination
*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
*28 Date marking commercially prepared of RTE/PHF
unmarked containers of salsa inside the walk in cooler
*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
*41 Food storage containers, identified with common name of food.
unlabeled container of sugar and black beans
*21 A establishment shall have written procedures for employees to follow when responding to vomitin
*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
2018-10-05 Pass Routine CRITICAL 5
*43 Clean vent syst:Intake/exhaust air ducts
dust buildup
*47 Handwashing signage
*36 Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored
do not store cloth towels underneath the cutting board
*10 Clean Sight and Touch
clean the inside of the ice machine thoroughly
*21 A establishment shall have written procedures for employees to follow when responding to vomitin
2018-04-17 Pass Routine CRITICAL 4
*31 No soap at handsink
no soap at the bar to wash hands
*39 Utensils, single serve items 6 inches off - floor
*45 Walls easily cleanable and light in color
food splatter on the walls adjacent to the fryers
*10 Equipment and Utensils Cleaning-contamination
clean the inside of the ice machine thoroughly
2017-10-17 Pass Routine 2
*22 Handlers-Certificate Not On Site
all employees that deal directly with food preparation must obtain a valid food handler card
*32 Damaged Equipment
replace air gaskets inside the reach in freezer
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