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City of Dallas

4023 LEMMON AVE · OAK LAWN, DALLAS

Last inspected 2020.

7 inspections on record since 2016 · Last inspected Jan 2020.

Last inspected Jan 2020. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
7
VIOLATIONS
31
total on record
LAST INSPECTED
JAN 2020

INSPECTION HISTORY

JAN 23
2020
PASS 5 violations
3 pts Food Temperature
*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)

Temperatures not maintained at 41 degrees F or below. Violations are marked with a * cilantro dip 56* mushrooms 46* cheese 47* butter 46*

1 pts Sanitation
*34 Insect control devices-not over food/food prep

bug light can not go above food utensils or prep surfaces

2 pts Sanitation
*31 Handwashing lavatory - used for other purpose

hand sink blocked by pitcher in sink- used for other purposes- hand washing only

1 pts Facility Condition
*45 Premises shall be maintained in good repair

replace broken gaskets on all coolers and make lines

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

Employee drinks next to or above food and/or utensils or on prep surfaces

JUL 24
2019
PASS 5 violations
3 pts Sanitation
*10 Clean Sight and Touch

Clean the interior of the ice bin above the ice.

2 pts Sanitation
*32 Equipment & Utensils smooth easily cleanable

Clean the shelving where the food is held, very dirty.

1 pts Pest Activity
*34 Pest Control

Fruit flies and flies observed in the restaurants.

1 pts Sanitation
*42 Dirty nonfood contact surfaces

Clean dirty intake vents

1 pts Facility Condition
*43 Light bulbs, light shields provided

Change venthood lightbulb.

JAN 3
2019
PASS 4 violations
3 pts Sanitation
*10 Clean Sight and Touch

CLEAN INSIDE OF ICE MACHINE

2 pts Facility Condition
*32 Maintain in Good Repair

REPLACE ALL BROKEN GASKETS

1 pts Food Storage & Handling
*37 Food in packages and working containers may be stored less than 15 cm (6 inches) above the floor
1 pts Sanitation
*39 Soda nozzles and ice bin clean to remove soil
JUN 7
2018
PASS 7 violations
2 pts Other
*21 A establishment shall have written procedures for employees to follow when responding to vomitin
1 pts Sanitation
*42 Dirty nonfood contact surfaces

clean the dirty gaskets ( mold and mildew )

1 pts Sanitation
*39 Equipment in good repair and proper adjustment.

broken gaskets on the reach in refrigerator units.

2 pts Food Storage & Handling
*28 Date marking commercially prepared RTE/ TCS food

cheese in a container not labeled. ( place expiration date and name of the product.)

1 pts Facility Condition
*45 Floor& wall junctures- coved & sealed

Missing the FRP at the mop sink area. ( exposed wood material )

1 pts Other
*47 Other Violations

Unapproved steel wool ( very abrasive to the pots and pans.)

2 pts Food Temperature
*29 Cold/hot hold unit thermometer easily viewable

Provide thermometers in all reach in coolers.

DEC 19
2017
PASS 7 violations
2 pts Facility Condition
*32 Maintain in Good Repair

the gaskets were broken on the service line

2 pts Food Temperature
*29 Cold/hot hold unit thermometer easily viewable

Provide atmospheric thermometer on the cooler for service line.

1 pts Sanitation
*43 Light - 50 foot : Food and utensils area

burnt out lighting on the service line ( left side of the vent hood)

3 pts Sanitation
*10 Clean Sight and Touch

clean the cutting boards on the dry storage rack.

1 pts Sanitation
*39 Store all equipment & utensil covered or inverted

coffee while in storage.

1 pts Sanitation
*42 Dirty nonfood contact surfaces

clean the metal floor under the racks in the walk in cooler

1 pts Sanitation
*39 Store equipment & utensils - avoid contamination

Scoop sitting on top of the ice machine.( store in the ice handle up or in the area inside machine.)

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JUN 29
2017
PASS 2 violations
1 pts Other
*36 Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored
3 pts Sanitation
*18 Toxic items storage adjacent to food/utensils
DEC 22
2016
PASS 1 violation
1 pts Food Temperature
*38 Thawing. under running water criteria

THAWING UNDER COOL RUNNING WATER

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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