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Taco Diner Lake Highlands

7150 Skillman St #190, Dallas, TX 75231 · 75231 · Restaurant

Passed all 13 inspections — critical violations noted

Inspections
13
11 passed
Last Inspected
2023-11-07
Pass Rate
85%
0 failures
Score
63/100
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13 consecutive passes, most recently 2023-11-07
No failures across all 13 inspections on record
28 sanitation violations found across 11 inspections
12 food storage & handling violations found across 7 inspections
Sanitation critical 28×
Food Storage & Handling critical 12×
Other critical 12×
Food Temperature critical
Plumbing & Waste serious
Employee Hygiene minor
Documentation & Training minor
Facility Condition minor
Chemical Safety minor
2023-11-07 Pass Routine

No violations found.

2023-03-15 Pass Follow-up
2
minor Sanitation

*39 Keep utensils handles upright or protected

Keep all handles out of food.

minor Food Storage & Handling

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

Label all bulk items with the common name.

2023-02-15 Pass w/ Conditions Routine
CRITICAL 10
critical Food Temperature

*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)

Improper cold holding cheese 47 and onions & bell peppers 46.3.

critical Food Temperature

*03 Food products not maintained at 135øF or above

Improper hot holding: rice 129.5, ground beef 127, soup 120, queso 127, and white queso 118.9.

serious Food Storage & Handling

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

Molded block of cheese.

minor Documentation & Training

*21 RFSM - Not On Site

No RFSM registered with the City of Dallas provided on site.

critical Sanitation

*31 Handwashing lavatory - used for other purpose

Can not use hand sinks for any other purpose than hand washing, can not store utensils.

serious Plumbing & Waste

*20 Grease Trap Tickets

Must provide grease trap ticket every 90 days.

critical Food Storage & Handling

*18 Toxic items labeling-non original container

Label all chemical bottles.

minor Sanitation

*39 Store all equipment & utensil covered or inverted

Invert plates.

minor Food Storage & Handling

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

Label all bulk containers.

critical Sanitation

*47 Handwashing signage

Need hand washing sign at every hand sink.

2022-05-22 Pass Routine
4
minor Sanitation

*39 Cutting surfaces.

Replace worn cutting boards as often as needed

minor Food Storage & Handling

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

Label bulk ingredients

minor Sanitation

*42 Floors/walls/ceiling/nonfood dirty

Detail clean walls underneath the dish machine.

minor Other

*45 Lockers to be used to store personal items

Properly store personal items (purses observed next to bulk food ingredients)

2021-11-17 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 5
minor Other

*31 Individual, disposable towels

critical Sanitation

*31 Handwashing lavatory - used for other purpose

utensil stored in the designated hand wash sink

critical Sanitation

*37 Storing the food where it is not exposed to splash, dust, or other contamination

partition/splash guard needed at the hand wash sink( the bar area ) adjacent to the ice dispenser

serious Sanitation

*10 Clean Sight and Touch

thoroughly clean and sanitize the ice machine

serious Plumbing & Waste

*20 Grease Trap Tickets

2021-05-12 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 2
critical Sanitation

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

container filled with limes stored on top of the ice intended for consumers; keep the lids closed on the salt containers that is just underneath a designated hand washing sink

serious Sanitation

*10 Clean Sight and Touch

thoroughly clean the soda gun nozzles

2020-11-05 Pass Routine
1
serious Sanitation

*10 Clean Sight and Touch

soda nozzles

2020-05-20 Pass Routine
2
serious Other

*03 Food products not maintained at 135øF or above

chicken breast-122 degrees F

minor Facility Condition

*34 Outer door: solid,selfclosing,tightfitting

seal the gap at the back door

2019-12-26 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 4
critical Sanitation

*19 Hand sink water temperature below 110'F

hand wash sink measured at 104.1 degrees F

critical Food Storage & Handling

*18 Toxic items labeling-non original container

label all non original spray bottles

critical Food Temperature

*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)

vegetables measured at 49 degrees F, rib eye measured at 45 degrees F

serious Sanitation

*10 Clean Sight and Touch

thoroughly clean and sanitize the soda nozzles

2019-06-21 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 4
serious Plumbing & Waste

*20 Grease Trap Tickets

last available 3-8-19 Trimble

critical Other

*37 Food protected from cross contamination by storing the food in packages, covered containers, or

keep all food covered

minor Other

*26 Consumer Advisory Disclosure---asterisking

add to menus Asap

minor Sanitation

*32 Equipment & Utensils smooth easily cleanable

no towels on prep surfaces

2019-05-23 Pass w/ Conditions Routine
CRITICAL 14
minor Other

*40 Store single-service item in original package

minor Employee Hygiene

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

drink on prep

critical Food Storage & Handling

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

raw chorizo over sliced onions raw beef over veg raw bacon over cabbage raw shell eggs stored w/ rte food on Low boy salad station

minor Food Storage & Handling

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

serious Sanitation

*10 Clean Sight and Touch

raw eggshells left out surface not sanitized after removal

minor Sanitation

*32 Equipment & Utensils smooth easily cleanable

no towels@ bar or under cutting boards

critical Food Storage & Handling

*18 Toxic items labeling-non original container

sani buckets not labeled unlabeled spray bottle mislabeled spray bottle

minor Sanitation

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

spatulas left in room temp neater

critical Food Temperature

*03 Food products not maintained at 135øF or above

cooked meat in strainer 112 F, 83 F keep meat in hot hold

critical Food Temperature

*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)

cilantro and onion on ice 68 F onions@front 50 must use tphc ground beef 46 F keep an eye on cooler drawers

minor Other

*26 Consumer Advisory Disclosure---asterisking

not connected to food items citation at next

serious Sanitation

*14 When to wash hands after handling soiled equip/utensil

minor Sanitation

*47 Conditions of Permit-in use of food equipment

nothing posted

critical Other

*37 Food protected from cross contamination by storing the food in packages, covered containers, or

cover all if not in use

2018-11-20 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 9
critical Sanitation

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

raw ground beef over raw whole beef

minor Sanitation

*32 Food-contact surfaces. smooth, non-absorbent and easily cleanable

very rough cutting board no napkins at bar

serious Other

*03 Food products not maintained at 135øF or above

onions and pork at steam table, 120F

minor Other

*26 Consumer Advisory Disclosure---asterisking

connect advisory to food items with asterisk

minor Food Storage & Handling

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

old dates on new food

minor Food Storage & Handling

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

minor Sanitation

*39 Soda nozzles and ice bin clean to remove soil

keep soda gun clean

serious Plumbing & Waste

*20 Grease Trap Tickets

minor Sanitation

*47 Conditions of Permit-in use of food equipment

2018-05-24 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 9
critical Other

*37 Food protected from cross contamination by storing the food in packages, covered containers, or

minor Other

*26 Consumer Advisory Disclosure---asterisking

connect disclosure to menu items

serious Sanitation

*14 When to wash hands after handling soiled equip/utensil

make sure dishwashers wash between touching dirty and clean dishes

minor Food Storage & Handling

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

minor Employee Hygiene

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

critical Sanitation

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

raw chorizo over raw steak raw chorizo over rte vegetables in WIC

critical Sanitation

*31 Handwashing lavatory - used for other purpose

storing tomatoes

minor Sanitation

*32 Nonfood surfaces-design to be cleaned easily

no cloth under utensils @ bar

minor Chemical Safety

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

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