TACO JOINT.

City of Dallas

9850 WALNUT HILL LN #437 · LAKEWOOD HEIGHTS, DALLAS

Last inspected 2023.

8 inspections on record since 2019 · Last inspected Aug 2023.

Last inspected Aug 2023. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

AUG 2023

INSPECTION HISTORY

AUG 23

2023

PASS 10 violations

2 pts Other

*31 No soap at handsink

No soap at hand sink.

1 pts Food Storage & Handling

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

Label all bulk containers.

1 pts Sanitation

*47 Handwashing signage

Need handwashing sign at all hand sinks.

1 pts Sanitation

*42 Dirty nonfood contact surfaces

Clean can opener blade, WIC shelves, floors (old food in tile).

1 pts Facility Condition

*45 Premises shall be maintained in good repair

Regrout tile.

3 pts Food Temperature

*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)

Improper cold holding tomatoes 45.1 and veggies 44.2.

3 pts Sanitation

*14 When to wash hands before donning new gloves

Observed employee change gloves twice without washing hands first.

1 pts Sanitation

*37 Food shall be protected from contamination by storing the food in a clean, dry location

Cannot store food on the trash can.

1 pts Sanitation

*39 Store all equipment & utensil covered or inverted

Invert to go containers.

3 pts Sanitation

*10 Clean Sight and Touch

Quat sanitizer bucket too low to sanitize at 100 ppm.

FEB 28

2023

PASS 10 violations

3 pts Sanitation

*10 Clean Sight and Touch

Mold inside ice machine, dirty can opener blade.

3 pts Food Storage & Handling

*18 Toxic items labeling-non original container

Label all chemical bottles.

3 pts Plumbing & Waste

*20 Grease Trap Tickets

Provide grease trap ticket on site, must be within 90 days.

2 pts Food Temperature

*29 Food thermometers provided and accessible

Need thermometer in RIC.

1 pts Sanitation

*39 Store all equipment & utensil covered or inverted

Invert to go containers.

1 pts Facility Condition

*34 Outer openings:closing holes, gaps

Gap at the bottom of side and front door.

1 pts Food Temperature

*35 Jewelry Prohibition

No jewelry on hands or arms while cooking or prepping food.

1 pts Sanitation

*36 Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored

Cannot leave wet wiping cloths out, must be stored in sanitizer bucket at all times when not in use.

1 pts Other

*47 Other Violations

Need choking poster.

1 pts Other

*40 Single use articel wrapped or dispensed

Need to wrap individually or need a dispenser for straws.

FEB 16

2022

PASS 3 violations

1 pts Sanitation

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

make sure that employees change their gloves when multitasking(working with cleaning products and proceeding to prepare food without changing gloves and washing hands).

3 pts Sanitation

*18 Toxic items storage adjacent to food/utensils

hand lotion adjacent to food items on a food prep table

1 pts Employee Hygiene

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

personal drink stored on a food prep table

AUG 18

2021

PASS 1 violation

3 pts Sanitation

*10 Clean Sight and Touch

soda nozzle

FEB 12

2021

PASS 3 violations

2 pts Documentation & Training

* 21 RFSM notify 10 days & replacement in 45 days

3 pts Food Temperature

*19 Hand sink water temperature below 110'F

90 degrees F

3 pts Food Temperature

*10 Quaternary ammonium temperature requirement

the solution is too strong-measured above 400 ppm

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AUG 21

2020

PASS 3 violations

1 pts Sanitation

*39 Keep utensils handles upright or protected

ice scoop in the ice machine

1 pts Facility Condition

*34 Outer openings:closing holes, gaps

gap at door

3 pts Sanitation

*19 Hand sink water temperature below 110'F

102.3 degrees F-hand wash sink(kitchen prep area)

MAR 5

2020

PASS 2 violations

1 pts Facility Condition

*34 Outer door: solid,selfclosing,tightfitting

2 pts Food Storage & Handling

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

corrected on site

SEP 24

2019

PASS 9 violations

1 pts Food Storage & Handling

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

provide label for food storage containers

1 pts Sanitation

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

use utensils with handle to scoop food

1 pts Employee Hygiene

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

personal food/yogurt

2 pts Sanitation

*32 Equipment & Utensils resistant pit,chip, crazing

broken lid on food storage container

1 pts Sanitation

*36 Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored

store wet cloth in sanitizer bucket

2 pts Other

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

provide procedures-vomiting/diarrhea

1 pts Sanitation

*47 Handwashing signage

3 pts Employee Hygiene

*14 Gloves single use

change gloves when changed a task

1 pts Facility Condition

*34 Outer openings:closing holes, gaps

fix gap at doors

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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