SANITARY INSPECTION RECORD — CITY OF DALLAS

TACO JOINT.

YOUR CALL. 58/100

9850 WALNUT HILL LN #437 · LAKEWOOD HEIGHTS, DALLAS

Last inspected August 23, 2023 · passed

8 of 8 inspections passed. 12 critical violations across the record.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
8
8 passed
VIOLATIONS
41
includes 12 critical
RECORDS COVER
3 YEARS
since Sep 2019

INSPECTION HISTORY

AUG 23
2023
PASSED
10 violations3 CRITICAL
DETAILS
MINOROther
*31 No soap at handsink

No soap at hand sink.

MINORFood Storage & Handling
*41 Food storage containers, identified with common name of food.

Label all bulk containers.

CRITICALSanitation
*47 Handwashing signage

Need handwashing sign at all hand sinks.

MINORSanitation
*42 Dirty nonfood contact surfaces

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

MINORFacility Condition
*45 Premises shall be maintained in good repair

Regrout tile.

CRITICALFood Temperature
*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)

Improper cold holding tomatoes 45.1 and veggies 44.2.

SERIOUSSanitation
*14 When to wash hands before donning new gloves

Observed employee change gloves twice without washing hands first.

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

Cannot store food on the trash can.

MINORSanitation
*39 Store all equipment & utensil covered or inverted

Invert to go containers.

SERIOUSSanitation
*10 Clean Sight and Touch

Quat sanitizer bucket too low to sanitize at 100 ppm.

FEB 28
2023
PASSED
10 violations3 CRITICAL
DETAILS
SERIOUSSanitation
*10 Clean Sight and Touch

Mold inside ice machine, dirty can opener blade.

CRITICALFood Storage & Handling
*18 Toxic items labeling-non original container

Label all chemical bottles.

SERIOUSPlumbing & Waste
*20 Grease Trap Tickets

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

CRITICALFood Temperature
*29 Food thermometers provided and accessible

Need thermometer in RIC.

MINORSanitation
*39 Store all equipment & utensil covered or inverted

Invert to go containers.

MINORFacility Condition
*34 Outer openings:closing holes, gaps

Gap at the bottom of side and front door.

CRITICALFood Temperature
*35 Jewelry Prohibition

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

MINORSanitation
*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.

MINOROther
*47 Other Violations

Need choking poster.

MINOROther
*40 Single use articel wrapped or dispensed

Need to wrap individually or need a dispenser for straws.

FEB 16
2022
PASSED
3 violations2 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALSanitation
*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).

CRITICALSanitation
*18 Toxic items storage adjacent to food/utensils

hand lotion adjacent to food items on a food prep table

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

personal drink stored on a food prep table

AUG 18
2021
PASSED
1 violation
DETAILS
SERIOUSSanitation
*10 Clean Sight and Touch

soda nozzle

FEB 12
2021
PASSED
3 violations2 CRITICAL
DETAILS
MINORDocumentation & Training
* 21 RFSM notify 10 days & replacement in 45 days

register with the City of Dallas

CRITICALFood Temperature
*19 Hand sink water temperature below 110'F

90 degrees F

CRITICALFood Temperature
*10 Quaternary ammonium temperature requirement

the solution is too strong-measured above 400 ppm

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AUG 21
2020
PASSED
3 violations1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
*39 Keep utensils handles upright or protected

ice scoop in the ice machine

MINORFacility Condition
*34 Outer openings:closing holes, gaps

gap at door

CRITICALSanitation
*19 Hand sink water temperature below 110'F

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

MAR 5
2020
PASSED
2 violations
DETAILS
MINORFacility Condition
*34 Outer door: solid,selfclosing,tightfitting
MINORFood Storage & Handling
*28 Date marking > 24 hrs,on site,temp 41F

corrected on site

SEP 24
2019
PASSED
9 violations1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
MINORFood Storage & Handling
*41 Food storage containers, identified with common name of food.

provide label for food storage containers

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

use utensils with handle to scoop food

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

personal food/yogurt

MINORSanitation
*32 Equipment & Utensils resistant pit,chip, crazing

broken lid on food storage container

MINORSanitation
*36 Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored

store wet cloth in sanitizer bucket

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

provide procedures-vomiting/diarrhea

CRITICALSanitation
*47 Handwashing signage
SERIOUSEmployee Hygiene
*14 Gloves single use

change gloves when changed a task

MINORFacility Condition
*34 Outer openings:closing holes, gaps

fix gap at doors

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