Taco Joint
9850 Walnut Hill Ln #437, Dallas, TX 75238 · 75238 · Restaurant
Passed all 8 inspections — critical violations noted
2023-08-23 Pass Routine CRITICAL 10
*31 No soap at handsink
No soap at hand sink.
*41 Food storage containers, identified with common name of food.
Label all bulk containers.
*47 Handwashing signage
Need handwashing sign at all hand sinks.
*42 Dirty nonfood contact surfaces
Clean can opener blade, WIC shelves, floors (old food in tile).
*45 Premises shall be maintained in good repair
Regrout tile.
*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)
Improper cold holding tomatoes 45.1 and veggies 44.2.
*14 When to wash hands before donning new gloves
Observed employee change gloves twice without washing hands first.
*37 Food shall be protected from contamination by storing the food in a clean, dry location
Cannot store food on the trash can.
*39 Store all equipment & utensil covered or inverted
Invert to go containers.
*10 Clean Sight and Touch
Quat sanitizer bucket too low to sanitize at 100 ppm.
2023-02-28 Pass Routine CRITICAL 10
*10 Clean Sight and Touch
Mold inside ice machine, dirty can opener blade.
*18 Toxic items labeling-non original container
Label all chemical bottles.
*20 Grease Trap Tickets
Provide grease trap ticket on site, must be within 90 days.
*29 Food thermometers provided and accessible
Need thermometer in RIC.
*39 Store all equipment & utensil covered or inverted
Invert to go containers.
*34 Outer openings:closing holes, gaps
Gap at the bottom of side and front door.
*35 Jewelry Prohibition
No jewelry on hands or arms while cooking or prepping food.
*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.
*47 Other Violations
Need choking poster.
*40 Single use articel wrapped or dispensed
Need to wrap individually or need a dispenser for straws.
2022-02-16 Pass Routine CRITICAL 3
*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).
*18 Toxic items storage adjacent to food/utensils
hand lotion adjacent to food items on a food prep table
*35 Eating food, chewing gum, drinking beverages, or using tobacco
personal drink stored on a food prep table
2021-08-18 Pass Routine 1
*10 Clean Sight and Touch
soda nozzle
2021-02-12 Pass Routine CRITICAL 3
* 21 RFSM notify 10 days & replacement in 45 days
register with the City of Dallas
*19 Hand sink water temperature below 110'F
90 degrees F
*10 Quaternary ammonium temperature requirement
the solution is too strong-measured above 400 ppm
2020-08-21 Pass Routine CRITICAL 3
*39 Keep utensils handles upright or protected
ice scoop in the ice machine
*34 Outer openings:closing holes, gaps
gap at door
*19 Hand sink water temperature below 110'F
102.3 degrees F-hand wash sink(kitchen prep area)
2020-03-05 Pass Routine 2
*34 Outer door: solid,selfclosing,tightfitting
*28 Date marking > 24 hrs,on site,temp 41F
corrected on site
2019-09-24 Pass Routine CRITICAL 9
*41 Food storage containers, identified with common name of food.
provide label for food storage containers
*39 In-use utensils, between-use storage. During pauses in food preparation or dispensing, food prep
use utensils with handle to scoop food
*35 Eating food, chewing gum, drinking beverages, or using tobacco
personal food/yogurt
*32 Equipment & Utensils resistant pit,chip, crazing
broken lid on food storage container
*36 Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored
store wet cloth in sanitizer bucket
*21 A establishment shall have written procedures for employees to follow when responding to vomitin
provide procedures-vomiting/diarrhea
*47 Handwashing signage
*14 Gloves single use
change gloves when changed a task
*34 Outer openings:closing holes, gaps
fix gap at doors
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