Tacos LA Esquina
839 W Jefferson Blvd, Dallas, TX 75208 · 75208 · Restaurant
Passed all 3 inspections — critical violations noted
2018-01-31 Pass Routine CRITICAL 9
*10 Sanitization after Cleaning
*21 RFSM - Not On Site
RFSM not on site
*34 Pest control-routine inspections for
missing pest control ticket
*45 Clean facilities as often as necessary.
vent hood dirty must be clean properly cooler units dirty inside and outside must be clean properly inside and outside
*12 A food employee shall comply with an exclusion or RESTRICTION
missing writing employee health policies
*22 Handlers-Certificate Not On Site
missing food handler cards
*21 PIC ensures employees are properly sanitizing equi
PIC ensure the use of sanitizing solutions
*15 Bare hands contact with ready-to-eat foods
not gloves available at time of inspection must be not bare hand contact with prep food
*13 Discharges from the Eyes, Nose, a3nd Mouth
missing body fluids clean up procedures / spill kit
2017-08-07 Pass Routine CRITICAL 7
*03 Food products not maintained at 135øF or above
COOKED RICE HELD AT 121.8 F MUST BE HELD AT 135.0 F OR ABOVE OUR USE PROPER COOLING METHODS
*28 Date marking commercially prepared of RTE/PHF
SEVERAL COOKED FOOD ITEMS NOT DATE MARKED SEVERAL COOKED FOOD ITEMS VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED FINAL WARNING!! A REPEAT OF THIS VIOLATION WILL RESULT IN A CITATION BEING ISSUED AND ALL FOODS BEING
*31 Handwashing lavatory - accessible
BOTH HAND SINKS IN THE KITCHEN WERE BLOCKED
*42 Floors/walls/ceiling/nonfood dirty
CLEAN THE FLOOR DRAIN UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK
*43 Clean vent syst:Intake/exhaust air ducts
CLEAN THE INTAKE VENT IN THE KITCHEN (DUST BUILD UP)
*47 Handwashing signage
PROVIDE HAND WASH SIGNS FOR BOTH HAND SINKS MISSING THEM IN THE KITCHEN
*35 Hair Restraints effective
ALWAYS WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS WHEN PREPARING FOOD IN THE KITCHEN
2017-02-13 Pass Routine CRITICAL 8
*19 Water & Plumbing in good repair- per code
LEAK AT THE FRONT HAND SINK
*28 Date marking commercially prepared RTE/ TCS food
DATE MARK ALL COOKED FOOD ITEMS HELD FOR LATER USE IN THE REACH IN COOLER
*32 Damaged Equipment
BROKEN REACH IN COOLER GASKETS
*34 Insect control:prevent dead insects from food
FRUIT FLIES OBSERVED IN THE RESTAURANT
*35 Hair Restraints effective
NO HAIR RESTRAINTS BEING WORN BY FOOD PREPARATION WORKERS (CORRECTED ON SITE)
*42 Floors/walls/ceiling/nonfood dirty
CLEAN THE DIRTY FLOOR DRAIN UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK
*43 Light bulbs, light shields provided
SHIELD THE LIGHT BULBS IN THE RESTROOMS
*29 Cold/hot hold unit thermometer easily viewable
PROVIDE A THERMOMETER FOR THE REACH IN COOLING UNIT MISSING ONE
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