THE SHELL SHACK.

City of Dallas

2916 MCKINNEY AVE · UPTOWN, DALLAS

Last inspected 2018.

3 inspections on record since 2017 · Last inspected Feb 2018.

Last inspected Feb 2018. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

FEB 2018

INSPECTION HISTORY

FEB 28

2018

PASS 8 violations

2 pts Food Temperature

*29 Cold/hot hold unit thermometer easily viewable

Missing thermometers in the reach in coolers on the cooks line.

1 pts Employee Hygiene

*35 Hair Restraints effective

Provide hair nets or hats for employees on cook line.

1 pts Sanitation

*42 Dirty nonfood contact surfaces

clean the gaskets on the reach in coolers

1 pts Documentation & Training

*47 RFSM Certificate - Not Display

The registered food service manger certificate must be posted.

1 pts Facility Condition

*43 Light bulbs, light shields provided

Lights must be shielded in the kitchen.

1 pts Sanitation

*39 Store all equipment & utensil covered or inverted

invert the single use items when not in use.

2 pts Documentation & Training

*21 RFSM - Not On Site

The City Registered food service mangers must be on site during the operation.

3 pts Sanitation

*10 Chlorine sanitizer concentration, minimum temp.

the sanitizer is not working at the dish machine ( primer flex tube )

JUL 13

2017

PASS 10 violations

1 pts Facility Condition

*39 Vending machine doors and access opening covers tight-fitting, gasket

1 pts Facility Condition

*43 Light bulbs, light shields provided

1 pts Documentation & Training

*47 RFSM Certificate - Not Display

1 pts Sanitation

*43 Clean vent syst:Intake/exhaust air ducts

1 pts Other

*36 Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored

2 pts Pest Activity

*25 Controlling pests. The presence of insects, rodents, and other pests shall be controlled to elim

FRUIT FLIES IN THE KITCHEN

2 pts Other

*31 Individual, disposable towels

NO PAPER TOWELS AT BAR HANDSINK

3 pts Sanitation

*10 A chemical sanitizer used: contact times criteria

O PPM CHLORINE IN DISH WASH MACHINE

1 pts Sanitation

*42 Dirty nonfood contact surfaces

2 pts Food Temperature

*29 Mechanical holding unit, thermometer location

JAN 9

2017

PASS 12 violations

3 pts Sanitation

*14 When to wash hands

3 pts Employee Hygiene

*15 Bare hands contact with ready-to-eat foods

Bar during drink prep

3 pts Food Storage & Handling

*18 Medicines labeled and stored properly

Tylenol left on prep cooler

2 pts Sanitation

*31 Handwashing lavatory - used for other purpose

hand sink used as dump sink at bar

2 pts Sanitation

*32 Nonfood surfaces-design to be cleaned easily

Remove plastic wrap at 3-compartment sink.

1 pts Pest Activity

*34 Pest control-routine inspections for

Roaches on ice scoop

1 pts Other

*36 Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored

1 pts Food Storage & Handling

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

Salt

1 pts Facility Condition

*42 Floors/walls/ceiling/nonfood dirty

Ceilings, reach-in freezer, fan at bar

1 pts Facility Condition

*43 Light bulbs, light shields provided

1 pts Facility Condition

*45 Premises shall be maintained in good repair

Missing base boards. Walls not sealed.

1 pts Documentation & Training

*47 Health permit posted

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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