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The Southern Cross

1800 Dowdy Ferry Rd, Dallas, TX 75217 · 75217 · Restaurant

Passed all 15 inspections — critical violations noted

Inspections
15
15 passed
Last Inspected
2024-11-27
Pass Rate
100%
0 failures
Score
70/100
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15 consecutive passes, most recently 2024-11-27
No failures across all 15 inspections on record
17 sanitation violations found across 10 inspections
Food Storage & Handling issues found across 5 inspections
Sanitation critical 17×
Facility Condition serious
Food Storage & Handling critical
Plumbing & Waste serious
Other critical
Documentation & Training minor
Food Temperature critical
Pest Activity critical
Employee Hygiene serious
2024-11-27 Pass New Retail Food 2022

No violations found.

2023-11-18 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 5
serious Facility Condition

*19 One Inch Air Gap

provide air gap at floor sink at Ice machine

serious Plumbing & Waste

*20 Grease Trap Tickets

provide grease trap every 20 days

minor Documentation & Training

*21 RFSM - Not On Site

provide CFM on site at all times 29

critical Food Temperature

*29 Food thermometers provided and accessible

thermometers on site not calibrated

minor Sanitation

*32 Equipment & Utensils smooth easily cleanable

provide equipment or equivalent sneeze guard on buffet

2023-04-30 Pass Routine
2
minor Sanitation

*32 Equipment and Utensils Durability and Strength

remove/replace foil shelf liners remove card board shelf liners in dry storage under can soda

minor Other

*47 Other Violations

2022-10-27 Pass Routine
4
serious Sanitation

*10 Clean Sight and Touch

DETAIL CLEAN INTERIOR OF POPCORN MACHINE.

minor Food Storage & Handling

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

MUST DATE ALL RTE FOOD/STORED MORE THAN 24HRS.

minor Sanitation

*40 Reuse of single service articles

DO NOT REUSE SINGLE USE CONTAINER/FOIL OBSERVE A LOT OF THEM REWASHED.

minor Other

*47 Other Violations

NO PET CONTROL

2022-03-24 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 2
critical Pest Activity

*34 Pest Control

minor Plumbing & Waste

*46 Covered waste receptacle for women's restroom

2021-05-24 Pass Routine
1
minor Sanitation

*42 Floors/walls/ceiling/nonfood dirty

CLEAN THE FLOOR DRAINS AND COVERS IN THE KITCHEN

2020-07-06 Pass Routine
2
minor Facility Condition

*43 Light bulbs, light shields provided

RESTORE LIGHTING TO THE RESTROOM ( AND REPLACE BURNED OUT ONE IN KITCHEN )

minor Facility Condition

*34 Outer openings:closing holes, gaps

VISIBLE GAP AT THE BACK DOOR ( RIGHT CORNER )

2020-01-08 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 4
critical Food Storage & Handling

*18 Toxic items labeling-non original container

UNLABELED CHEMICAL SPRAY BOTTLE

minor Sanitation

*42 Floors/walls/ceiling/nonfood dirty

SOILED ( FLOOR DRAIN ) UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK

minor Sanitation

*46 Physical Facilities Premises

CLEAN UNDERNEATH THE TOILET SEAT ( RESTROOM )

minor Sanitation

*32 Damaged Equipment

BROKEN WALK IN COOLER DOOR GASKET

2019-07-08 Pass Routine
1
minor Facility Condition

*43 Light bulbs, light shields provided

NO LIGHT SUPPLIED TO ONE HALF OF THE VENT HOOD NO LIGHT SUPPLIED TO THE KITCHEN EMPLOYEE RESTROOM SOME CEILING LIGHTING UNITS IN THE KITCHEN ARE NOT SHINING RESTORE LIGHTING ASAP

2019-01-09 Pass Routine
3
minor Facility Condition

*43 Light bulbs, light shields provided

REPLACE THE LIGHTS THAT ARE NO LONGER SHINING IN SOME UNITS IN THE KITCHEN

minor Food Storage & Handling

*37 Storing the food at least 15 cm (6 inches) above the floor

TWO FOOD CONTAINERS RESTING ON THE FLOOR OF THE WALK IN COOLER ONE OF BBQ SAUCE THE OTHER OF PICKLES

minor Sanitation

*46 Physical Facilities Premises

CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE TOILET BOWL IN THE KITCHEN RESTROOM

2019-01-02 Pass Routine
3
minor Facility Condition

*43 Light bulbs, light shields provided

REPLACE THE LIGHTS THAT HAVE BURNED OUT IN A COUPLE OF UNITS

minor Food Storage & Handling

*37 Storing the food at least 15 cm (6 inches) above the floor

CONTAINERS OF BBQ SAUCE AND PICKLES RESTING ON THE FLOOR OF THE WALK IN COOLER

minor Sanitation

*46 Physical Facilities Premises

CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE RESTROOM TOILET IN THE KITCHEN

2018-06-28 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 4
minor Sanitation

*42 Floors/walls/ceiling/nonfood dirty

CLEAN THE FLOOR DRAINS AND COVERS INSIDE THE KITCHEN

critical Sanitation

*09 Food protected cross contamination arrange each type food in equipment so cross is prevented

RAW EGGS ABOVE FRESH LETTUCE IN THE WALK IN COOLER

serious Sanitation

*10 Clean Sight and Touch

CLEAN THE INTERIOR SURFACES OF THE MICROWAVE

minor Sanitation

*32 Damaged Equipment

REPLACE THE BROKEN WALK IN COOLER DOOR GASKET

2018-01-05 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 4
serious Food Storage & Handling

*07 Food safe, good condition, unadulterated, and honestly presented

TWO DENTED CANS ON SHELVES (PINTO BEANS AND APPLES)

minor Sanitation

*46 Physical Facilities Premises

CLEAN KITCHEN RESTROOM TOILET (BOWL AND SEAT ) LIGHT FECAL SOIL

critical Sanitation

*47 Handwashing signage

PROVIDE A HAND WASH SIGN FOR THE KITCHEN HAND SINKS

serious Plumbing & Waste

*20 Grease Trap Tickets

LIQUID WASTE MANIFEST (SERVICE) BEYOND 90 DAYS ( 08/ 28 / 2017 )

2017-05-31 Pass Routine
4
minor Facility Condition

*45 Premises shall be maintained in good repair

cement floors missing floor seal

minor Facility Condition

*43 Light bulbs, light shields provided

some lights are off in prep areas and cooler unit room area flickering lights

minor Facility Condition

*34 Outer openings:closing holes, gaps

missing ceiling tile 3 compartment sink area

serious Plumbing & Waste

*20 Grease Trap Tickets

need current grease trap ticket

2016-11-10 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 4
serious Employee Hygiene

*13 Discharges from the Eyes, Nose, a3nd Mouth

missing writing procedures for body fluids / spill kit

critical Other

*37 Food protected from cross contamination by storing damaged, spoiled, or recalled food being held

expired dates since 2013

critical Sanitation

*32 Maintain in Good Repair

floors need to be reseal to avoid porous surfaces and contamination

serious Other

*12 A food employee shall comply with an exclusion or RESTRICTION

missing writing employee health policies

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