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Tortaco

2100 Ross Ave #100, Dallas, TX 75201 · 75201 · Restaurant

Passed all 7 inspections — critical violations noted

Inspections
7
7 passed
Last Inspected
2020-01-15
Pass Rate
100%
0 failures
Score
53/100
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What You Should Know
7 consecutive passes, most recently 2020-01-15
No failures across all 7 inspections on record
13 sanitation violations found across 6 inspections
Food Storage & Handling issues found across 3 inspections
Types of Issues Found
Sanitation critical 13×
Documentation & Training minor 4×
Plumbing & Waste serious 3×
Food Storage & Handling critical 3×
Facility Condition minor 3×
Food Temperature critical 2×
Pest Activity critical 2×
Employee Hygiene minor 2×
Other minor 1×
Inspection History
2020-01-15 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 6
minor Documentation & Training

*21 Outfitter-Certified Food Manager

REGISTER WITH CITY OF DALLAS, HAS SERV SAFE

critical Food Temperature

*29 Outfitter-Thermometer.

NEEDED IN DEEP FREEZER UNDER EMPLOYEE MICROWAVE

critical Pest Activity

*34 Controlling pests. Eliminating harborage conditions

FRUIT FLIES

minor Employee Hygiene

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

DESIGNATE AREA FOR EMPLOYEE DRINKS

minor Plumbing & Waste

*46 Covered waste receptacle for women's restroom

critical Sanitation

*47 Handwashing signage

NEEDED

2019-07-25 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 4
serious Plumbing & Waste

*20 Grease Trap Tickets

NO LIQUID WASTE MANIFESTS ON SITE ( FOR SERVICE WITHIN THE LAST 90 DAYS )

minor Food Storage & Handling

*24 Food Labeling- with common name of the food

UNLABELED BULK FOOD INGREDIENT CONTAINERS

critical Pest Activity

*34 Insect control:prevent dead insects from food

FRUIT FLIES OBSERVED IN THE ESTABLISHMENT

minor Facility Condition

*43 Light bulbs, light shields provided

BURNED OUT LIGHT BULB UNDER THE VENT HOOD

2018-12-20 Pass Routine
1
serious Sanitation

*10 Clean Sight and Touch

2018-06-28 Pass Routine
4
serious Sanitation

*10 Clean Sight and Touch

dirty (mold) ice machine

minor Facility Condition

*32 Maintain in Good Repair

broken gasket in reach in cooler

minor Documentation & Training

*21 RFSM - Not On Site

minor Sanitation

*43 Clean vent syst:Intake/exhaust air ducts

dusty fan covers in walk-in-cooler

2018-01-04 Pass Routine
4
minor Sanitation

*32 Damaged Equipment

broken gaskets

minor Sanitation

*42 Nonfood-contact surfaces material

dirty gaskets

minor Documentation & Training

* 21 RFSM notify 10 days & replacement in 45 days

serious Sanitation

*10 Clean Sight and Touch

dirty ice machine

2017-07-26 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 9
minor Sanitation

*43 Clean vent syst:Intake/exhaust air ducts

serious Plumbing & Waste

*19 Plumbing design, construction, and install.

backed up drain under kitchen line RIC's

minor Employee Hygiene

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

personal drinks in RIC

minor Sanitation

*42 Dirty nonfood contact surfaces

dirty gaskets

critical Sanitation

*18 Toxic items storage adjacent to food/utensils

serious Sanitation

*10 Clean Sight and Touch

dirty microwave

minor Other

*36 Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored

minor Documentation & Training

*21 RFSM - Not On Site

serious Food Storage & Handling

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

expired juice in WIC

2017-01-25 Pass Routine
CRITICAL 5
critical Food Storage & Handling

*18 Toxic items labeling-non original container

All spray bottles should have the contents clearly labeled.

serious Sanitation

*10 Q.A. PPM - follow manufacturer's direction

Sanitizer bucket tested at less than 100ppm. Make sure employees know how to test solutions so they can ensure proper effective concentration is maintained.

minor Facility Condition

*45 Walls shall be light in color

Walls are black.

critical Food Temperature

*29 Cold/hot hold unit thermometer easily viewable

Reach in coolers should all have easily readable thermometers. Two open top reach in coolers did not have thermometers at time of inspection.

minor Sanitation

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

Scoops for rice should be either stored in the food with handles out or on a clean place on the counter.

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