Dalat Restaurant & Bar

2537 N FITZHUGH AVE, Dallas, TX 75204 · Dallas County

133cited violations

51serious tier

16inspections

Historical record. Historical: the City of Dallas published this dataset from October 2016 to February 2024 and then ended it (dataset ended 2024). Later inspections are not in it. Points follow the Texas inspection form: Priority items 3 points (shown as serious), Priority Foundation 2, Core 1.

Establishment

Type: Food establishment
Inspected by: City of Dallas Code Compliance (2016–2024 dataset)
Official record: City of Dallas Code Compliance (2016–2024 dataset) inspection reports

Other public records for this business

Year by year

Year	Inspections	Violations	Serious
2023	1	1	0
2022	1	2	1
2021	2	8	0
2020	1	4	2
2019	2	18	9
2018	6	69	26
2017	2	25	10
2016	1	6	3

Inspections

Mar 7, 2023 Routine Score 99
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Premises shall be maintained in good repair
  
  Fix leaking water lines
Apr 22, 2022 Routine Score 96
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)
  
  Beef found at 46'f, keep at 41'f or below
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  In-use utensils, between-use storage. During pauses in food preparation or dispensing, food prep
  
  Store in use utensils properly
Oct 28, 2021 Routine Score 98
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Pest control-routine inspections for
  
  Use proper pest control devices
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Dirty nonfood contact surfaces
  
  clean bottom of beer cooler
Apr 21, 2021 Routine Score 94
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Eating food, chewing gum, drinking beverages, or using tobacco
  
  Employee drinking cup on meat slicer
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Premises shall be maintained in good repair
  
  Repair water leak
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Dirty nonfood contact surfaces
  
  Clean WIC floor
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Other Violations
  
  Ceiling tiles not approved material
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Controlling pests. Eliminating harborage conditions
  
  Observed rodent droppings
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Store equipment & utensils in a clean, dry place
Aug 13, 2020 Routine Score 91
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Chlorine exposure time table
  
  no chlorine observed in the dishwasher(kitchen).
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)
  
  cooked shrimp-52 degrees F
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Keep utensils handles upright or protected
  
  ice scoop
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Do not exceed manuf. use by date
  
  meat sauce and fish sauce with prep dates from 8/4/20
Dec 12, 2019 Routine Score 81
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Food products not maintained at 135øF or above
  
  EGGROLL 103 DEGREE F
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Contact RTE Products w/ Bare Hands
  
  OBSERVED EMPLOYEE HANDLE NOODLES WITH BARE HANDS
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  RFSM - Not On Site
  
  NOT ON SITE
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Date marking > 24 hrs,on site,temp 41F
  
  ENSURE PROPER DATE MARKING
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Store all equipment & utensil covered or inverted
  
  TO GO CONTAINERS
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Handwashing lavatory - used for other purpose
  
  PAN INSIDE HAND SINK
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Food protected cross contamination separating types of raw animal food storage, preparation, hol
  
  RAW BEEF STORED NEXT TO COOKED PROTEIN-COS
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Clean Sight and Touch
  
  CLEAN ICE GUARD AT ICE MACHINE
Jun 5, 2019 Routine Score 80
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Floors/walls/ceiling/nonfood dirty
  
  clean floors and gaskets
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)
  
  beef pico de gallo 47.8F, beef 86.2F, and dumpling 52.0F
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Discard if TCS is in container w/ no date or day
  
  no date marking on prepared foods
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Storing the food at least 15 cm (6 inches) above the floor
  
  observed food on floor in WIC
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored
  
  soiled wiping clothes improper stored on equipment
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  When to wash hands before donning new gloves
  
  Donning gloves without washing hands
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Clean Sight and Touch
  
  unsanitary condition
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Cutting surfaces.
  
  resurface cutting
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Hair Restraints effective
  
  properly restraint hair and provide beard guard
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Food protected cross contamination separating types of raw animal food storage, preparation, hol
  
  cross contamination by arrangement
Nov 12, 2018 Routine Score 86
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Toxic items stored above food/utensils
  
  toxics stored with food
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  One Inch Air Gap
  
  provide one inch air gap
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Damaged Equipment
  
  replace gaskets
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored
  
  wiping clothes improperly stored on equipment
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Loosely cover cooling foods
  
  cover all food
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Floors/walls/ceiling/nonfood dirty
  
  clean walls, drains, gaskets & remove dust from ceiling in WIC
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Clean vent syst:Intake/exhaust air ducts
  
  clean fan vent covers
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Premises free of litter
  
  clean around dumpster area
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Handwashing signage
  
  Provide hand washing sign
Oct 12, 2018 Routine Score 71
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Premises free of litter
  
  clean around dumpster area (remove trash on ground)
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Floors/walls/ceiling/nonfood dirty
  
  Clean walls, gaskets and floor
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Controlling pests. The presence of insects, rodents, and other pests shall be controlled to elim
  
  infestation of flies
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored
  
  soiled wiping clothes improper stored on equipment
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Food protected cross contamination separating types of raw animal food storage, preparation, hol
  
  cross contamination by arrangement, storage and preparation
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Food protected from cross contamination by storing the food in packages, covered containers, or
  
  cover all food items to prevent cross contamination
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  When to wash hands before donning new gloves
  
  donning gloves without washing hands
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)
  
  chicken 54.0F, pork 64F & beef 60
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Clean Sight and Touch
  
  unsanitary conditions
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Contact RTE Products w/ Bare Hands
  
  Bare hand contact on c .noodles
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Handlers-Certificate Not On Site
  
  Certify all staff
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Light bulbs, light shields provided
  
  clean light shields
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Discard if TCS is in container w/ no date or day
  
  no date marking prepared food
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  RFSM - Not On Site
  
  No RFSM on duty during inspection
Aug 20, 2018 Routine Score 97
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Premises shall be maintained in good repair
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Outer door: solid,selfclosing,tightfitting
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  In-use utensils, between-use storage. During pauses in food preparation or dispensing, food prep
Mar 5, 2018 Routine Score 80
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Outer openings:closing holes, gaps
  
  replace weather stripping on back door (warning)
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Thawing. under running water criteria
  
  improper thawing of meat
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Handwashing lavatory - accessible
  
  blocked
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Keep utensils handles upright or protected
  
  utensils improperly stored
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)
  
  pork 48.7
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  One Inch Air Gap
  
  provide one inch air gap
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Discard if TCS is in container w/ no date or day
  
  no date marking on prepared foods
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  When to wash hands before donning new gloves
  
  Donning gloves without washing hands
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Food protected cross contamination separating types of raw animal food storage, preparation, hol
  
  Cross contamination by arrangement
Feb 1, 2018 Routine Score 70
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Handwashing lavatory - used for other purpose
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Discard if TCS is in container w/ no date or day
  
  no date marking on prepared food
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Hand sink water temperature below 110'F
  
  hand sink hot water at 75F
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Date marking > 24 hrs,on site,temp 41F
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Contact RTE Products w/ Bare Hands
  
  bare hand contact on lettuce
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  When to wash hands before donning new gloves
  
  donning gloves without washing hands
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored
  
  soiled wiping clothes improper stored on equipment
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Premises shall be maintained in good repair
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Outer openings:closing holes, gaps
  
  close all gaps in ceiling
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Eating food, chewing gum, drinking beverages, or using tobacco
  
  personal drink stored on equipment above equipment
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Equipment and Utensils Storage
  
  utensils improperly stored
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Food protected cross contamination separating types of raw animal food storage, preparation, hol
  
  Cross contamination by arrangement
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Floors/walls/ceiling/nonfood dirty
  
  clean walls and drains
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Other Violations
  
  label 3 comp sink
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Clean vent syst:Intake/exhaust air ducts
Jan 10, 2018 Routine Score 65
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Handwashing lavatory - used for other purpose
  
  Hand washing sink used for hand washing only!!
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)
  
  r. beef 53.2 and g. beef 52.5
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Water & Plumbing in good repair- per code
  
  repair hand sink
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Premises shall be maintained in good repair
  
  remove all expose wood from wall by hand sink
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Handwashing signage
  
  provide
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  RFSM - Not On Site
  
  no RFSM on duty
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Food not re-served after being served or sold to consumer
  
  reserving of chili pasta
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Toxic items stored above food/utensils
  
  Toxics stored above food
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Contact RTE Products w/ Bare Hands
  
  bare hand contact on RTE food
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Floors/walls/ceiling/nonfood dirty
  
  clean drains and walls
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Thawing. under running water criteria
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Food protected from cross contamination by storing the food in packages, covered containers, or
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  When to wash hands before donning new gloves
  
  donning gloves / lack of hand washing
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Trash can provided for papertowel waste
  
  provide
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Light bulbs, light shields provided
  
  providing more lighting
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Food protected cross contamination separating types of raw animal food storage, preparation, hol
  
  cross contamination by arrangement
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Handlers-Certificate Not On Site
  
  certify all staff
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Eating food, chewing gum, drinking beverages, or using tobacco
  
  personal drinks stored on equipment
Jul 17, 2017 Follow-up Score 80
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Q.A. PPM - follow manufacturer's direction
  
  sanitizer bucket 0ppm
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)
  
  raw chicken 45.6°F, raw beef 46.7°F (cooler thermometer 56°F),
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Eating food, chewing gum, drinking beverages, or using tobacco
  
  employee drinking next to employee cutting jalapenos on prep table.
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Maintain in Good Repair
  
  cooler gaskets
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Contact RTE Products w/ Bare Hands
  
  employee dicing tomatoes.
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Handlers-Certificate Not On Site
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Toxic items labeling-non original container
  
  spray bottles
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Containers of chemical sanitizing solutions stored off the floor and used in a manner that preve
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Conditions of Permit-in use of food equipment
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Lockers to be used to store personal items
  
  employee purse left on bread bins.
Jun 6, 2017 Routine Score 70
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Premises shall be maintained in good repair
  
  Replace missing border on window by stove top (glue hanging over oils)
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Chlorine sanitizer concentration, minimum temp.
  
  bar dishwasher 0ppm
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Toxic items labeling-non original container
  
  unlabeled spray bottles
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Cold/hot hold unit thermometer easily viewable
  
  cooler drawers, reach-in cooler with garnishes
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Dirty nonfood contact surfaces
  
  botton of inside of reach in freezer, venthood/Ansul system (dripping grease), reach in cooler shelves, shelving in WIC
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)
  
  ground beef 55.0°F, raw chicken 55.1°F, pho broths 67.1°F, raw beef 44.5°F (cooler thermometer 60°F), cooked shrimp 45.5°F
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Hand sink water temperature below 110'F
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Eating food, chewing gum, drinking beverages, or using tobacco
  
  employee drinking and walking through kitchen, employee drink over prep table
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Pest control-routine inspections for
  
  fruits flies in kitchen
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Nonfood surfaces-design to be cleaned easily
  
  cardboard in reach in cooler
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Food safe, good condition, unadulterated, and honestly presented
  
  moldy bag of flour
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Conditions of Permit-in use of food equipment
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Beverage tubing and cold-plate beverage cooling
  
  bar ice bin
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  A establishment shall have written procedures for employees to follow when responding to vomitin
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  When to wash hands before donning new gloves
Nov 15, 2016 Routine Score 87
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)
  
  Soup broth 61.6 degrees Fahrenheit
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  When to wash hands before donning new gloves
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Toxic items labeling-non original container
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Food thermometers provided and accessible
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Floors/walls/ceiling/nonfood dirty
  
  Clean air vents, fan, shelving above prep area cooler, and exterior of ice machine.

Source: City of Dallas Code Compliance (2016–2024 dataset). History last read Oct 1, 2026. Violation text is the inspector's wording. “Serious” is the source's own top tier. About this data.