Fiesta Mart Taqueria

5334 ROSS AVE, Dallas, TX 75204 · Dallas County

125cited violations

52serious tier

17inspections

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
2024	1	10	1
2023	1	6	2
2022	2	13	8
2021	3	33	15
2020	3	15	6
2019	2	9	4
2018	3	29	15
2017	2	10	1

Inspections

Feb 9, 2024 Routine Score 85
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  RFSM - Not On Site
  
  RFSM not on site
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Handwashing lavatory - accessible
  
  hand sink is not accessible , had some items blocking
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Drying Mops-air dry
  
  mop shall be hanged to dry
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Eating food, chewing gum, drinking beverages, or using tobacco
  
  personal drink on shelf above vegetables , shall be properly stored
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Light bulbs, light shields provided
  
  light bulb is out in RIF , shall be replaced
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Original cont. of RTE/PHF/Day1= day of opening
  
  date mark cheese for 7 days then discard
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Use toxic according to manufacturer direction
  
  need to have a bucket of solution chlorine 50- 100ppm Cl
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored
  
  Have wiping cloths in bucket between use
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Thawing. under running water criteria - < 4 hours
  
  thaw under running water or keep in refrigerator
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Other Violations
  
  permit need to be visible and posted
May 6, 2023 Routine Score 90
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Food products not maintained at 135øF or above
  
  Observed diced potatoes at 123 Degrees F and Scrambled Eggs at 126 Degrees F.
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Grease Trap Tickets
  
  Grease trap must be serviced every 90 days and records kept on site 3 yrs.
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Food, utensils & equip under other sources
  
  Observed onions stored under dish drying rack.
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Utensils, single serve items 6 inches off - floor
  
  Observed cutting boards stored on the floor.
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Floors/walls/ceiling/nonfood dirty
  
  Observed dirty floors.
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Health permit posted
  
  Health permit must be posted in public view.
Nov 16, 2022 Routine Score 91
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  When to wash hands before donning new gloves
  
  Observed employee did not wash hands before donning gloves.
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Backflow prevention device - installed
  
  Observed water hose [in kitchen] not connected to hose bibb.
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Dirty nonfood contact surfaces
  
  Observed dirty ceiling air vents.
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Light - 50 foot : Food and utensils area
  
  Observed missing lights at hood vent.
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Conditions of Permit-in use of food equipment
  
  Need a sign about the inspection report.
Mar 21, 2022 Routine Score 80
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Food protected cross contamination separating types of raw animal food storage, preparation, hol
  
  CROSS CONTAMINATION BY ARRANGEMENT R. CHICKEN , R. BACON STORED ABOVE RTE FOOD & FISH
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Toxic items stored above food/utensils
  
  TOXICS STORED WITH FOOD
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored
  
  SOILED WIPING CLOTHES IMPROPERLY STORED ON EQUIPMENT
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Food products not maintained at 135øF or above
  
  R. BEANS 134.5, EGG ROLLS 129.7 & C. SAUSAGE 113.5F
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Discard if TCS is in container w/ no date or day
  
  NO DATE MARKING
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Clean Sight and Touch
  
  CLEAN ALL
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Floors/walls/ceiling/nonfood dirty
  
  CLEAN FLOORS AND REMOVE ALL DUST FROM CEILING ABOVE PREP
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  When to wash hands before donning new gloves
  
  LACK OF HAND WASHING
Sep 2, 2021 Routine Score 82
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Food products not maintained at 135øF or above
  
  F. ORKA 122.3
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Food protected cross contamination separating types of raw animal food storage, preparation, hol
  
  CROSS CONTAMINATION BY ARRANGEMENT R. EGGS STORED ABOVE RTE FOOD
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Clean Sight and Touch
  
  CLEAN ALL
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Toxic items storage adjacent to food/utensils
  
  TOXICS STORED WITH SINGLE SERVICE ITEMS
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Controlling pests. The presence of insects, rodents, and other pests shall be controlled to elim
  
  FLIES
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Outer openings:closing holes, gaps
  
  CLOSE ALL GAPS
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Food protected from cross contamination by storing the food in packages, covered containers, or
  
  COVER ALL FOOD
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Floors/walls/ceiling/nonfood dirty
  
  CLEAN GASKETS
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Light bulbs, light shields provided
  
  SHIELDS LIGHTS
Mar 5, 2021 Follow-up Score 80
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Premises shall be maintained in good repair
  
  RESEAL WALL AROUND 3 COMP SINK
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Store all equipment & utensil covered or inverted
  
  INVERT / COVER ALL SINGLE SERVICE ITEMS
- 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)
  Food products not maintained at 135øF or above
  
  R. BEANS 120.0, RIBS 114.2, F ,OKRA 116.2
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Outer openings:closing holes, gaps
  
  CLOSE ALL HOLES & GAPS
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Food protected cross contamination separating types of raw animal food storage, preparation, hol
  
  CROSS CONTAMINATION BY ARRANGEMENT RAW FOOD STORED WITH RTE FOOD
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Light bulbs, light shields provided
  
  REPLACE LIGHTING UNDER VENT HOOD SYSTEM
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Clean Sight and Touch
  
  CLEAN ALL RIC(S)
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Floors/walls/ceiling/nonfood dirty
  
  REMOVE ALL DUST FROM CEILING IN PREP AREA
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Toxic items storage adjacent to food/utensils
  
  TOXICS STORED WITH FOOD
Jan 22, 2021 Routine Score 73
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Hand sink water temperature below 110'F
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Grease Trap Tickets
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Mats / Duckboards nonabsorbent
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Conditions of Permit-in use of food equipment
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Cutting surfaces.
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Outer openings:closing holes, gaps
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Food products not maintained at 135øF or above
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  RFSM - Not On Site
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Food protected cross contamination separating types of raw animal food storage, preparation, hol
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Light bulbs, light shields provided
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Clean Sight and Touch
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Dirty nonfood contact surfaces
May 13, 2020 Routine Score 88
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Clean Sight and Touch
  
  CLEAN RIC
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Jewelry Prohibition
  
  NO JEWELRY ALLOWED ( WATCH)
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Unpackaged food may not be stored in direct contact with undrained ice
  
  PACKAGE OF KETCHUP & JALAPENO
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Food products not maintained at 135øF or above
  
  R. BEANS 125.9
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)
  
  PICO DE GALLO 54.5f
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Floors/walls/ceiling/nonfood dirty
  
  CLEAN WALLS BY 3 COMP SINK
May 13, 2020 Routine Score 92
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Floors/walls/ceiling/nonfood dirty
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  RFSM - Not On Site
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Damaged Equipment
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Toxic items storage adjacent to food/utensils
Jan 13, 2020 Routine Score 90
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Floors/walls/ceiling/nonfood dirty
  
  CLEAN WALL BY 3 COMP SINK
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Food protected cross contamination separating types of raw animal food storage, preparation, hol
  
  CROSS CONTAMINATION RAW MEAT STORED ABOVE RAW FISH
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Date marking > 24 hrs,on site,temp 41F
  
  IMPROPER DATE MARKING
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Food products not maintained at 135øF or above
  
  RICE 120.1, S. SAUSAGE 120.3, R. BEANS 136.2, CHICHARRONNES 138.7f
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Light bulbs, light shields provided
  
  SHIELD LIGHTS
Jul 12, 2019 Routine Score 85
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Water & Plumbing in good repair- per code
  
  leaking faucets @handsink
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)
  
  Pico de gallo 46.0F
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Food protected from cross contamination by storing the food in packages, covered containers, or
  
  cover all food
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  In-use utensils, between-use storage. During pauses in food preparation or dispensing, food prep
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Food protected cross contamination separating types of raw animal food storage, preparation, hol
  
  Cross contamination by arrangement r. meat stored above RTE
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Food products not maintained at 135øF or above
  
  beans 120.8F
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Floors/walls/ceiling/nonfood dirty
  
  clean walls
Feb 14, 2019 Routine Score 98
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Light - 50 foot : Food and utensils area
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Floor& wall junctures- coved & sealed
Aug 2, 2018 Routine Score 80
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Food protected cross contamination separating types of raw animal food storage, preparation, hol
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)
  
  sandwiches 61.3F
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Floors/walls/ceiling/nonfood dirty
  
  clean walls
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Jewelry Prohibition
  
  no jewelry allowed (watches)
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Cooling, heating, and holding capacities. Equipment
  
  Lack of adequate refrigeration-Discontinue using ice beds for cooling methods
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Cold/hot hold unit thermometer easily viewable
  
  provide thermometers
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Date marking > 24 hrs,on site,temp 41F
  
  expired date marking on salsa
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Clean Sight and Touch
  
  clean self service
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Discard if TCS is in container w/ no date or day
  
  no date marking on prepared food
Mar 1, 2018 Routine Score 81
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Clean Sight and Touch
  
  clean RIC(s)
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Light bulbs, light shields provided
  
  provide light shields
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Food products not maintained at 135øF or above
  
  beans 128F,
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Individual, disposable towels
  
  provide paper towels
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Toxic items stored above food/utensils
  
  toxics device stored above food and single service items
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Premises shall be maintained in good repair
  
  repair walls
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Dirty nonfood contact surfaces
  
  clean gaskets and floors
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Damaged Equipment
  
  Repair RIC(s)
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Discard if TCS is in container w/ no date or day
  
  no date marking on prepared food
Feb 7, 2018 Routine Score 75
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Outer openings:closing holes, gaps
  
  close hole sand gaps in ceiling
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Discard if TCS is in container w/ no date or day
  
  no date marking on prepared food items
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Floors/walls/ceiling/nonfood dirty
  
  clean wallls by 3 comp sink
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)
  
  milk 46.9
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Food products not maintained at 135øF or above
  
  c. rice 120.5, beans 105.3, chicken 129.5
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Toxic items storage adjacent to food/utensils
  
  Toxics stored with food items
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Food protected cross contamination separating types of raw animal food storage, preparation, hol
  
  cross contamination by arrangement
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Clean Sight and Touch
  
  clean ice machine
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Eating food, chewing gum, drinking beverages, or using tobacco
  
  personal drink stored on prep with customer's food (open container)
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Trash can provided for papertowel waste
  
  provide trash cans at hand sink
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  When to wash hands before donning new gloves
  
  donning gloves without washing hands
Aug 10, 2017 Routine Score 94
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Dirty nonfood contact surfaces
  
  ceilings around air vents
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  A establishment shall have written procedures for employees to follow when responding to vomitin
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Maintain in Good Repair
  
  torn gaskets
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Conditions of Permit-in use of food equipment
Feb 7, 2017 Routine Score 90
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Store all equipment & utensil covered or inverted
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Thawing. under running water criteria (70 degrees Fahrenheit) or below;
  
  must be under running water
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Insect control:prevent dead insects from food
  
  remove strip once full
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  RFSM - Not On Site
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Original cont. of RTE/PHF/Day1= day of opening
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  When to wash hands before donning new gloves

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.