Little Katana

4525 COLE AVE #160, Dallas, TX 75205 · Dallas County

124cited violations

33serious tier

12inspections

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	2	18	2
2022	2	29	11
2020	2	28	7
2019	2	18	4
2018	2	15	3
2017	2	16	6

Inspections

Sep 30, 2023 Routine Score 85
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Handwashing lavatory - used for other purpose
  
  containers observed in side of hand sink
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Food Labeling- with common name of the food
  
  relabel all food squeeze bottles
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Eating food, chewing gum, drinking beverages, or using tobacco
  
  food staff observed drinking at food prep table
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Food storage containers, identified with common name of food.
  
  tempura
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Other Violations
  
  secure co2 tank
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  One Inch Air Gap
  
  provide one inch air gap
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Store equipment & utensils - avoid contamination
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Dirty nonfood contact surfaces
  
  remove all encrusted grease build up
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored
  
  properly store wet towels
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Premises shall be maintained in good repair
  
  caulk holes at mop sink area clean and organize all storage area
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Pest control-routine inspections for
  
  flies seen at bar area
Jan 11, 2023 Routine Score 91
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Containers of chemical sanitizing solutions stored off the floor and used in a manner that preve
  
  Observed sanitizer buckets stored on the floor.
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Food, utensils & equip under open stairwell
  
  Observed equipment stored under open stairwell.
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Utensils, single serve items 6 inches off - floor
  
  Observed equipment stored on the floor.
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Dirty nonfood contact surfaces
  
  Observed dirty RIC's, on the outside and bottom shelves.
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Lockers to be used to store personal items
  
  Store all personal items in appropriate place.
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Clean Sight and Touch
  
  Observed cell phones stored on wine glass drying mat.
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Handwashing signage
  
  All handwash sinks need handwash signage.
Sep 12, 2022 Routine Score 72
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  When to wash hands before donning new gloves
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored
  
  Keep towel in the sanitizer bucket between use
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Handwashing lavatory - used for other purpose
  
  Observed equipments in the hand sink
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Clean Sight and Touch
  
  Provide cleaning for the ice machine
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Water & Plumbing in good repair- per code
  
  Fix the pipes under the hand sink next to washing machine
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Cooked ready to eat - Food protected from cross contamination by separating, storage, preparatio
  
  Observed raw shrimp above tomato
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Outer openings:closing holes, gaps
  
  Observed front doors are open
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Grease Trap Tickets
  
  Provide grease trap ticket for every 3 months
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Nonfood-contact surfaces material
  
  No towel allow under cutting board
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Date marking > 24 hrs,on site,temp 41F
  
  Provide date marking for all foods in coolers
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Bare hands contact with ready-to-eat foods
  
  Observed employee bare hand contact with tuna
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Food safe, good condition, unadulterated, and honestly presented
  
  No towel allow to wrap the lettuce , shrimp
Jan 21, 2022 Routine Score 70
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Eating food, chewing gum, drinking beverages, or using tobacco
  
  PERSONAL FOOD / DRINKS IN PREP AREA & STORED ON PREP COUNTER
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Food protected cross contamination separating types of raw animal food storage, preparation, hol
  
  CROSS CONTAMINATION BY ARRANGEMENT / STORAGE FOR PH OF RICE
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Maintain CCP Documentation Records
  
  FAILURE TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION OF THE PH FOR SUSHI RICE
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Conditions of Permit-in use of food equipment
  
  POST SIGN " CURRENT hEALTH INSPECTION REPORT IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST"
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  When to wash hands before donning new gloves
  
  LACK OF PROPER HAND WASHING DURING PREP
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Cutting surfaces.
  
  RESURFACE CUTTING BOARDS
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Clean Sight and Touch
  
  BUCKETS 200+
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Floors/walls/ceiling/nonfood dirty
  
  CLEAN FLOORS, DRAINS, WALLS
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Clean vent syst:Intake/exhaust air ducts
  
  CLEAN VENTS
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored
  
  SOILED WIPING CLOTHES IMPROPERLY STORED ON EQUIPMENT
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Date marking > 24 hrs,on site,temp 41F
  
  EXPIRED DATE MARKING ON PREPARED FOODS
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Outer openings:closing holes, gaps
  
  CLOSE ALL GAPS
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  RFSM - Not On Site
  
  NO RFSM ONSITE
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Premises shall be maintained in good repair
  
  RESEAL AROUND HAND SINK
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Food packaged in a establishment, shall be labeled as specified in law
  
  LABEL S. BOTTLES
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)
  
  TUNA 48.2, 48.3 & 48.9
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Food-contact surfaces. smooth, non-absorbent and easily cleanable
  
  REMOVE ALL ABSORBENT MATERIALS ( PAPER TOWELS & WIPING CLOTHES
Mar 9, 2020 Follow-up Score 80
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)
  
  SALMON 46.0, C .MEAT 51.0, R. EGGS 53.9, R. FISH 46.9F, R. SHRIMP 48.8, R. POTATOES 65.5
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  When to wash hands before donning new gloves
  
  DONNING GLOVES WITHOUT WASHING HANDS & IMPROPERLY USE OF GLOVES
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Handwashing lavatory - used for other purpose
  
  HAND SINK USED FOR STORAGE OF EQUIPMENT
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  HACCP-Categorization of the types of TCS foods
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Conditions of Permit-in use of food equipment
  
  POST SIGN” CURRENT HEALTH INSPECTION IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST”
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Hair Restraints effective
  
  PROPERLY RESTRAIN FOR KITCHEN STAFF
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored
  
  SOILED WIPING CLOTHES IMPROPERLY STORED ON EQUIPMENT
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Toxic items labeling-non original container
  
  LABEL ALL TOXICS ITEMS (SOAP BOTTLE)
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Keep utensils handles upright or protected
  
  PROVIDE SCOOP WITH HANDLE
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Preventing contamination from other sources. Miscellaneous sources of Contamination
  
  DISCONTINUE USING PAPER TOWELS & WIPING CLOTHES IN FISH & RICE
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Date marking > 24 hrs,on site,temp 41F
  
  EXPIRED PREPARED FOOD 2/28/20 & 3/2/2020
Feb 7, 2020 Routine Score 70
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)
  
  R EGGS BATTER 51.1
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Food protected cross contamination separating types of raw animal food storage, preparation, hol
  
  CROSS CONTAMINATION BY ARRANGEMENT R. CHICKEN STORED WITH RTE FOOD ( SPINACH)
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Food protected from cross contamination by storing the food in packages, covered containers, or
  
  WIPING CLOTHES & TOWELS IMPROPER STORED IN FOOD
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  When to wash hands before donning new gloves
  
  DONNING GLOVES WITHOUT WASHING HANDS
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Keep utensils handles upright or protected
  
  PROVIDE HANDLE WITH SCOOP
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Food-contact surfaces. smooth, non-absorbent and easily cleanable
  
  REMOVE WIPING CLOTHES AND NAPKINS FROM UNDER FOOD AND EQUIPMENT
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Containers of chemical sanitizing solutions stored off the floor and used in a manner that preve
  
  S. BUCKETS IMPROPERLY STORED ON FLOOR AND UNDER HAND SINK
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Floors/walls/ceiling/nonfood dirty
  
  CLEAN GASKETS & CLEAN STEEL WALL BY GRILL
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Devices to stun/electrocute flying insects
  
  REMOVE BUG DEVICE STORED ABOVE FOOD
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Lockers to be used to store personal items
  
  PROVIDER LOCKERS FOR EMPLOYEES
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Handwashing signage
  
  PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGNS
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Handwashing lavatory - used for other purpose
  
  OBSERVED UTENSIL STORED IN HAND SINK
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  One Inch Air Gap
  
  PROVIDE ONE INCH AIR GAP
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Food packaged in a establishment, shall be labeled as specified in law
  
  LABEL S. BOTTLE
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Conditions of Permit-in use of food equipment
  
  POST SIGN” CURRENT HEALTH INSPECTION IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST”
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Date marking > 24 hrs,on site,temp 41F
  
  EXPIRED DATE MARKING ON PREPARED FOOD
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  HACCP Plan Record to be maintained
  
  PROVIDE & MAINTAIN RECORDS FOR SUSHI *OBSERVED EMPLOYEE FALSIFYING RECORDS
Aug 26, 2019 Routine Score 80
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Food safe, good condition, unadulterated, and honestly presented
  
  Selling homemade chocolate cake to the public. Manager confirmed.
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Clean Sight and Touch
  
  Clean interior of ice machine.
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Food Establishment Permit
  
  Obtain a copy of the food permit.
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Handwashing lavatory - accessible
  
  Items in the hand sink.
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Pest Control
  
  Observed fruit flies.
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Eating food, chewing gum, drinking beverages, or using tobacco
  
  Designate an area for employee food and beverages.
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Storing the food at least 15 cm (6 inches) above the floor
  
  Store all food 6 in off the ground.
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Cloths in-use for wiping food spills used for no other purpose
  
  Cloths are not to be used for catching moisture from lettuce.
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Keep utensils handles upright or protected
  
  Use correct scoop with a handle and no bowls.
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Dirty nonfood contact surfaces
  
  Clean interior of coolers.
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Operate with a lapsed permit
  
  Notification of health report signage indicating current report available.
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Toxic items storage adjacent to food/utensils
  
  Store chemicals away from food (observed can of butane).
Feb 25, 2019 Routine Score 92
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Chlorine sanitizer concentration, minimum temp.
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Food protected from cross contamination by storing the food in packages, covered containers, or
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Thawing. under running water criteria -thawed RTE <41F
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Employees to use dressing rooms if they change clo
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Nonfood-contact surfaces material
  
  Refrigerator gaskets in need of repair/replacement
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Health permit posted
Aug 14, 2018 Routine Score 88
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored
  
  maintain moist cloth towels in sanitizer solution
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  A establishment shall have written procedures for employees to follow when responding to vomitin
  
  provide sop or spill kit for clean up of bodily fluids
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Clean Sight and Touch
  
  pink slime and black mold like substance observed inside upper panel of ice machine
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Maintain in Good Repair
  
  repair torn gaskets where needed on ric units.
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Food safe, good condition, unadulterated, and honestly presented
  
  expired milk observed in wic
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Food storage containers, identified with common name of food.
  
  label all food containers with common name
Feb 22, 2018 Routine Score 86
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Nonfood surfaces-design to be cleaned easily
  
  remove the foil from the shelves.
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Food Labeling - Bulk food for self dispensing
  
  Large bulk items without common name.
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  A establishment shall have written procedures for employees to follow when responding to vomitin
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Hair Restraints effective
  
  beard guards missing on cooks and food preppers.
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored
  
  Moist wiping clothes sitting on counters and equipment.
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  No soap at handsink
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Dirty nonfood contact surfaces
  
  clean the gaskets on the reach in coolers
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Keep utensils handles upright or protected
  
  Provide scoops with handles
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Time as PHC: within 4 hours provide written procedures methods of compliance public health contr
  
  Provide time on rice held at room temperatures.
Aug 22, 2017 Routine Score 88
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Time as PHC:provide written procedures on site
  
  NO PH RECORDS FOR SUSHI RICE
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Food storage, prohibited areas under leaking water lines
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Toxic items labeling-non original container
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Thawing. under running water criteria -thawed RTE <41F
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Handwashing lavatory - used for other purpose
  
  DO NOT STORE ITEMS IN HAND WASH SINK
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Handwashing signage
Feb 13, 2017 Routine Score 80
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Chlorine sanitizer concentration, minimum temp.
  
  10ppm bar dishwasher
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  When to wash hands before donning new gloves
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Contact RTE Products w/ Bare Hands
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Grease Trap Tickets
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Date marking > 24 hrs,on site,temp 41F
  
  Pineapple 12/31
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Handwashing lavatory - used for other purpose
  
  for rinsing purposes
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Nonfood surfaces-design to be cleaned easily
  
  clothes undercutting boards
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Eating food, chewing gum, drinking beverages, or using tobacco
  
  Drinks on prep table
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Other Violations
  
  Apply for dogs on patio variance.

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.