Taco Chano's

934 W JEFFERSON BLVD, Dallas, TX 75208 · Dallas County

86cited violations

23serious tier

14inspections

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	3	1
2023	2	13	1
2022	2	16	4
2021	1	7	3
2020	2	10	3
2019	2	6	2
2018	1	5	2
2017	2	19	6
2016	1	7	1

Inspections

Jan 9, 2024 Routine Score 95
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)
  
  cooled legua at 44.2f, barbacoa at 44.4f. lower/adjust temperature of WIC. COS
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Equipment in good repair and proper adjustment.
  
  adjust temperature of WIC
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Dirty nonfood contact surfaces
  
  dust build up on walls of drink station.
Jul 10, 2023 Routine Score 94
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Food protected cross contamination arrange each type food in equipment so cross is prevented
  
  OBSERVED RAW CHORIZO STORED NEXT TO AND ABOVE READY TO EAT FOODS, ARRANGE PROPERLY TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Food storage containers, identified with common name of food.
  
  LABEL SPICE CONTAINERS
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Dirty nonfood contact surfaces
  
  CLEAN GRIME BUILD UP ON WIRE STORAGE SHELVES, CLEAN GRIME BUILD UP ON WALLS LOCATED IN GRILL STATIONS, CLEAN STORAGE SHELVES, AND CLEAN VENTS ON VENT HOOD.
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Premises shall be maintained in good repair
  
  REPAIR OUTLETS(MISSING ELECTRICAL OUTLET)
Jan 5, 2023 Routine Score 89
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Accredited food handler certificate - 60 days
  
  renew expired texas food handler cards.
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Date marking > 24 hrs,on site,temp 41F
  
  date mark arroz con leche cups.
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Controlling pests. Eliminating harborage conditions
  
  clean up grime on floors.
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored
  
  wet cloth on surface, place in sanitizer bucket when not in use.
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Food protected from cross contamination by storing the food in packages, covered containers, or
  
  cover cooling food in cooling equipment.
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Cooking equipment free of encrusted grease
  
  grease build up on equipment, clean.
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Dirty nonfood contact surfaces
  
  dust and grime on walls, grime on gaskets, grime on sprinkler pipes, clean.
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Clean vent syst:Intake/exhaust air ducts
  
  clean dust on vents.
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Conditions of Permit-in use of food equipment
  
  post consumer health sign that states: most recent health report is available upon request.
Jul 5, 2022 Routine Score 95
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Conditions of Permit-in use of food equipment
  
  PROVIDE CONSUMER HEALTH SIGN: MOST RECENT HEALTH REPORT IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Floors/walls/ceiling/nonfood dirty
  
  HEAVY GRIME BUILD UP ON WIRE STORAGE SHELVES OF WALK IN COOLER, OBSERVED GREASE ON GLASS OF GRILL AREA. CLEAN. DUST BUILD UP ON CEILING TILES OF DINNING AREA, CLEAN.
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Storing the food where it is not exposed to splash, dust, or other contamination
  
  OBSERVED UNCOVERED FOOD STORED BELOW WIRE SHELVES THAT HAVE GRIME BUILD UP, CLEAN SHELVES AND COVER FOOD IN WALK IN COOLER.
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Keep utensils handles upright or protected
  
  OBSERVED HANDLE OF SALT SCOOP TOUCHING SALT. KEEP HANDLER UPRIGHT.
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Premises shall be maintained in good repair
  
  OBSERVED HOLE ON WALL OF SERVICE SINK ROOM, FINISH WALL REPAIR.
Jan 14, 2022 Routine Score 81
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Conditions of Permit-in use of food equipment
  
  Provide sign that states: MOST RECENT HEALTH REPORT IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Licensed pest control applicator only
  
  Observed home use pesticide in back kitchen, remove pesticide from premises. NO HOME USE PESTICIDE ALLOWED ON PREMISES.
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Food storage containers, identified with common name of food.
  
  container with red marinate not labeled, label.
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Dirty nonfood contact surfaces
  
  grime build up on lids of food storage containers, grime build up on wire shelves of walk in cooler, grime build up on outside surface of vent hood, slight grime build up on equipment, clean.
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Food protected from cross contamination by storing the food in packages, covered containers, or
  
  observed food in walk in cooler not covered, cover.
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Loosely cover cooling foods
  
  green storage shelves have grime build up, clean. cover food underneath shelves.
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Untreated shell eggs need to be at 45§F or <
  
  observed untreated eggs left out at room temperature, untreated eggs must be kept in working cold hold equipment unless being worked on.
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Clean Sight and Touch
  
  observed grime build up inside of ice machine, clean and sanitize.
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Food not re-served after being served or sold to consumer
  
  observed salsa bottles being re-served. DO NOT RE-SERVED SALSA, SERVED IN SINGLE SERVE BOWLS OR OTHER MEANS THAT PREVENT RESERVING.
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored
  
  observed wet cloths stored/left on food contact surface. store in sanitizer bucket when not in use.
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Clean vent syst:Intake/exhaust air ducts
  
  observed build up on intake vents located in dinning area.
Mar 18, 2021 Routine Score 87
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Food protected cross contamination arrange each type food in equipment so cross is prevented
  
  observed raw chicken stored above pork and sausage, arrange properly to prevent cross contamination
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Restricted use pesticides
  
  Observed tracking powder and home use Pesticide in kitchen, remove from premises
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Clean Sight and Touch
  
  observed brown reside inside of ice machine, clean and sanitize.
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  cleaning hermetically sealed containers of food or visible soil before opening
  
  lids of containers heavily soiled, clean.
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Food storage containers, identified with common name of food.
  
  observed containers no labeled with name of contents.
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Conditions of Permit-in use of food equipment
  
  Provide consumer health sign: MOST RECENT HEALTH REPORT IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Clean vent syst:Intake/exhaust air ducts
  
  build up of dust on intake vents.
Sep 1, 2020 Routine Score 92
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Untreated shell eggs need to be at 45§F or <
  
  untreated eggs stored at room temperature, untreated eggs must stored in working cold hold equipment.
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Floors/walls/ceiling/nonfood dirty
  
  walls of grills station have grease residue. clean.
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored
  
  wet cloths left on working food contact surfaces, place in sanitizer bucket when not in use.
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Food protected from cross contamination by storing the food in packages, covered containers, or
  
  containers of PHF in walk in cooler left uncovered, keep covered to prevent potential contamination.
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  A establishment shall have written procedures for employees to follow when responding to vomitin
  
  Provide bodily fluid spill kit with instructions.
Jan 24, 2020 Routine Score 91
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Food protected cross contamination arrange each type food in equipment so cross is prevented
  
  raw chorizo stored above opened contianer of menudo.
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Covered waste receptacle for women's restroom
  
  no covered waste container in employee restroom.
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Store equipment & utensils - avoid contamination
  
  clean utensils stored in soiled container. clean and sanitize container.
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Floors/walls/ceiling/nonfood dirty
  
  clean perimeter of floor, grime build up.
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Untreated shell eggs need to be at 45§F or <
  
  untreated egg stored at room temperature due to breakfast rush, store all untreated eggs in working cold hold equipment.
Jul 31, 2019 Routine Score 90
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Equipment in good repair and proper adjustment.
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Light bulbs, light shields provided
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Handlers-Certificate Not On Site
  
  missing current food handler cards must be have current food handler cards on site
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Equipment and Utensils Cleaning-contamination
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  A food employee shall comply with an exclusion or RESTRICTION
  
  missing writing employee health policies
Jan 26, 2019 Routine Score 99
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Food protected from cross contamination by storing the food in packages, covered containers, or
  
  Cover food in coolers.
Jul 18, 2018 Routine Score 90
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Equipment and Utensils Multiuse Materials durable
  
  using cardboard boxes to keep cutting vegetables must be use approved single use containers to avoid food contamination
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Containers of chemical sanitizing solutions stored off the floor and used in a manner that preve
  
  sanitizer bucket at floor level must be out the floor 6 inches to avoid contamination
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Food in packages and working containers may be stored less than 15 cm (6 inches) above the floor
  
  food containers at floor level must be 6 inches out the floor level
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Medicines labeled and stored properly
  
  medication in top of food containers must be remove from food areas
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  A food employee shall comply with an exclusion or RESTRICTION
  
  missing writing employee health policies
Dec 27, 2017 Routine Score 80
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Food thermometers provided and accessible
  
  thermometers not working must had working thermometers
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  After being cleaned, equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils shall be sanitized in an expos
  
  Ri cooler shelves dirty with food debris must be clean and sanitize during operational hours
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Discharges from the Eyes, Nose, a3nd Mouth
  
  missing body fluid clean up procedure /spill kit
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Food Labeling- with common name of the food
  
  squeeze bottles missing labels must had common name labels missing labels all food containers inside cooler units food containers must be label
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Food protected from cross contamination by storing the food in packages, covered containers, or
  
  food containers without lids must had lids according with the food containers
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Raw ready to eat - Food protected from cross contamination by separating, storage, preparation,
  
  raw prepared meat mixed with CTS food containers must separated raw from vegetables and dairy products inside WI cooler unit
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Date marking > 24 hrs,on site,temp 41F
  
  missing date marking food containers inside WI cooler unit must had date marking
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  A food employee shall comply with an exclusion or RESTRICTION
  
  missing writing employee health policies
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Clean facilities as often as necessary.
  
  men restrooms dirty must be clean during operational hours floors need clean behind equipment inside Stock room area
Jun 27, 2017 Routine Score 84
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Clean Sight and Touch
  
  CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE MICROWAVE REMOVE MOISTURE FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE REACH IN COOLER CLEAN AND REMOVE MOLD FROM THE ICE MACHINE
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Dirty nonfood contact surfaces
  
  CLEAN THE FAN COVERS OF THE REACH IN COOLER
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Water & Plumbing in good repair- per code
  
  LEAKS AT THE MOP SINK BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE LEAK AT THE MOP SINK FAUCET
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  RFSM - Not On Site
  
  THE CITY OF DALLAS REGISTERED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER IS EXPIRED (05/ 24/ 2017)
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Date marking commercially prepared of RTE/PHF
  
  DATE MARK ALL COOKED FOOD ITEMS HELD FOR LATER USE
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Insect control:prevent dead insects from food
  
  FLIES OBSERVED IN THE ESTABLISHMENT
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Hair Restraints effective
  
  ENSURE ALL FOOD PREPARATION WORKERS WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Preventing contamination from other sources. Miscellaneous sources of Contamination
  
  COVER ALL COOKED FOOD ITEMS HELD IN THE WALK IN COOLER
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Physical Facilities Premises
  
  CLEAN THE TOILET BOWLS IN THE RESTROOMS
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Handwashing signage
  
  PROVIDE HAND WASH SIGNS FOR AT ALL HAND SINKS (INCLUDING THE RESTROOMS)
Dec 21, 2016 Routine Score 90
- Serious Priority (3 points)
  Clean Sight and Touch
  
  CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE MICROWAVE
- Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)
  Food Label- manufacture/packer/distrubtor name
  
  ICE CREAM FOR SALE (NOT LABELED FOR RE SALE)
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored
  
  ENSURE THAT ALL SANITIZING TOWELS ARE STORED IN BUCKETS AFTER USE
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Dirty nonfood contact surfaces
  
  CLEAN THE FAN COVERS IN THE REACH IN COOLER
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Clean vent syst:Intake/exhaust air ducts
  
  CLEAN THE INTAKE VENTS IN THE RESTROOM
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Insect control:prevent dead insects from food
  
  FRUIT FLIES OBSERVED IN THE ESTABLISHMENT
- Not serious Core (1 points)
  Physical Facilities Premises
  
  CLEAN TOILETS IN RESTROOMS

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.