Taco Joint

Year by year

Inspections

1. Aug 23, 2023 Routine Score 83
   • Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)

     No soap at handsink

     No soap at hand sink.

   • Not serious Core (1 points)

     Food storage containers, identified with common name of food.

     Label all bulk containers.

   • Not serious Core (1 points)

     Handwashing signage

     Need handwashing sign at all hand sinks.

   • Not serious Core (1 points)

     Dirty nonfood contact surfaces

     Clean can opener blade, WIC shelves, floors (old food in tile).

   • Not serious Core (1 points)

     Premises shall be maintained in good repair

     Regrout tile.

   • Serious Priority (3 points)

     Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)

     Improper cold holding tomatoes 45.1 and veggies 44.2.

   • Serious Priority (3 points)

     When to wash hands before donning new gloves

     Observed employee change gloves twice without washing hands first.

   • Not serious Core (1 points)

     Food shall be protected from contamination by storing the food in a clean, dry location

     Cannot store food on the trash can.

   • Not serious Core (1 points)

     Store all equipment & utensil covered or inverted

     Invert to go containers.

   • Serious Priority (3 points)

     Clean Sight and Touch

     Quat sanitizer bucket too low to sanitize at 100 ppm.

2. Feb 28, 2023 Routine Score 83
   • Serious Priority (3 points)

     Clean Sight and Touch

     Mold inside ice machine, dirty can opener blade.

   • Serious Priority (3 points)

     Toxic items labeling-non original container

     Label all chemical bottles.

   • Serious Priority (3 points)

     Grease Trap Tickets

     Provide grease trap ticket on site, must be within 90 days.

   • Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)

     Food thermometers provided and accessible

     Need thermometer in RIC.

   • Not serious Core (1 points)

     Store all equipment & utensil covered or inverted

     Invert to go containers.

   • Not serious Core (1 points)

     Outer openings:closing holes, gaps

     Gap at the bottom of side and front door.

   • Not serious Core (1 points)

     Jewelry Prohibition

     No jewelry on hands or arms while cooking or prepping food.

   • Not serious Core (1 points)

     Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored

     Cannot leave wet wiping cloths out, must be stored in sanitizer bucket at all times when not in use.

   • Not serious Core (1 points)

     Other Violations

     Need choking poster.

   • Not serious Core (1 points)

     Single use articel wrapped or dispensed

     Need to wrap individually or need a dispenser for straws.

3. Feb 16, 2022 Routine Score 95
   • Not serious Core (1 points)

     Preventing contamination from other sources. Miscellaneous sources of Contamination

     make sure that employees change their gloves when multitasking(working with cleaning products and proceeding to prepare food without changing gloves and washing hands).

   • Serious Priority (3 points)

     Toxic items storage adjacent to food/utensils

     hand lotion adjacent to food items on a food prep table

   • Not serious Core (1 points)

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

     personal drink stored on a food prep table

4. Aug 18, 2021 Routine Score 97
   • Serious Priority (3 points)

     Clean Sight and Touch

     soda nozzle

5. Feb 12, 2021 Routine Score 92
   • Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)

     RFSM notify 10 days & replacement in 45 days

     register with the City of Dallas

   • Serious Priority (3 points)

     Hand sink water temperature below 110'F

     90 degrees F

   • Serious Priority (3 points)

     Quaternary ammonium temperature requirement

     the solution is too strong-measured above 400 ppm

6. Aug 21, 2020 Routine Score 95
   • Not serious Core (1 points)

     Keep utensils handles upright or protected

     ice scoop in the ice machine

   • Not serious Core (1 points)

     Outer openings:closing holes, gaps

     gap at door

   • Serious Priority (3 points)

     Hand sink water temperature below 110'F

     102.3 degrees F-hand wash sink(kitchen prep area)

7. Mar 5, 2020 Routine Score 97
   • Not serious Core (1 points)

     Outer door: solid,selfclosing,tightfitting

   • Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)

     Date marking > 24 hrs,on site,temp 41F

     corrected on site

8. Sep 24, 2019 Routine Score 87
   • Not serious Core (1 points)

     Food storage containers, identified with common name of food.

     provide label for food storage containers

   • Not serious Core (1 points)

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

     use utensils with handle to scoop food

   • Not serious Core (1 points)

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

     personal food/yogurt

   • Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)

     Equipment & Utensils resistant pit,chip, crazing

     broken lid on food storage container

   • Not serious Core (1 points)

     Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored

     store wet cloth in sanitizer bucket

   • Not serious Priority Foundation (2 points)

     A establishment shall have written procedures for employees to follow when responding to vomitin

     provide procedures-vomiting/diarrhea

   • Not serious Core (1 points)

     Handwashing signage

   • Serious Priority (3 points)

     Gloves single use

     change gloves when changed a task

   • Not serious Core (1 points)

     Outer openings:closing holes, gaps

     fix gap at doors