Don Rey Taqueria Y Ostioneria
Last inspected: Dec 4, 2025
82
Score
Don Rey Taqueria Y Ostioneria, located at 8767 S Gessner in Houston, TX, had a low-risk inspection on December 4, 2025, with a score of 82. This inspection identified four minor violations, including issues with refrigerated storage date marking, specialized processing methods, and the use of wiping cloths. Previous inspections for this Mexican/Latin establishment have predominantly been medium-risk.
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Inspection History
Dec 4, 2025
Routine Inspection (001)
4 minor violations. 2 corrected on site.
82
May 28, 2025
Routine Inspection (001)
No violations found.
100
Nov 26, 2024
Routine Inspection (001)
6 minor violations. 4 corrected on site.
74
Apr 16, 2024
Routine Inspection (001)
6 minor violations. 4 corrected on site.
74
Dec 21, 2023
Routine Inspection (001)
7 minor violations. 3 corrected on site.
70
Violations — Dec 4, 2025 Inspection
Refrigerated storage. date marking of ready to eat foods. time/temperature controlled for safety (tcs) / ready to eat food opened / prepared / packaged and held refrigerated for more than 24 hours not clearly marked to indicate “time food is opened / prepared” and “disposition date”.
20-21.03(b)(10)b
Specialized processing methods--variance requirement. a food establishment shall obtain a variance from the department as specified in section 20-19(e)(01) of this code before smoking food as a method of food preservation rather than as a method of flavor enhancement / curing food / using food additives or adding components such as vinegar as a method of food preservation rather than as a method of flavor enhancement or to render a food so that it is not potentially hazardous / packaging time/temperature controlled for safety (tcs) food using a reduced oxygen packaging method except where the growth of and toxin formation of clostridium botulinum and the growth of listeria monocytogenes in addition to are controlled as specified in item (02) of this subsection / operating a molluscan shellfish life-support system display tank used to store and display shellfish that are offered for human consumption / custom processing animals that are for personal use as food and not for sale or service in a food establishment; such as indigenous deer processing / preparing food by another method that is determined by the regulatory authority to require a variance / sprouting seeds or beans, such as wheat grass and alfalfa sprouts in a retail food establishment.
(corrected on site)
20-21.04(l)(01)
Wiping cloths. moist cloths used for cleaning nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment such as counters, dining table tops and shelves not clean / not rinsed frequently in one of the sanitizing solutions permitted in section 20-21.12(e)(02) through (06) of this code / used for no other purpose. these cloths shall be stored in the sanitizing solution between uses.
20-21.11(c)(03)
Hand-washing sink installation. hand-washing sink used for purpose other than hand-washing as specified in section 20-21.08(b) of this code.
(corrected on site)
20-21.19(a)
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