El Rinconsito De Tela Restaurant
Last inspected: Nov 7, 2025
82
Score
El Rinconsito De Tela Restaurant, located at 5877 S Gessner Rd in Houston, TX, had a low-risk inspection on November 7, 2025, with a score of 82. The inspection identified four minor violations, including issues with date marking of ready-to-eat foods, cleaning frequency for certain equipment surfaces, and the proper use and storage of wiping cloths. This recent inspection follows a historical pattern of mostly low-risk findings across four scored inspections.
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Inspection History
Nov 7, 2025
Routine Inspection (001)
4 minor violations. 1 corrected on site.
82
Apr 16, 2025
Routine Inspection (001)
4 minor violations. 3 corrected on site.
82
Jan 3, 2025
Reinspection (002)
6 minor violations. 1 corrected on site.
74
Aug 11, 2024
Routine Inspection (001)
14 minor violations. 4 corrected on site.
50
Feb 20, 2024
Routine Inspection (001)
6 minor violations. 1 corrected on site.
74
Violations — Nov 7, 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
Cleaning frequency. dry cleaning. surfaces of utensils and equipment contacting food that is not time/temperature controlled for safety (tcs) food not cleaned in equipment such as ice bins, beverage dispensing nozzles, enclosed components of equipment such as ice makers, cooking oil storage tanks and distribution lines, beverage and syrup dispensing lines or tubes, coffee bean grinders, and water vending equipment at a frequency specified by the manufacturer; or absent manufacturer specifications, at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil or mold. this subsection does not apply when dry cleaning methods are used as specified in subitems a and b of this item.
(corrected on site)
20-21.11(a)(08)c[04]
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)
Openings. openings to the outside not effectively protected against the entrance of rodents.
20-21.21(b)
Substantial (Critical)
Serious (Major)
General (Minor)
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