Pico's Restaurant
Last inspected: Oct 8, 2025
74
Score
Pico's Restaurant, located at 3601 Kirby Dr, Houston, TX, underwent a moderate risk inspection on October 8, 2025. The inspection identified six minor violations, including issues with resuming operations before conditions were corrected, improper food protection from cross-contamination, and dispensing utensils not stored with handles extended. Historically, Pico's Restaurant has maintained a pattern of mostly low-risk inspections across its five recorded evaluations.
5
Inspections
0
Critical latest
0
Major latest
6
Minor latest
Inspection History
Oct 8, 2025
Reinspection (002)
6 minor violations. 4 corrected on site.
74
Aug 2, 2025
Routine Inspection (001)
8 minor violations. 4 corrected on site.
67
Mar 31, 2025
Routine Inspection (001)
4 minor violations. 3 corrected on site.
82
Dec 2, 2024
Routine Inspection (001)
4 minor violations. 1 corrected on site.
82
Jun 4, 2024
Routine Inspection (001)
4 minor violations. 3 corrected on site.
82
Violations — Oct 8, 2025 Inspection
Inspections; reports. food establishment owner / operator / person in charge resumed operation before conditions responsible for ceasing operations no longer exist.
(corrected on site)
20-20(h)
Cross contamination. except as specified in subitem c of this item, food not protected from cross contamination by separating raw animal foods during storage, preparation, holding and display from: raw ready to eat foods including other raw animal food such as fish for sushi or molluscan shellfish or other raw ready to eat food such as vegetables; cooked ready to eat foods. frozen, commercially processed and packaged raw animal food may be stored or displayed with or above frozen, commercially processed and packaged, ready to eat food.
(corrected on site)
20-21.02(b)(01)
Dispensing utensils not stored with the handle extended out from the food.
(corrected on site)
20-21.05(f)(01)
Hand-washing sink supplies. hand-washing sink or group of adjacent hand-washing sinks not provided with individual, disposable towels / a continuous towel system that supplies the user with a clean towel / a hand-drying device providing heated air or a hand-drying device that employs an air-knife system that delivers high velocity, pressurized air at ambient temperatures.
(corrected on site)
20-21.19(c)
Openings. outside openings not protected against the entrance of insects by filling or closing holes and other gaps along floors / walls / ceilings / tight-fitting, self-closing doors, kept closed / closed windows / screening / properly designed and installed air curtains to control flying insects / other means.
20-21.21(b)
Floors. floors and floor coverings of all food preparation, food storage, utensil-washing areas, walk-in refrigerating units, dressing rooms, locker rooms, and toilet rooms shall be maintained in good repair.
20-21.22(a)
Substantial (Critical)
Serious (Major)
General (Minor)
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