Tacos La Bala #5
Last inspected: Aug 19, 2025
74
Score
Tacos La Bala #5, located at 5406 Airline Dr in Houston, TX, underwent a moderate risk inspection on August 19, 2025, with a score of 74. This inspection identified six minor violations, including issues with cross-contamination, improper labeling of bulk food, and a lack of consumer advisory for raw or undercooked items. Across five scored inspections, Tacos La Bala #5 has historically received medium-risk ratings.
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Inspections
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Inspection History
Aug 19, 2025
Routine Inspection (001)
6 minor violations. 1 corrected on site.
74
Mar 14, 2025
Routine Inspection (001)
6 minor violations. 1 corrected on site.
74
Nov 14, 2024
Routine Inspection (001)
6 minor violations. 2 corrected on site.
74
Aug 9, 2024
Reinspection (002)
7 minor violations. 3 corrected on site.
70
Mar 21, 2024
Routine Inspection (001)
9 minor violations. 6 corrected on site.
64
Violations — Aug 19, 2025 Inspection
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)
General. bulk food removed from original container not stored in a container identifying the food by common name.
20-21.03(a)(06)
Cooking time/temperature controlled for safety (tcs) foods. consumer advisory (disclosure). when animal food such as beef / eggs / fish / lamb / milk / pork / poultry / shellfish are served or sold raw / undercooked / without otherwise being processed to eliminate pathogens either in ready to eat form or as an ingredient in another ready to eat food (except as specified in items (03) and (08) of this subsection) not including a description of the animal-derived foods, such as \"oysters on the half shell (raw oysters)\", \"raw-egg caesar salad\", and \"hamburgers (can be cooked to order) / identification of the animal-derived foods in a menu or other listing by asterisking them to a footnote that states that the items are served raw or undercooked or contain (or may contain) raw or undercooked ingredients.
20-21.04(c)(06)
Cleaning frequency. nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment not cleaned as often as is necessary to keep the equipment free of accumulation of dust, dirt, food particles, and other debris.
20-21.11(a)(07)
Toilet room. toilet room not provided with tight-fitting / self-closing / solid doors, which shall be closed except during cleaning or maintenance except that this requirement does not apply to a toilet room that is located outside a food establishment and does not open directly into the food establishment such as a toilet room that is provided by the management of a shopping mall or stadium-type facilities.
20-21.18(c)
Food establishment failed to maintain on premises a certificate of completion of the food handler course for each food employee.
20-53(g)
Substantial (Critical)
Serious (Major)
General (Minor)
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