The Rustic
Last inspected: Dec 9, 2025
82
Score
The Rustic, located at 7800 Airport Rd in Houston, TX, underwent a low-risk inspection on December 9, 2025. This inspection identified four minor violations, including issues with rapid cooling methods, maintaining cold storage temperatures for TCS food at or below 41°F, and the cleaning frequency of food-contact surfaces on cooking equipment. The facility has a historical pattern of mostly low-risk inspections across its four scored evaluations.
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Inspection History
Dec 9, 2025
Reinspection (002)
4 minor violations. 2 corrected on site.
82
Nov 2, 2025
Routine Inspection (001)
10 minor violations. 4 corrected on site.
61
Jan 16, 2025
Routine
1 minor violation.
95
Jan 14, 2025
Routine
No violations found.
100
Violations — Dec 9, 2025 Inspection
Refrigerated storage. methods for rapid cooling. approved methods for rapid cooling not utilized.
20-21.03(b)(03)
Refrigerated storage. cold storage of foods. time/temperature controlled for safety (tcs) food not maintained at 41°f (5°c) in cold storage.
(corrected on site)
20-21.03(b)(09)
Cleaning frequency. food-contact surfaces of grills, griddles, and similar cooking devices and the cavities and door seals of microwave ovens not cleaned at least once a day; except that this shall not apply to hot oil cooking and hot oil filtering equipment if it is cleaned as specified in subsection (f) of this section. the food-contact surfaces of all cooking equipment shall be kept free of crusted grease deposits and other accumulated soil.
(corrected on site)
20-21.11(a)(06)
General. cleaning and sanitizing machine not properly installed / not maintained in good repair.
20-21.13(a)
Substantial (Critical)
Serious (Major)
General (Minor)
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