MERCAT
2501 N Harwood St # 225, Dallas, TX, 75201
Dallas Consumer Health Division score guide. 100–80: Meets Consumer Health Division standards.
Most recent inspection
- Date
- May 6, 2026
- Type
- Routine
- Result
- Score 87
- Risk category
- Not reported
- Cited findings
- 9
- Jurisdiction
- Dallas County (City of Dallas), TX
Violations (9)
- 10
Adequate handwashing facilities supplied & accessible
5-205.11(B) OBSERVED HANDWASH STATION IN MAIN GRILL LINE HAD ITEMS INSIDE IT
- 16
Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
4-703.11(C)(4) OBSERVED QUAT SANITIZER BUCKET @ 500ppm + (blueing of test strip). Ensure the sanitizer buckets, especially used to sanitize food contact surfaces, follow the EPA registered label (or instructions on the jug). Sanitizer concentration must be 150-400ppm
- 16
Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
4-601.11(A) OBSERVED CAN OPENER HAS AGE DEBRIS ON IT
- 22
Proper cold holding temperatures
3-501.16(A)(2) OBSERVED A FEW INSTANCES OF PREP COOLER FOODS OUT OF TEMP: - Sweets reach in cooler mint @ 47*F - Internal thermo of sweets cooler @ 48*F - MAIN LINE: Sliced tomatoes in topside prep cooler 48*F - MAIN LINE: Boiled eggs inside prep cooler 48*F Foods must be kept below 41*F, or AT LEAST 45*F. If not possible, utilize time stamps on the food buckets to indicate when the food was put into the cooler OR temp logs with time to indicate if food have gone out of temperature, you still hold time as a control.
- 25
Consumer Advisory provided for raw/undercooked food
3-603.11(A) OBSERVED MENUS HAVE RAW CONSUMPTION NOTICE BESIDES ONE, AND THERE ARE NO ASTERISK INDICATOR OR SYMBOLS ON MENU ITEMS TO INDICATE WHICH ITEMS ARE RAW
- 40
Personal Cleanliness
2-303.11 OBSERVED A COOK WITH A WRIST WATCH ON.
- 41
Wiping cloths; properly used and stored
3-304.14(A) OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS INSIDE REACH IN COOLER TO ACT AS ABSORBENTS FOR POOLING BELOW, and as absorbent catcher for tea dispenser.
- 47
Food and non-food-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, and used
4-501.11(A) OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT DAMAGED: - Main line prep cooler gasket - Undergrill cooler kick panel loose - Reach in freezer chest gasket damaged - Main line prep cooler has pooling below, possible damage
- 47
Food and non-food-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, and used
4-501.12 Observed used cutting blocks and boards that can no longer be effectively cleaned and sanitized.
Source: Dallas County (City of Dallas), TX health department. Data refreshed September 10, 2026. Results are shown in the health department's own wording. This record is provided for general information; confirm current status with the health department before relying on it.