LONGHORN STEAKHOUSE 5147
4401 ROOSEVELT BLVD
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 4/9/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/9/2025 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 2/12/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/12/2025 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 2/11/2025
High Priority
7
Intermediate
4
Basic
11
Total
22
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed cutting boards with grooves and no longer smooth and easily cleanable stored on prep sink at rear of kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
- 14-71-4:Basic - Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Observed; duct tape used to repair ice scoop holder next to ice machine. Duct tape used to repair spray hose at spray sink next to dish machine.
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee keys stored next single service items and above bagged croutons at bar entrance area. **Repeat Violation**
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed one employee on cook line with no hair restraint. Person in charge provided hair restraint to employee. **Corrected On-Site**
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Observed amber colored containers stacked on top of each other with visible moisture and unable to air dry. Containers were stored on drying rack in dish machine area.
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed white containers in disrepair stored on drying rack in dish machine area. Person in charge voluntarily discarded. **Corrected On-Site**
- 10-07-4:Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed in use service utensils stored in standing water less than 135F. Water well was located on cook line across from grill station. Person in charge turned on running water. **Corrected On-Site**
- 38-07-4:Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Observed light missing protective end cover and exposing bulb in dry storage area.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed soiled hood filters above grill and fryer stations. **Repeat Violation**
- 16-46-4:Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Observed old labels stuck to clean containers stored on drying rack in dish machine area.
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed unlabeled container of a white and brown powdery substance mixture. Person in charge stated it was house made cinnamon sugar mix.
- 12A-14-4:High Priority - Employee coughed, sneezed, used a handkerchief or disposable tissue then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed one employee on cook line cough into wrist area while wearing gloves then begin in food preparation without washing hands. Inspector educated employee proper handwashing procedures. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
- 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee on cook line handle raw chicken then handle clean soup bowl to prepare soup for service. Inspector educated employee proper handwashing procedures. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
- 12A-10-4:High Priority - Employee touched bare body part and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee on cook line wipe brow with wrist while wearing gloves then handle ready to eat salmon. Inspector educated employee proper handwashing procedures. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed bordelaise, Mac and cheese, and shredded cheese at temperatures of 59-62F stored in reach in cooler between fryers and grill station. Person in charge stated food items had been in reach in cooler overnight. Person in charge discarded food items. **Warning**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed bordelaise, Mac and cheese, and shredded cheese at temperatures of 59-62F stored in reach in cooler between fryers and grill station. Person in charge stated food items had been in reach in cooler overnight. Person in charge discarded food items. Bordelaise, Mac and cheese, shredded cheese (59-62F - Cold Holding) Ambient reach in cooler temperature (63F) **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
- 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Observed hose bibb with splitter missing a vacuum breaker on the non-chemical side. Person in charge instructed employee to move chemical hose to other side so current vacuum breaker on splitter can be used. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 41-15-5:High Priority - Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Observed sanitizer bucket with quatanery ammonium solution testing at 400ppm stored at prep sink in rear of kitchen. Person in charge diluted with water. Sanitizer Bucket (Quaternary 400ppm) **Corrective Action Taken**
- 02C-03-5:Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Observed container of butter with no date marking person in charge stated had been opened some time day before but more than 24 hours prior.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed multiple cutting boards stored on prep sink with dark stains. **Repeat Violation**
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed cooked chicken piece in drain of hand wash sink next to ice machine. Person in charge discarded chicken piece. **Corrected On-Site**
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed unlabeled spray bottle with yellow chemical person in charge stated was sanitizer.
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/11/2025 revealed 22 total violations (7 high priority, 4 intermediate, 11 basic).
Inspection on 8/28/2024
High Priority
3
Intermediate
1
Basic
6
Total
10
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed soiled ceiling tiles and walls in cook line area.
- 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed multiple cutting boards on cook line and by three compartment sink with grooves and not easily cleanable.
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee car keys in cabinet stored with single service items under point of sale computer at kitchen entrance. Observed employee cell phone on prep station near walk-in cooler. Person in charge moved items to appropriate storage area. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed no hand wash sign in women's restroom. Person in charge was provided sign to post. **Corrected On-Site**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed soiled gaskets on reach in cooler on cook line with flip top. Observed soiled handle on walk-in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
- 25-05-4:Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Observed boxes of single service items plastic cups on floor in dry storage area near prep station. Person in charge moved boxes to shelves. **Corrected On-Site**
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed; one flying insect in dry storage area by potatoes. Two flying insects by back door near mop sink.
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed sliced cheese in flip top cooler on cook line above fill line at 56F. Person in charge stated it was moved recently and relocated it to reach in cooler below. Retemped sliced cheese 1.5 hours later at 41F. Observed tray of cooked sweet potatoes on speed rack with uncooked potatoes. Person in charge stated they were baked the day before. Sliced cheese, sliced cheese retemp 1.5 hours (56, 41F - Cold Holding) Cooked sweet potatoes (75-76F - Cold Holding) **Corrective Action Taken**
- 03D-06-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food prepared from/mixed with ingredient(s) at ambient temperature not cooled to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours. Observed cut tomato and cut lettuce in walk-in cooler at back of shelf at 45-46F person in charge indicated was cut 5 hours prior. Tomatoes and lettuce were in pans with plastic wrap over them. Cut lettuce, cut tomato (45-46F - Cooling)
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed debris in oven on cook line. Observed grease build up on fryers. Observed broiler on cook line with grease and debris build up.
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/28/2024 revealed 10 total violations (3 high priority, 1 intermediate, 6 basic).