What is Fish City Grill's health inspection score?

Fish City Grill has a SafeDine safety score of 56 out of 100 (Grade C). This score is calculated from official government health inspection data, factoring in violation severity, recency, and trends.

When was Fish City Grill last inspected?

Fish City Grill was last inspected on November 7, 2023. SafeDine tracks official health department inspections and updates scores automatically.

How many health violations does Fish City Grill have?

Fish City Grill has 57 total violations across 3 inspections on record. Violations are categorized by severity: high priority, intermediate, and basic.

Is Fish City Grill safe to eat at?

Fish City Grill has a safety score of 56/100, which suggests room for improvement. Review the detailed inspection history on SafeDine for more information.

What type of cuisine does Fish City Grill serve?

Fish City Grill serves American cuisine. Visit their SafeDine page for safety scores, inspection history, and more details.

Official Health Record

Fish City Grill

Name: Fish City Grill
Address: 7170 SKILLMAN #100, Dallas, 75231
Rating: 56

7170 SKILLMAN #100, Dallas

Data may be outdated — inspected 11/7/2023

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American•Lake Highlands

Ranked #513 of 727 in Lake HighlandsBetter than 22% of american restaurants

Improving

10 inspections

Last: Nov 7, 2023

low confidence

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Inspections

Clean Rate

5.7

Avg Violations

32 months ago

Last Inspected

Top Concerns

Most common issues from recent inspections

Handwashing

Employees not properly washing hands — contamination risk

Cross-contamination

Raw and cooked foods not properly separated

Sanitation

Equipment or surfaces not properly cleaned/sanitized

Pest issues

Evidence of pests found during inspection

Other violation

Regulatory compliance issue

10x

Score Analysis

How the SafeDine score is calculated

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Starting Score

100

Total Deductions

-42

Final Score

Impact Breakdown

High Priority

-0 pts

Direct health hazards • 10 pts each

Intermediate

-2 pts

Potential hazards • 5 pts each

Basic

-10 pts

Best practices • 2 pts each

Freshness Penalty

-25 pts

Score reduced due to stale inspection data

Inspection Timeline

+16 pts

Latest

100% weight

2nd

60% weight

3rd

30% weight

Real-time Score: 58/100 — This score includes today's freshness penalty and may differ slightly from the displayed score (56/100) which is computed during our regular data sync.

How scoring works: Every restaurant starts at 100 points. Points are deducted for violations found during inspections.

Recent inspections are weighted more heavily. High priority violations (direct health hazards) have the greatest impact.

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Violation Timeline

May 2019

1 inspections

5 intermediate

8 basic

May

Jun 2019

1 inspections

3 intermediate

2 basic

Dec 2019

1 inspections

3 intermediate

4 basic

Dec

Jun 2020

1 inspections

1 intermediate

2 basic

Dec 2020

1 inspections

1 intermediate

2 basic

Dec

Jun 2021

1 inspections

2 intermediate

Dec 2021

1 inspections

1 intermediate

1 basic

Dec

Nov 2022

1 inspections

3 intermediate

6 basic

Apr 2023

1 inspections

10 basic

Apr

Nov 2023

1 inspections

3 basic

Inspection History

10 records on file

10 Routine

Nov 23

Routine InspectionLatestScore: 96

3 Basic

3 total

94/100inspection score

−6 pts

Basic (3)

−6 pts

DAL-1*22 Accredited food handler certificate - 60 days−2
No food handlers for all employees.
DAL-2*35 Eating food, chewing gum, drinking beverages, or using tobacco−2
No eating while cooking.
DAL-3*39 Store equipment & utensils in a clean, dry place−2
Cannot store knives between dirty counters.

Base deductions−6 pts

Apr 23

Routine InspectionScore: 87

10 Basic

10 total

80/100inspection score

−20 pts

Basic (10)

−20 pts

DAL-1*21 RFSM - Not On Site−2
No RFSM for manager on site.
DAL-2*22 Accredited food handler certificate - 60 days−2
No food handlers for all employees working.
DAL-3*31 Handwashing lavatory - used for other purpose−2
Cannot pour food in hand sink for hand washing only.
DAL-4*36 Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored−2
Cannot leave wet wiping cloths out, must be in sanitizer bucket at all times between uses.
DAL-5*37 Preventing contamination from other sources. Miscellaneous sources of Contamination−2
Condensation from tray leaking onto food.
DAL-6*39 Store all equipment & utensil covered or inverted−2
Invert plates.
DAL-7*40 Reuse of single service articles−2
Cannot reuse single use items.
DAL-8*41 Food storage containers, identified with common name of food.−2
Label all bulk containers.
DAL-9*42 Floors/walls/ceiling/nonfood dirty−2
Clean can opener blade and microwave.
DAL-10*34 Pest Control−2
Flies observed.

Base deductions−20 pts

Nov 22

Routine InspectionScore: 82

3 Med6 Basic

9 total

73/100inspection score

−27 pts

Intermediate (3)

−15 pts

DAL-1*10 Q.A. PPM - follow manufacturer's direction−5
<150 ppm quat bucket.
DAL-7*19 One Inch Air Gap−5
Need 1 inch air gap.
DAL-9*03 Food products not maintained at 135øF or above−5
Improper hot holding : mashed potatoes 119.

Basic (6)

−12 pts

DAL-2*21 RFSM - Not On Site−2
No RFSM, does not have.
DAL-3*37 Storing the food at least 15 cm (6 inches) above the floor−2
Cannot store food on the floor in RIC, at least 6 inches above the floor.
DAL-4*28 Date marking > 24 hrs,on site,temp 41F−2
Date marks are out in the RIC past 7 days.
DAL-5*31 Individual, disposable towels−2
No paper towels.
DAL-6*41 Food storage containers, identified with common name of food.−2
Label all bulk containers.
DAL-8*47 Other Violations−2
Need choking poster.

Base deductions−27 pts

Dec 21

Routine InspectionScore: 96

1 Med1 Basic

2 total

93/100inspection score

−7 pts

Intermediate (1)

−5 pts

DAL-1*19 One Inch Air Gap−5

Basic (1)

−2 pts

DAL-2*36 Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored−2

Base deductions−7 pts

Jun 21

Routine InspectionScore: 94

2 Med

2 total

90/100inspection score

−10 pts

Intermediate (2)

−10 pts

DAL-1*18 Toxic items labeling-non original container−5
DAL-2*10 Clean Sight and Touch−5
thoroughly clean and sanitize the ice machine

Base deductions−10 pts

Dec 20

Routine InspectionScore: 94

1 Med2 Basic

3 total

91/100inspection score

−9 pts

Intermediate (1)

−5 pts

DAL-2*10 Clean Sight and Touch−5
thoroughly clean the inside of the ice machine and the soda gun nozzle at the bar

Basic (2)

−4 pts

DAL-1*28 Do not exceed manuf. use by date−2
expired milk
DAL-3*37 Preventing contamination from other sources. Miscellaneous sources of Contamination−2
ice scoop touching the wall

Base deductions−9 pts

Jun 20

Routine InspectionScore: 94

1 Med2 Basic

3 total

91/100inspection score

−9 pts

Intermediate (1)

−5 pts

DAL-1*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)−5
TILAPIA-50 DEGREES f

Basic (2)

−4 pts

DAL-2*27 Cooling, heating, and holding capacities. Equipment−2
one of the reach in coolers was not set at the required temp setting-measured at 50 degrees F
DAL-3*42 Dirty nonfood contact surfaces−2

Base deductions−9 pts

Dec 19

Routine InspectionScore: 86

3 Med4 Basic

7 total

77/100inspection score

−23 pts

Intermediate (3)

−15 pts

DAL-2*10 A chemical sanitizer used: contact times criteria−5
no chlorine detected inside the bar dishwashing machine
DAL-4*19 Hand sink water temperature below 110'F−5
two hand wash sinks are not in compliance-78 degrees F and 94 degrees F, respectively.
DAL-5*10 Clean Sight and Touch−5
thoroughly clean and sanitize the soda nozzles

Basic (4)

−8 pts

DAL-1*47 Handwashing signage−2
needed at the designated hand wash sink inside the bar
DAL-3*36 Cloths in-use for wiping between uses stored−2
do not store cloth towels underneath the cutting boards
DAL-6*28 Do not exceed manuf. use by date−2
DAL-7*35 Hair Restraints effective−2
beard guards needed for employees that exhibit facial hair

Base deductions−23 pts

Jun 19

Routine InspectionScore: 89

3 Med2 Basic

5 total

81/100inspection score

−19 pts

Intermediate (3)

−15 pts

DAL-1*20 Grease Trap Tickets−5
last one provided by property owner 3-8-19 Trimble
DAL-2*18 Toxic items labeling-non original container−5
unlabeled spray bottle
DAL-5*06 Discard TCS if date marked exceeds temp & time−5
milk opened 6/14

Basic (2)

−4 pts

DAL-3*35 Eating food, chewing gum, drinking beverages, or using tobacco−2
personal food adj customer foods
DAL-4*37 Food protected from cross contamination by storing the food in packages, covered containers, or−2

Base deductions−19 pts

May 19

Routine InspectionScore: 75

5 Med8 Basic

13 total

59/100inspection score

−41 pts

Intermediate (5)

−25 pts

DAL-3*14 When to wash hands after handling soiled equip/utensil−5
serving staff not washing after handling dirty dishes
DAL-4*18 Toxic items labeling-non original container−5
label all sani buckets
DAL-7*02 Cold Hold (41øF/45øF or below)−5
milk batter 59 F cut fish 49 F at Lowboy repeat violations
DAL-11*10 Chlorine sanitizer concentration, minimum temp.−5
0 ppm, sanitizer empty corrected to 50 ppm
DAL-13*09 Cooked ready to eat - Food protected from cross contamination by separating, storage, preparatio−5
raw pooled eggs over rte foods raw seafood over sauce bottles@ low boy raw seafood adj /over rte food in WIC (precooked crawfish tails & test kitchen fish) repeat violation

Basic (8)

−16 pts

DAL-1*45 Lockers to be used to store personal items−2
baseball cap adj food separate personal items
DAL-2*35 Hair Restraints effective−2
long hair@ bar condiments tie hair back
DAL-5*37 Food protected from cross contamination by storing the food in packages, covered containers, or−2
cover all when not in use
DAL-6*47 Conditions of Permit-in use of food equipment−2
no notifications posted
DAL-8*28 Date marking > 24 hrs,on site,temp 41F−2
date TCS food upon opening Feta, dairy products
DAL-9*39 In-use utensils, between-use storage. During pauses in food preparation or dispensing, food prep−2
tong handles in lemons cups w/o handles used for seasonings
DAL-10*41 Food storage containers, identified with common name of food.−2
unlabeled bag of pooled eggs label seasonings
DAL-12*21 RFSM - Not On Site−2
expired Feb 2019

Base deductions−41 pts

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Grading System

85 – 100
Excellent
70 – 84
Good
Below 70
Fair

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Scores are calculated using official government inspection data. High Priority violations (direct health hazards) have the greatest impact, followed by Intermediate and Basic violations. Community reviews can adjust the score by up to 5 points when 3+ reviews are submitted.

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