Food Service Inspections

Facility: NIKKI'S LA MEXICANA/BURRITO EXPRESS

Violations for last two inspections (if any), click on each violation for a description on how that violation impacts public health:

Inspection Date: 3/25/2026
Total Score:91

Critical Violations

5 points: EMPLOYEE HYGIENE

Kitchen employees was observed switching between working with raw meats and working with ready-to-eat foods without washing hands and re-gloving.

Non-Critical Violations

2 points: CONTAMINATION DURING STORAGE

Food items in walk in cooler noted not properly labeled with proper descriptors.

1 points: VENTILATION HOOD SYSTEM

Vent hood above the main cooking equipment noted not clean.

1 points: NON FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - DESIGN

Cardboard being used as shelf liners in the kitchen noted not properly designed.

Inspection Date: 9/26/2025
Total Score:90

Critical Violations

3 points: HANDWASHING LAVATORIES AND SUPPLIES

Hand washing lavatory in kitchen and food prep areas noted blocked with cases of soda concentrate in the prep kitchen area and large stock pots in the kitchen area.

Non-Critical Violations

2 points: CONTAMINATION FROM WIPING CLOTHS

Wiping cloths noted laying on counter in kitchen and in food prep areas.

2 points: CONTAMINATION DURING STORAGE

Food noted being stored on the floor in kitchen. Observed cases of avacados being stored directly on the floor near the cookline in the kitchen.

2 points: POT HAZ RTE FOOD DATING AND DISPOSITION

Ready to eat potentially hazardous food in the form of chopped vegetables sauces meats etc. was noted not being properly dated for disposition in the burrito express area 2 door upright and in the main walk in cooler.

1 points: NON FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - DESIGN

Shelves being lined through out the kitchen and prep areas with cardboard which is an absorbent material.

City of Sioux Falls, SD

Health Department

Facility: NIKKI'S LA MEXICANA/BURRITO EXPRESS