February health inspections show Fort Worth restaurants with most, least violations
An overview of restaurant health inspections in Fort Worth for the month of February shows several establishments were deemed to have violations, from the presence of unclean surfaces, to mold, to roaches.
There were also those restaurants that met all of the standards set by the City of Fort Worth.
The Star-Telegram compiled information on health inspections from the city into one easy-to-use database, where users can sort restaurants by number of violations as well as search for keywords. If a restaurant has more than 30 violations, management has to take immediate corrective action on all critical violations, and then has 48 hours to begin corrective actions on any remaining violations.
There were three restaurants in February that tied for the most violations, at 29: Taste of Asia at 12584 N. Beach St., Piranha Killer Sushi on West 3rd Street, and Hooked on Sushi on Bryant Irvin Road. The violations varied:
- Taste of Asia was cited for problems including having a container of raw chicken above a bowl of vegetables in a walk-in cooler; allowing employees to use their cell phones then handle food with no hand-washing; and not making new hires take an accredited food handler course within seven days of their first day.
- Piranha Killer Sushi was cited for problems including employees who didn’t limit their bare-handed contact with food; toxic substances that weren’t labeled properly; and floors and walls that weren’t clean.
- Hooked on Sushi was cited for problems including having food that wasn’t protected from cross-contamination and food contact surfaces that weren’t properly sanitized. It was also cited for failing to display its inspection report sign where the public can see it.
Additionally, Le’s Wok on West Rosedale Street had 25 violations including the discovery of mold in the shelves and the walls of the walk-in cooler.
Jesus BBQ on South Main Street, which had 22 violations, had two roaches in the utensil washing area, according to the database. Of the 23 violations for George’s Cafe on Gravel Drive, one was in connection to a dead roach found in the back storage area.
There were 26 restaurants with zero violations, several which of are located within health institutions:
- Como Community Center on Horne Street
- Einstein Brothers Bagels on North Freeway
- Medical Center of Alliance on North Tarrant Parkway
- American Airline HQ 1 on Skyview Drive
- Courtyard by Marriott - Alliance on Amador Drive
- Discovery Village Assisted Living on North Riverside Drive
- Cabela’s on Cabela Drive
- Chick-Fil-A on North Tarrant Parkway
- Panera Bread on South University Drive
- In-N-Out Burger on North Tarrant Parkway
- MHMR of Tarrant County - The Campus on Hemphill Street
- Raising Canes on North Freeway
- Speedway Club Tower on Lone Star Circle
- Baylor Scott & White Surgical on Park Place Avenue
- CRÚ Food & Wine Bar at The Shops at Clearfork
- Cowtown Cafe on Like Way
- Facebook Data Center on Like Way
- Jason’s Deli on Overton Ridge Boulevard
- Keto Kitchen Creations on Ray White Road
- Pho Real on North Beach Street
- Lifecare Hospitals of Fort Worth on Overton Ridge Boulevard
- Native Coffee and Kitchen on Heritage Trace Parkway
- Geekletes Esports Studio on Hulen Bend Boulevard
- Handley Meadowbrook Community Center on Beaty Street
- Wingstop on Timberland Boulevard
- Afghan Cuisine on Altamesa Boulevard
According to the city of Fort Worth health inspection website, “the scores here represent only a snapshot of the facility at the time the inspector arrived. The conditions could be better or worse while an inspector is not present.”
