Two dozen fruit flies found at Keller pizza joint during Tarrant restaurant inspections
A pizza joint visited by Tarrant County health inspectors between May 15 and May 21 was found to have fruit flies and could face immediate closure if that problem isn’t fixed, according to information from the county compiled by the Star-Telegram.
County health inspectors visited 71 restaurants during that time period. Tarrant County Public Health inspects and scores all restaurants in Tarrant County except for those located in Fort Worth, Arlington, Euless and North Richland Hills, which have their own health inspections. In Tarrant County inspections, a score of zero is considered to be perfect.
I Fratelli Pizza at 721 Keller Parkway in Keller had around two dozen fruit flies observed in the food prep and food handling areas of the restaurant, according to inspectors.
Other than that, inspectors said they only found a wiping cloth used to sanitize surfaces improperly stored and no certified food manager on duty.
Sea Siam Thai Restaurant at 940 Keller Parkway in Keller had the highest score, meaning the worst performance, among the 71 restaurants inspected, with a score of 19. Inspectors noted improperly stored food, unclean fan covers in the walk-in fridge and water damage on ceiling tiles above the kitchen.