2 Arlington restaurants closed for ‘severe’ roach problems. Another fails health inspection
CORRECTION: A previous version of this story incorrectly reported that Dirty Cajun Seafood Kitchen, at 100 West Pioneer Parkway, was closed due to a roach infestation. The inspection data was for a previous restaurant at that location. Dirty Cajun Seafood Kitchen remodeled the space, conducted extensive pest control treatments, and passed all required inspections before opening for the first time last week, the new restaurant’s owners said.
Three Arlington restaurants were temporarily closed, including two that had roach infestations, and another restaurant failed in recent health inspections, according to city data compiled by the Star-Telegram.
The report contains data from March 2-March 15 and 141 inspections.
Arlington’s health inspections function on a 100-point system. A score of 100 points is considered perfect and 70 is considered extremely poor.
Three restaurants were temporarily closed by the City of Arlington:
- Two Hands Corn Dogs, at 3811 S. Cooper St., was closed due to temperature violations and other health hazards, according to city officials. The restaurant scored 58 on its inspection.
- Sabor Latino Juiceland, at 2324 S. Collins St., was closed due to a “severe” cockroach infestation, city officials said. Pest control treated the restaurant and it was reopened after a follow-up inspection.
- Shady Valley Country Club, at 4001 W. Park Row Drive, was closed due to a “severe” cockroach infestation, officials said. Pest control treated that restaurant and it was reopened after a follow-up inspection.
One restaurant failed its health inspection: Taipo, located at 200 E. Abram St., was closed due to “temperature violations, failure to discard out of date food products, improper food storage, and poor employee hygiene,” city officials said. Inspectors ensured the worst issues were fixed immediately and later returned for a follow-up inspection. The restaurant had a score of 68.
In total, 26 restaurants underwent follow-up inspections and five restaurants scored under 75 points on inspection, according to the report.
Some data analysis in this story was conducted using AI. For more information on how the Star-Telegram and McClatchy newsrooms are using AI, go here.
Here are the inspection scores and violations for restaurants within the city limits of Arlington for March 2nd - March 15th, 2025 A score of 100 is a perfect score and 70 is considered to be extremely poor. Reinspections will be conducted for restaurants that score 75 or less. If serious health and sanitation violations are considered an imminent health hazard, the restaurant will be closed until the identified health hazard has been mitigated. To search the restaurant inspections, type in a restaurant name. You can also sort by score.
This story was originally published March 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM.
