1 Arlington restaurant temporarily closed for various health violations
One Arlington restaurant was temporarily closed for health violations, according to city data compiled by the Star-Telegram.
This report contains data from 67 restaurants inspected between March 23 and March 29.
Arlington’s health inspections function on a 100-point system. A score of 100 points is considered perfect and 70 is considered extremely poor.
Oscar’s Cantina, at 3206 E. Park Row Drive, was temporarily closed during the routine inspection on March 28. The city health inspectors observed violations including cross contamination, lack of sanitizing solution for food contact surfaces, employees not washing their hands, toilets not operating properly, lack of hot water at three compartment sinks and a major leak at the hand-washing sink, according to a spokesperson for the City of Arlington. The restaurant scored 77 during this inspection cycle.
Oscar’s Cantina was re-opened after a follow-up inspection on April 2 after the violations were corrected, the spokesperson said.
El Dos De Oros, at 905 W. Pioneer Parkway Suite A, scored 71. Reinspections will be conducted for restaurants that score 75 or less.
There were 21 followup inspections during this inspection cycle, city records show.
Here are the inspection scores and violations for restaurants within the city limits of Arlington for March 23rd - March 29th, 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.
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