Arlington taqueria fails in latest round of city restaurant health inspections
One Arlington restaurant had a failing score in the latest round of city health inspections, according to the inspection reports.
The reports compiled by the Star-Telegram contain health data from April 5 through April 18 and 95 inspections.
Arlington’s city health inspections function on a 100-point scale: A score of 100 is considered to be perfect and a score of 70 is considered to be extremely poor.
Taqueria Tepito, located at 3330 Matlock Road, had a score of 66. Inspectors observed several critical violations, including improper cold and hot holding temperatures, unsafe food storage, and inadequate handwashing and glove practices, city officials said. An inspector also noted physical deficiencies like equipment in need of repair.
Taqueria Tepito also failed an inspection in April 2025, according to city records.
The restaurant is set to undergo a follow-up inspection soon, a city spokesperson said.
Here are the inspection scores and violations for restaurants within the city limits of Arlington for April 5th - April 18th, 2026 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.
Some data analysis in this story was conducted using AI.
