3 Dallas restaurants fail health inspections. Insects, pests found in kitchens
Three Dallas restaurants failed health inspections for serious violations, including insects and pests floating in food surfaces.
The health inspections were conducted between Oct. 27 and Nov. 9, according to city data compiled by the Star-Telegram.
Dallas restaurants are scored on a 100-point system. A score range of 100-90 is considered to be very good and 89-80 is considered good. The next inspection for both ranges is conducted in the regular six-month window.
Restaurants scoring between 79 to 70 pass but require re-inspection within 30 days. Scores between 69-60 are failing and require a follow-up inspection within 10 days or close temporarily.
Food establishments scoring under 60 require closure and inspection before re-opening.
7-Eleven at 1295 Commerce St. had a number of critical violations including insects and pests present in the business, cross contamination, black residue on an ice shoot, lack of hot water supply, broken drain pipes and blocked hand sinks, soiled dry towels under a sink and dirty surfaces with accumulation of soil residues.
As a result the store failed the health inspection with a low score of 64.
Pollos Sinaloa at 3900 S. Buckner Blvd. was another restaurant on the list for failed health inspections with a low score of 67.
The restaurant had various hazards including cross contamination, a chemical spray bottle stored next to a cooked rice container, water leaking from a sink drain pipe, lack of proper labels and dates on ready-to-eat food, inadequate hand washing facilities, and houseflies in the kitchen.
Employees hadn’t completed an accredited food-handler course within the required time and the restaurant permit was not posted.
Cheesecake Royale at 9018 Garland Road failed the routine inspection with a score of 69 out of 100 due to a number of critical violations.
The health hazards included cross contamination of meats and vegetables in the freezer, lack of sanitizer set up for usage in dish washing, a toxic spray bottle over an oven, food containers without labels or dates, cleaning towels used as liner for a cutting board and a leak in the walk-in freezer from condenser over cheesecakes.
Although the following restaurants passed their health inspections, live roaches were found in the establishments listed below.
- Sweet Rice 4 at 2337 W. Mockingbird Lane. Score: 76
- Zion Food Mart at 4407 W. Mockingbird Lane. Score: 80
- Cafe Donut at 3260 Irving Blvd. Ste 200. Score: 86
- Lovers Pizza & Pasta at 5605 W. Lovers Lane. Score: 86
- Cibo Divino at 1868 Sylvan Ave. # D100. Score: 89
- Spearmint Rhino Club at 10965 Composite Drive. Score: 91
Here are the inspection scores and violations for restaurants within the city limits of Dallas for Oct. 27th - Nov. 9th, 2023. A score of 100 is a perfect score and 70 is considered to be extremely poor. Scores below 80 require a re-inspection, and below 60 require closure and inspection before reopening. To search the restaurant inspections, type in a keyword or restaurant name. You can also sort by score.
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