{"id":209353,"date":"2026-03-18T05:06:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T05:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/209353\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T05:06:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T05:06:08","slug":"dallas-health-inspections-roundup-roaches-and-citations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/209353\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas health inspections roundup: Roaches and citations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Three Dallas restaurants failed health inspections,<\/a> and roaches and rodent droppings were found at others, according to data from the city compiled by the Star-Telegram.<\/p>\n

The report includes data from Feb. 22 through March 7 and the results of 452 health inspections.<\/p>\n

Dallas food establishments are scored<\/a> on a 100-point system that is different from Fort Worth. A range of 90-100 is considered very good. Scores of 60-69 are failing and require a follow-up inspection within 10 days or closure. Anything under 60 is unacceptable and requires closure and inspection before reopening.<\/p>\n

Three restaurants failed health inspectionsSunset Crab Shack Inc, at 534 Sunset Ave. Score: 61.Cavalli, at 18111 Dallas Parkway Suite 100. Score: 62.Sabor Quindio, at 11411 E. Northwest Highway Suite 103. Score: 69.<\/p>\n

Nine restaurants needed re-inspections:<\/p>\n

Restaurant Leylita #2, at 2330 Royal Lane Suite 600. Score: 70.Tops Cafe Midway, at 18217 Midway Road Suite 120. Score: 70.La Familia, at 17602 Kelly Blvd. Suite 110 Dallas. Score: 72.Tacos & Miches, at 534 S. Riverfront Blvd. Score: 73.Jerry\u2019s Supermarket, at 532 W. Jefferson Blvd. Score: 74.Jolly Jolly Bakery, at 9241 Skillman St. Suite 104. Score: 75.Underdog Restaurant And Sports Club, at 6750 Abrams Road Suite 110. Score: 75.Pecan Lodge, at 2702 Main St. Score: 76.Wava Halal Grill, at 3611 Greenville Ave. Suite A. Score: 76.<\/p>\n

Two restaurants were issued citations:<\/p>\n

Popeyes at 8035 Forest Lane was issued a citation after the grease trap was not being serviced. The eatery scored 87 and received final notice for employees not having food handler certificates, and a second notice to fix the warming station.Simcha Kosher Catering, at 6324 Churchill Way, received a citation after most items in the reach-in-cooler including rice, beans, cooked meat and other food items were not dated. The eatery scored 82.<\/p>\n

Rodent droppings were found at:<\/p>\n

Lake Highlands Baptist Church Kitchen, at 642 Brookhurst Drive. Health inspectors found mouse droppings between cabinets and a refrigerator in the kitchen and on a shelf by the stove. The kitchen scored 82.<\/p>\n

Roaches were observed at six food establishments:<\/p>\n

Aso Rock Market, at 10061 Whitehurst Drive Suite 101. Score: 80. Health inspectors observed roaches throughout the establishment.Jessben Irishman Llc, at 18101 Preston Road Suite 102. Score: 80. Health inspectors observed a dead roach in the mop room.Norma\u2019s Cafe, at 17721 Dallas Parkway Suite 130. Score: 80. Roaches were seen throughout the walls of the kitchen.Zio\u2019s Al\u2019s Pizza & Pasta, at 15340 Dallas Parkway Suite 2010. Score: 80. Inspectors observed roaches by the three-compartment sink.El Norteno, at 306 E. Saner Ave. Score: 88. Roaches were seen near the kitchen door.Los Primos Tacos & More Llc, at 5012 Sharp St. Suite B. Score: 91. Dead roaches were found in the food preparation area and gaps between the front door and garage door. <\/p>\n

Here are the inspection scores and violations for restaurants within the city limits of Dallas for Feb. 22nd – March 7th, 2026. 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.<\/p>\n

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Steve Wilson swilson@star-telegram.com<\/p>\n

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.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Shambhavi covers crime, law enforcement and other breaking news in Fort Worth and Tarrant County. She graduated from the University of North Texas and previously covered a variety of general assignment topics in West Texas. She grew up in Nepal.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Three Dallas restaurants failed health inspections, and roaches and rodent droppings were found at others, according to data…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":167448,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[102,104,103,82085,73942,77001,66099,55308],"class_list":["post-209353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-headlines","tag-dallas-news","tag-dallas-restaurant-inspections","tag-health-inspection-results","tag-restaurant-scores","tag-roaches-found","tag-rodent-droppings"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=209353"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209353\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/167448"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=209353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=209353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=209353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}