Dead cockroaches in sinks, fruit flies hanging around pizza toppings, kolaches sitting at unsafe temperatures and busted refrigeration systems all turned up in the latest round of Tarrant County health inspections. Inspectors logged problems serious enough to force food tosses and at least one temporary closure, with violations spread across Grapevine, Southlake, Crowley, Kennedale and Bedford.
According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, the paper reviewed 190 inspection reports from June 21 through July 4 and compiled the scores and violations. Two spots, Italian Crust in Grapevine and Noodle Works in Southlake, both posted initial scores of 67 on routine checks, which triggered follow-up visits. Subsequent reinspections boosted their numbers after staff fixed the cited issues.
Tarrant County Public Health notes that inspections are carried out under the Texas Food Establishment Rules and that full reports and scores are available in a public Food Inspection Scores Database. The department covers 32 cities, DFW Airport and 17 school districts, while several larger cities run their own programs. The online records clarify that low or critical scores usually bring a required reinspection so officials can confirm that problems have been corrected.
Which Restaurants Were Flagged
Italian Crust at 2140 Hall Johnson Road in Grapevine initially scored 67 after inspectors found food stored in a nonworking cooler, pizza toppings holding at about 49°F for more than six hours, which had to be discarded, and an accumulation of fruit flies. A later reinspection raised the restaurant’s score to 81…