The Worst Places to Eat in Richardson Last Month

The City of Richardson is rightly regarded as having some of the best, most diverse, dining options in north Texas ("Eat & Drink"). Feeling a bit like "Opposite Man," I thought I'd offer a list of the ten worst places to eat in Richardson last month. It's based on the City of Richardson's Health Department Restaurant Scores for last month. That is, not all restaurants are ranked here. Each month, different restaurants are visited by the Health Department.

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Note that being on this list doesn't necessarily make a restaurant an objectively bad place to eat. These restaurants are just relatively worse compared to other restaurants inspected during the same month and who received higher scores from the Health Department inspectors.

Here is last month's list of the ten lowest ranked restaurants.

Restaurant	Address	Inspection	Score
Golden Star Halal Grocery	300 Terrace Dr 309	2024-11-19	65
Pure Social	401 W Pres. George Bush	2024-11-22	67
The String Bean	1310 W Campbell Rd 101	2024-11-14	78
Badmaash	3000 Northside Blvd #900	2024-11-25	81
Akaya Izakaya & Ramen	1310 W Campbell Rd 114	2024-11-14	82
Hilton Garden Inn	1001 W Pres. George Bush	2024-11-07	82
Red Hot Indo-Chinese	744 S Central Expy 230	2024-11-12	82
Laura Cafe	300 Terrace Dr 312	2024-11-19	83
Noodle Wave	1490 W Spring Valley Rd	2024-11-12	83
Asian Buffet	730 W Spring Valley Rd	2024-11-12	84

According to the Health Department: "Scores are based on a scale of zero to 100. A score of 90 to 100 is excellent; 80 to 89 is good; 70 to 79 is acceptable; and 60 to 69 is marginal. A score below 60 may be grounds for the closing of an establishment or other enforcement action."

I first started commenting on restaurant scores way back in 2010. I wrote then, "Diners have to search out inspection scores buried in the city's website, if they are even aware that the scores exist at all. I'd like to see restaurants prominently display their most recent inspection score where patrons can see it before walking in the door." The Wheel's motto is "Not Being Listened to Since 2006." Health inspection scores are still not required to be posted in the windows of restaurants. That tells me that my streak of not being listened to is still alive and well. I just hope diners at some of these restaurants are as well.

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"Neglected kitchens
Serve up questionable food.
Dine here if you dare."
—h/t ChatGPT