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 included in this ranking. Each month, different restaurants are visited by the Health Department. Only those visited last month are ranked here.
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 (or more than ten in case of a tie).
| Restaurant | Address | Inspection | Score |
| Bawarchi Biryani Point | 1801 N Greenville Ave 250 | 2024-12-17 | 64 |
| Pho OK Restaurant | 955 E Campbell Rd 100 | 2024-12-10 | 79 |
| Wulf Burger | 1370 E Belt Line Rd | 2024-12-04 | 79 |
| El Comedor de Dona Flor | 1600 N Plano Rd 800 | 2024-12-10 | 80 |
| Fatayer | 709 Lingco Dr 103 | 2024-12-30 | 80 |
| Hometown Cafe | 400 N Greenville Ave 17 | 2024-12-26 | 80 |
| Royale Shawarma | 400 N Greenville Ave 20 | 2024-12-19 | 80 |
| Wizards Sports Cafe | 747 S Central Expy | 2024-12-17 | 80 |
| Abu Omar Halal | 800 E Arapaho Rd 120 | 2024-12-30 | 82 |
| Another Time & Place | 925 Abrams Rd | 2024-12-30 | 82 |
| Chopped Halal Grill | 3000 Northside Blvd 500 | 2024-12-09 | 82 |
| First Chinese B.B.Q. | 111 S Greenville Ave | 2024-12-26 | 82 |
| Good Fortune Supermarket | 400 N Greenville Ave 1 | 2024-12-26 | 82 |
| Moriya Shokudo | 1920 N. Coit Rd 250 | 2024-12-09 | 82 |
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.
"Neglected kitchens
Serve up questionable food.
Dine here if you dare."
—h/t ChatGPT
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