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Everyone loves to eat out, and if the food is delicious, we rarely ask questions about what is happening behind the scenes. A hair in our enchiladas or fingernail in our soup may give us caution from time to time, but only the food inspection scores give us a comprehensive score for restaurants’ cleanliness.

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Our neighborhood is replete with delicious eateries, most of which scored above an 80, which is good. If a restaurant scores below an 80, it is technically a pass but requires a follow-up visit within 30 days. Scoring between a 70 and a 60 requires another inspection within 10 days or the restaurant will be closed. Scoring below a 60 will immediately shut down a restaurant until it can pass.

In East Dallas, there were a few perfect 100 scores in the most recent inspections, including Lakewood Country Club, Whole Foods in Lakewood, Knife in the Highland Hotel and Snap Kitchen.

But there were some local spots whose inspection scores are incongruent with their great reputations. In the most recent scores posted on the City of Dallas website, Cock and Bull scored a 64, Palapas on Greenville received a 65, Unleavened and Lower Greenville’s Rapscallion clocked in a 70, Libertine Bar was at 74, and Dream Cafe and Here scored a 76.

To see other low scoring restaurants in 75206, 75214 and 75218, see below. To search any restaurant in town, look here.

RestaurantAddress2017 ScoreMost recent score
Restaurant and Bar Monterrey11255 Garland Road8162
Rice Bowl Express11419 Garland Road 8862
Cock and Bull6330 Gaston Ave. 8364
Palapas1418 Greenville Ave. 8265
Bombones11917 E. Northwest Highway8367
Unleavened1900 Abrams Parkway9270
Dickey's Barbeque4610 N. Central Expressway8070
Henderson Tap House2323 N. Henderson Ave. 8070
Ragin' Crab2100 Greenville Ave. 8870
Sushi Axiom2323 N. Henderson Ave. 8070
Tei Tei Robata Bar2906 N. Henderson Ave. 8770
Don Chingon2237 Greenville Ave. NA70
Rapscallion2023 Greenville Ave. 8170
Havana Cafe1152 N. Buckner Blvd.8074
Libertine Bar2101 Greenville Ave. 7474
Here Lounge9028 Garland Road8076
Dream Cafe6465 E. Mockingbird Lane8176
Fruteria Cano #611255 Garland Road8777
Monterrey Restaurant and BBQ10920 Garland Road8477
The Royal Pour9909 Garland Road8077
El Pollo Regio11322 Garland Road8378