The Worst Places to Eat in Richardson Last Month

Graphic by City of Richardson.

The City of Richardson is rightly regarded as having some of the best and most diverse dining options in north Texas ("Eat & Drink"). But that doesn't mean every restaurant in Richardson exceeds in every measure. Here is a list of the worst places to eat in Richardson last month, based on the City of Richardson's Health Department Restaurant Scores from inspections last month. Not all Richardson restaurants are inspected each and every month. Only those inspected last month are ranked here. Only the lowest scores are shown.

---

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 that received higher scores from the Health Department inspectors. Note that all restaurants on this list were judged "acceptable" or better.

Of all the restaurants inspected by the Richardson Health Department last month, here are the lowest scores.

Restaurant	Address	Inspection	Score
Andalous Mediterranean	1601 N Central	2025-11-20	78
Kasra Persian Cuisine	525 W Arapaho	2025-11-04	78
Golden Star Halal	300 Terrace Dr	2025-11-13	79
Ali Baba	2103 N Central	2025-11-17	81
Bangkok City	100 S Central	2025-11-05	83
Northside Drafthouse	3000 Northside	2025-11-21	84
Yummy Burger Deli	118 E Main St	2025-11-25	85
China Jupiter	2040 E Geo Bush	2025-11-10	86
Zio Al’s Pizza	150 W Main St	2025-11-20	86

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