Moldy cheese, decaying limes and dozens of droppings are among the health code violations found inside San Antonio restaurants, inspection records show.
A restaurant owner called the police on a KSAT crew after they started asking questions about a January health inspection that led to a temporary shutdown.
Uninvited guests appeared in the kitchen and on customers’ plates in January, according to reports from Metro Health.
Two San Antonio restaurants previously featured on Behind the Kitchen Door for their abysmal health scores have turned things around.
Health inspectors found a grocery store keeping pork in a shopping cart and live roaches crawling around a food mart during October 2024 inspections.
One restaurant avoided answering questions about their low score and another had rodent poop in the ice machine.
In honor of National Food Safety Education Month, Metro Health and a local restaurant invited KSAT to follow an inspector during a planned visit at Papouli’s on Huebner Road.
Months after earning low scores on their health inspections, new scores show two San Antonio restaurants have made major improvements.
Dead roaches, rodent feces and small flies around a dishwashing station are some of the violations that health inspectors found at three San Antonio restaurants.
A Metro Health inspector found various health code violations at a taqueria, a Mexican restaurant, and a sports bar.
A Metro Health inspector found various health code violations at a popular bakery chain, a meat market and a Northwest Side Korean barbeque restaurant.
A Chinese restaurant wrapped up 2023 with a failing health inspection score, while another business had its permit temporarily suspended by the inspector.
A trio of local meat markets racked up an impressive list of health code violations during their November inspections, but they didn’t do as bad as one restaurant that failed its inspection.
A Mexican restaurant got a failing score on its health inspection last month, the second failing score for the business in the past two months. Meanwhile, another business had its license temporarily suspended due to a sewage backup.
A taco place got a scary score from a health inspector on Halloween after the business failed the inspection in part due to roach and rodent activity.
The health department was forced to shut down a local coffee shop for the second time this year due to a recurring problem — a roach infestation.
A Mexican restaurant with a recent history of high scores saw its October health inspection score take a big hit due to a roach infestation. The pest problem also forced the health department to suspend their license.
The health department forced a West Side Mexican restaurant to temporarily shut down last month to deal with a roach infestation. This week, the owner told KSAT Reporter Tim Gerber they’ve made some changes to keep things clean behind their kitchen door.
Four San Antonio restaurants with recent histories of high scores saw their September health inspection scores take a nosedive. KSAT Investigates reporter Tim Gerber pulled the reports to find out what happened behind their kitchen doors.
A low score on a recent health inspection was the least of the problems a West side Mongolian grill faced. The landlord told KSAT Investigates reporter Tim Gerber that the business was evicted for being behind on rent, and they left a big mess behind the kitchen door.
In this edition of “Behind the Kitchen Door,” the owner of a Chinese restaurant told KSAT Investigates reporter Tim Gerber the roaches in his business came from a delivery.
An Asian buffet that barely passed a health inspection earlier this year failed its August inspection, but the owner told KSAT Investigates reporter Tim Gerber he’s made some major changes since then.
A barbacoa restaurant on San Antonio’s West Side flunked an August health inspection but managed to turn things around in a big way by nearly acing a follow-up inspection this month. Meanwhile, a popular South Side taco house racked up 9 repeat violations, leading to a low score.
A popular Asian diner with a history of high scores was forced to temporarily shut down recently due to a roach infestation and not having hot water.
A convenience store on the Northeast Side with a history of low health scores barely passed its July health inspection, and a Chinese restaurant was given 10 days to hire pest control services after an inspector found live and dead roaches hanging out in the kitchen.
A pizza place with a pest problem got a failing score on a health inspection just months after posting a nearly perfect score. Meanwhile, a pair of businesses inside a supermarket had numerous live and dead roaches.
The manager of a Mexican restaurant claimed a health inspector wasn’t “feeling their energy” when she gave them a low score last month.
Roaches, weevils, ants, and dirty conditions led to re-inspections for three San Antonio food businesses, including a local coffee shop and convenience store with a history of low scores.
Health inspectors recently ordered a Chinese restaurant to close due to unsanitary conditions after failing a May health inspection. Meanwhile, a local coffee shop was also shut down because of a roach infestation, and a taco business had to close due to no hot water.
A seafood restaurant is trying to get back on its feet after a fire last month and a low score on its recent health inspection.
Two San Antonio restaurants with a history of lower scores found themselves with plenty of corrections to make after health inspectors found several violations during their May inspections.
Health inspectors had to revisit several local restaurants that racked up numerous health code violations last month.
A roach infestation forced health inspectors to temporarily shut down a Southwest Side restaurant following a May inspection.
A Metro Health inspector found various health code violations at a popular bakery chain, a meat market and a Northwest Side Korean barbeque restaurant.
A West Side convenience store racked up numerous health code violations, including 10 that were repeats from a previous inspection.
