SAN ANTONIO – Metro Health temporarily shut down an East Side taqueria in December 2025 after health inspectors found rodent droppings in multiple areas of the business, including in food, according to inspection records reviewed by KSAT Investigates.
Behind the Kitchen Door is a series where KSAT investigates health inspections of restaurants in San Antonio.
Taqueria Los Dos Laredos
Metro Health confirmed to KSAT it shut down Taqueria Dos Laredos, located at 414 S. New Braunfels, last month for four days after a Dec. 19 inspection.
Records show an inspector found 17 violations, giving the restaurant a score of 72.
The inspection report shows the restaurant was ordered to shut down to clean up rodent droppings, fix crack and gaps in the wall, and to ensure food containers could be closed properly.
The rodent droppings were found in food, shelves, and on the floor, according to the report.
When KSAT visited the restaurant recently, the crew saw an old inspection score, which was higher, still posted near the register.
“We’re just here to see how you guys have fixed things after being shut down,” reporter Daniela Ibarra told a restaurant employee.
The employee refused to allow KSAT cameras behind the kitchen door but insisted the restaurant had been cleaned and fumigated.
La Cabana De Jalisco
The restaurant’s manager invited KSAT inside the kitchen to show what had been repaired following a Dec. 16 inspection that identified 12 violations.
Inspectors cited a large crack in the wall that allowed pests to enter, leading to droppings on food ingredients such as flour and sugar.
The manager showed KSAT that the crack has been sealed from the outside and patched from inside.
The original inspection earned the restaurant a score of 83 and required a follow-up inspection in January.
The manager told KSAT he plans to invite the station back once the restaurant earns a perfect score of 100.
Other scores from the week of Dec. 14 through Dec. 20:
Chill-n Ice Cream - 100
10003 NW Military Drive
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Firehouse Subs - 100
11600 Bandera Road
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Lenny’s Sub Shop - 100
11503 NW Military Highway
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Press Coffee - 100
11103 West Ave.
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Abuela’s Mexican Restaurant - 100
2313 NW Military Highway
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Quizno’s - 99
6408 Callaghan Road
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Torchy’s Tacos - 99
999 Basse Road
Score Guide
100-90 = A (Very Good to Acceptable)
89-80 = B (Acceptable to Marginal)
79 or lower = C (Marginal to Poor)
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