Behind the Kitchen Door

Recent health inspections revealed a convenience store with a rodent problem, a Mexican restaurant where employees weren’t washing their hands, and a popular fried chicken chain in need of a cleaning.

Ants marching across plates on ready to serve food and employees not washing their hands earned some San Antonio restaurants low scores on their recent health inspections.

A buffet with a smorgasbord of problems, including a live bird flying around inside and roaches in the meat grinder, tops the list of recent health inspections of San Antonio restaurants.

A Mexican restaurant with a history of high scores barely passed a recent inspection and a popular Korean BBQ racked up several violations when health inspectors visited last month.

Database shows health inspection scores for local restaurants over last 2 years

Grand Tequila Restaurant & Cantina, located in the 8700 block of State Hwy. 151, received a score of 70, one point away from failing.

A bar on San Antonio’s Far West Side was written up by health inspectors late last month after the entity operating its kitchen was doing so without a proper license.

Texas Game Wardens discovered a massive amount of shark fins at a San Antonio seafood establishment on Wednesday.

A downtown restaurant was written up last month after a city health inspector uncovered a dusty fan inside a refrigerator.

A taco place on the Southwest Side was ordered to go through a re-inspection last month after a “green fuzzy build up” on a towel had transferred to a restaurant cutting board.

A cafe on the city’s North Side was cited last month after an employee was seen handling raw meat before proceeding to the grill without washing her hands.

A Chinese restaurant on the city’s West Side was ordered to go through a reinspection in December after large, dead roaches were found throughout the establishment.

An Indian restaurant on the city’s Northwest Side was cited by health officials last month after it was found storing dishes in a mop sink.

A tea house on the city’s Far Northwest Side was written up by health inspectors last month after different types of meat were again found being repackaged.

A north San Antonio snack shop was ordered to go through a re-inspection last month after moldy food was found in a refrigerator and on top of a counter, city health records show.

A Tex-Mex restaurant on the Southwest Side was ordered to go through a reinspection in late November after being cited for a number of food safety violations including having a dirty freezer.

A meat market on the city’s North Side was written up last month after ants were found crawling on its sink, walls, prep tables and a cinnamon container.