Behind the Kitchen Door

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Behind the Kitchen Door: NW Side Mexican restaurant flunks health inspection, re-inspection shows some improvement

A Northwest Side Mexican restaurant flunked a recent health inspection, earning them one of the lowest scores in recent memory. A re-inspection found the business still had some work to do.

Behind the Kitchen Door: Flea market kitchen told to stop selling foods prepared at home, remove dead roaches

Health inspectors recently told a kitchen at a popular West Side flea market to stop making food at home and get rid of several dead roaches, while two Mexican restaurants had problems with repeat health violations.

Behind the Kitchen Door: College campus snack bar operating without permit told to stop preparing hot foods ‘immediately’

Health inspectors told a college campus snack bar operating without a permit to stop selling certain foods immediately, and a Northwest Side seafood restaurant was cited a second time for having an expired permit following recent inspections.

Behind the Kitchen Door: Health inspectors cite sports bar operating without permit, pizzeria’s permit suspended for lacking hot water

In this week's Behind the Kitchen Door, a popular pizza place recently had its food permit suspended, and a sports bar was cited for operating without a valid permit.

Behind the Kitchen Door: Flies, stagnant water, moldy ice machine earn 3 restaurants critical health violations

A popular Mexican restaurant with a list of health violations nearly as long as its menu topped the list of low-scoring restaurants in this week’s Behind the Kitchen Door report.

Behind the Kitchen Door: Snack shop with a fly problem, insects invade fruit store

Behind the Kitchen Door: Health inspectors say coffee shop needs deep cleaning, convenience store has rodent problem

Behind the Kitchen Door: Moldy tongs, tavern full of flies, algae-clogged deli cooler lead to low health scores

Behind the Kitchen Door: North Side restaurant fails health inspection

A North Side restaurant operating without a permit failed its most recent health inspection in August and earned the lowest score we’ve seen all year.

Broadway staple named as restaurant where Texas Game Wardens seized more than $25,000 in shark fins

A report obtained by KSAT Investigates has finally revealed the name of the San Antonio establishment at the center of a Texas Game Wardens shark fin investigation last spring as Broadway staple Van’s Restaurant.

Behind the Kitchen Door: Meat grinder coated in leftover meat, employees with dirty hands cited during recent inspections

Behind the Kitchen Door: Health inspectors order halt to pickle, ice sales due to non-working hand-washing sink

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.

Behind the Kitchen Door: Roach infestation forces closure of South Park Mall food court business

Behind the Kitchen Door: Local restaurants receive low inspection score due to ants, roaches, and employee hygeine

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.

Behind the Kitchen Door: San Antonio buffet racks up smorgasbord of violations

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.

Behind the Kitchen Door: Short-staffed Mexican restaurant sees high scores tumble, barely pass recent inspection

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.

Map: Search restaurant inspections around San Antonio

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

Behind the Kitchen Door: Live roaches in the kitchen, unapproved ice for sale top list of violations

San Antonio Metropolitan Health District inspectors found live roaches, unapproved ice for sale, expired meat and food not being stored properly, among other issues, at the locations featured in this week’s Behind the Kitchen Door.

Behind the Kitchen Door: Pests, employees not following health guidelines lead to low scores for seafood restaurants

San Antonio Metropolitan Health District inspectors found problems with pests and employees not following basic health guidelines at two separate locations of a local seafood restaurant and bar.

Behind the Kitchen Door: Bugs in restaurant kitchens lead to low scores

Ants in one restaurant kitchen and roaches hanging out near cooked chicken in another establishment top the list of violations reported by Metro Health inspectors in this week’s Behind the Kitchen Door.

Behind the Kitchen Door: Basic health violations lead to low scores for trio of restaurants

Health inspectors noted roaches in the kitchen, improper food handling, dirty dishes and utensils at three restaurants

Behind the Kitchen Door: Roach infestation forces temporary closure of Northwest Side pho restaurant

This week’s Behind the Kitchen Door takes us to the Northwest Side, where a Vietnamese and Thai restaurant was recently shut down by the health department.

Behind the Kitchen Door: Trio of restaurants see high scores tumble

A trio of restaurants with histories of high health scores saw those numbers tumble into the 70s after recent inspections.

Behind the Kitchen Door: Northwest Side Vietnamese restaurant fails health inspection

When inspectors visited Real Pho, a Vietnamese restaurant on the Northwest Side, they found all kinds of violations, including five repeats.

Behind the Kitchen Door: No hot water forces Indian restaurant on Northwest Side to shut down

Meat thawing in a bucket in a mop sink, roaches in the kitchen, and a restaurant forced to close due to no hot water -- those violations led to some low scores for a trio of restaurants.

Dead roaches, rat droppings in water heater closet lead to low score for West Side cafe

A cafe with dead roaches and rat droppings topped this week’s list of restaurants with low scores and that’s not all inspectors found during a recent visit.

BKD: Dead mouse, rodent droppings earn Northwest Side bar low scores

A dead mouse, rodent droppings, and a filthy bathroom and kitchen resulted in a low score for a Northwest Side bar, and a pizza chain was ordered to undergo reinspection due to repeat violations.

Far West Side restaurant narrowly avoids failing inspection after employees handled cell phones then masa

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

Far West Side bar cited after kitchen was operating without a proper license

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.

381 shark fins discovered at San Antonio seafood restaurant, Texas Game Wardens say

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

Downtown restaurant cited for dusty fridge, food storage issues

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

‘Green fuzzy build up’ forces re-inspection at SW Side taco place

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.

Hand washing issues push North Side restaurant to low health score

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.

GMSA@9 debrief: A look at SA restaurants that got perfect health inspection scores

Every week, KSAT’s Behind the Kitchen Door keeps viewers updated with weekly restaurant reports, tracking the latest health inspection scores. Several of those places have racked up perfect scores.

These San Antonio restaurants, businesses got perfect scores during health inspections in 2022

Looking for San Antonio restaurants with perfect health inspections? Check this database that updates each month.

Mold-like debris in ice machine forces re-inspection at West Side restaurant

A Mexican restaurant west of downtown was ordered to go through a re-inspection last month after a city health inspector discovered mold-like debris inside its ice machine.

San Antonio couple says they found opioid pain pill in nachos; restaurant manager offered $10 credit

A San Antonio-area couple said they were offered a $10 credit after finding an addictive pain relief pill in a plate of nachos purchased at Chacho's in Leon Valley.

Plumbing woes, hole in the wall lead to reinspection at West Side restaurant

A Mexican restaurant on the city’s West Side was ordered to be reinspected last month after health officials noted several plumbing issues.

Dirty utensils, food stored on the floor lead to low score at West Side restaurant

A Mexican restaurant on the city’s West Side was written up last month for a long list of health code violations that included dirty utensils hanging and containers with food stored directly on the ground.

Far North Side pizza joint cited for dead pests, live roach, presence of flying insects

A far north San Antonio pizza restaurant was cited last month after a city health inspector found dead pests, a live roach, and the presence of flying insects.