A Vietnamese and Thai restaurant reopened after Metro Health ordered it to shut down and clean up an “infestation,” according to records reviewed by KSAT Investigates.
Metro Health found bugs in the kitchen, food kept beyond its expiration date and rice left out for hours during April inspections, according to records reviewed by KSAT Investigates.
Metro Health shut down one restaurant for lacking hot water and ordered the reinspection of a West Side fast food spot where employees were caught handling money and food without washing their hands.
Metro Health inspectors issued demerits to two different restaurants in January after finding multiple live and dead pests, including roaches, in the kitchens.
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.
A Broadway staple known for its egg rolls was ordered to be reinspected after Metro Health found issues with food temperatures, cross-contamination and cleanliness.
Weeks after being shut down for a roach infestation, KSAT cameras caught a roach crawling inside a Northwest Side restaurant.
Roaches were found crawling along the walls and employees were not washing their hands when inspectors visited a Mexican restaurant last month, according to a Metro Health inspection.
After inspectors found roaches in a cooler and on food inside a San Antonio restaurant, the owner invited KSAT 12’s Behind the Kitchen Door for an update.
Insects were spotted in unopened food, and expired meat was found in San Antonio restaurants in July, health records show.
Roaches, rotting food and dirty floors are among the health code violations found in some San Antonio restaurants and grocery stores, health records show.
Roaches, live and dead ants, and growing black substances are among the health code violations found inside San Antonio restaurants, inspection records show.
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.